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59 APPENDIX A Survey Questions and Responses This appendix presents the questions and responses from the joint ACRP S04-16 and ACRP S04-17 survey that are pertinent to S04-17. Analytical results and interpretations are presented in chapter three. [Questions 1–7 gathered information on the airport name and person completing the survey.] Question 8: What is the structure of your airport? Governance Structure Percent in Study Number City department (including enterprise department or revenue department) 46.0 23 County department 8.0 4 Joint city–county department (e.g., KSFO) 0.0 0 State (e.g., KBWI) 0.0 0 Authority within one state 40.0 20 Multi-state authority 2.0 1 Private corporation/privatized/concessioned 2.0 1 Joint board 2.0 1 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 9: Which of the following positions are staff positions at your airport (FT or PT), or are staff positions supported with airport funds to another agency (FT or PT). The two “current duties” choices pertain to an airport manager or operations supervisor, or comparable department head position. If a posi- tion exists but is vacant, please mark it in the appropriate column. Have FT on airport staff Have PT on airport staff Pay FT at other agency Pay PT at other agency FT role part of current duties PT role part of current duties Total Public information officer (PIO) 26 54.2% 2 4.2% 4 8.3% 3 6.3% 6 12.5% 7 14.6% 48 100% Emergency manager 14 32.6% 1 2.3% 3 7.0% 1 2.3% 9 20.9% 15 34.9% 43 100% Emergency planner 7 17.5% 1 2.5% 2 5.0% 0 0.0% 12 30.0% 18 45.0% 40 100% Training officer 14 35.9% 1 2.6% 1 2.6% 1 2.6% 10 25.6% 12 30.8% 39 100% Exercise designer 5 12.5% 1 2.5% 2 5.0% 2 5.0% 11 27.5% 19 47.5% 40 100%

60 Have FT on airport staff Have PT on airport staff Pay FT at other agency Pay PT at other agency FT role part of current duties PT role part of current duties Total Operational program planner 7 18.4% 2 5.3% 3 7.9% 1 2.6% 9 23.7% 16 42.1% 38 100% Operational evaluator 6 15.4% 1 2.6% 3 7.7% 1 2.6% 9 23.1% 19 48.7% 39 100% Risk/hazard manager or equivalent role 15 35.7% 2 4.8% 4 9.5% 3 7.1% 7 16.7% 11 26.2% 42 100% Exercise evaluator 5 12.5% 0 0.0% 4 10.0% 3 7.5% 9 22.5% 19 47.5% 40 100% ARFF training officer 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Airport manager 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% Aviation director 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Deputy aviation director 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Emergency manager position vacant 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Emergency manager position is vacant 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% Fire chief 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% GAA supervisor 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% Manager 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Operations 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Planner, training, and exercise designer & evaluator all done by emergency manager 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

61 Question 10: Of your staffed positions which level of training applies—Both NIMS and ICS training, NIMS training only, ICS training only, Neither NIMS nor ICS training, Don’t know? Both NIMS and ICS training NIMS training only ICS training only Neither NIMS nor ICS training Don’t know Total Public information officer (PIO) 31 66.0% 2 4.3% 2 4.3% 9 19.1% 3 6.4% 47 100% Emergency manager 35 81.4% 0 0.0% 1 2.3% 6 14.0% 1 2.3% 43 100% Emergency planner 30 76.9% 1 2.6% 1 2.6% 6 15.4% 1 2.6% 39 100% Training officer 26 65.0% 3 7.5% 2 5.0% 6 15.0% 3 7.5% 40 100% Exercise designer 30 73.2% 1 2.4% 1 2.4% 6 14.6% 3 7.3% 41 100% Exercise evaluator 32 78.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 14.6% 3 7.3% 41 100% Operational program planner 28 71.8% 2 5.1% 0 0.0% 5 12.8% 4 10.3% 39 100% Operational evaluator 30 76.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 12.8% 4 10.3% 39 100% Risk/hazard manager or equivalent role 26 63.4% 3 7.3% 1 2.4% 6 14.6% 5 12.2% 41 100% Airport firefighter 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Airport manager 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% Aviation director 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Deputy aviation director 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Emergency manager position is vacant 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% Fire chief 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% GAA Supervisor 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 100% Manager 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Operations 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100%

62 [Questions 11–27 and 29–32 pertained to ACRP S04-16 (Emergency Communications Planning for Airports) and are addressed in the synthesis report for that project.] Both NIMS and ICS training NIMS training only ICS training only Neither NIMS nor ICS training Don’t know Total All directors and senior managers 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Anyone who works in ECC/EOC 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100% Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 28: Excluding daily crash phone tests with the air traffic control tower, how often do you test or exercise your emergency communications plan/plans? (Please mark all that apply.) Frequency Percent Count Daily 2.0 1 Weekly 10.0 5 Monthly 10.0 5 Quarterly 22.0 11 Annually 56.0 28 When something changes 18.0 9 Never 6.0 3 Other (required) 18.0 9 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Training in Exercise Design and Execution Percent Count Yes, internal training 18.0 9 Yes, outside training 18.0 9 No 60.0 30 Don’t know 4.0 2 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. [Questions 33–36 requested contact information on person completing the section of the survey pertain- ing to exercises.] Question 37: Has your airport undergone any type of specific training in the past three years to assist with the development and deployment of training exercises? NOTE: This question pertains to training regarding how to create training exercises; it does not pertain to training to prepare for being tested by an exercise.

63 Question 38: If you answered yes to question 37, please describe the sources and nature of the train- ing. We would especially like to hear of innovative and cost-effective training methods and tools you have found. Source of Training Count American Red Cross 1 An airport training and exercise design consortium that is made up of staff from Police, Fire, Maintenance, Operations, Security, Training and Emergency MGT with IT, Environmental and Engineering subsequently added. This group all went thru HSEEP training and have all had ICS/NIMS 700,100, 200, 300, 400 along w/other FEMA courses like IC/EOC interface. 1 An all-volunteer Airlift Team staff by on field tenants and pilots FEMA and FEMA contractors 6 HSEEP instructors on airport staff 3 HSEEP offered by the state or local government 2 Local emergency management agency 1 Local emergency planning council 1 Local employee development division 1 Local law enforcement and fire rescue programs 6 Master Exercise Practitioner Training and Certification, SEMS EOC Action Planning Workshop, etc. 1 Non-HSEEP trainers on airport staff 1 State Emergency Response Team (SERT) 1 Videos of previous exercises and personal experience used to educate personnel on the steps necessary to plan and execute an exercise 1 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

64 Question 39: What types of exercises does your airport use? (Please mark all that apply.) Exercise Type Used Percent Count Table top exercise (TTX) 86.0 43 Full-scale exercise 80.0 40 Drill 58.0 29 Functional exercise 52.0 26 Workshop 30.0 15 Seminar 22.0 11 Game/simulation 8.0 4 None of the above 8.0 4 Full-scale exercise at another airport 2.0 1 Informal walk-abouts 2.0 1 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 40: What was the scenario of your most recent full-scale or triennial/recertification exercise? Please include sub-scenarios included in the exercise. [The results for question 40 are summarized and analyzed in Table 4.]

65 Question 41: What functions were addressed in your airport’s table top exercises in the past three years? (Please mark all that apply.) Function Percent Count Command and control 80.0 40 Communications 90.0 45 Alert & warning 74.0 37 Emergency public information 66.0 33 Protective actions 50.0 25 Law enforcement 80.0 40 Fire & rescue 84.0 42 Health & medical 62.0 31 Resource management 58.0 29 Operations & maintenance 78.0 39 Security 74.0 37 Safety 74.0 37 Utilities 32.0 16 Crowd control 54.0 27 Friends & family center 4.0 2 Mass care and uninjured care 4.0 2 Airlift of Red Cross supplies 2.0 1 Social media 2.0 2 None of the above 8.0 4 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

66 Question 42: What functions were addressed in your airport’s most recent full-scale exercise? (Please mark all that apply.) Function Percent Count Command and control 82.0 41 Communications 78.0 39 Alert & warning 70.0 35 Emergency public information 62.0 31 Protective actions 40.0 20 Law enforcement 76.0 38 Fire & rescue 82.0 41 Health & medical 62.0 31 Resource management 52.0 26 Operations & maintenance 74.0 37 Security 68.0 34 Safety 68.0 34 Utilities 20.0 10 Crowd control 50.0 25 Airlift of Red Cross supplies 2.0 1 EOC activation 2.0 1 Helicopter operations 2.0 1 Mass care/uninjured care 2.0 1 Mutual aid capabilities 2.0 1 Social media 2.0 1 Volunteer management 2.0 1 None of the above 14.0 7 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

67 Question 43: What processes are used by your airport to develop its exercise scenarios and materials? (Please mark all that apply.) Exercise Development Process Used Percent Count Senior management (C-level) sets scenario and goals for exercise (C-level would be CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, etc.) 22.0 11 Senior management (C-level) develops scenario and materials for exercise 16.0 8 Subject matter expert in ARFF develops them 34.0 17 Subject matter expert in law enforcement develops them 28.0 14 Subject matter expert in emergency management develops them 52.0 26 Subject matter expert in operations develops them 40.0 20 Subject matter expert in communications/media/public relations develops them 24.0 12 A standing committee of airport managers and employees develops them 22.0 11 The airport’s FAA compliance inspector suggests them 8.0 4 Mutual aid partner develops them 14.0 7 Non-airport department of the airport sponsor (e.g., city or county) develops them 18.0 9 Scenarios and materials are borrowed or adapted from other airports 14.0 7 Scenarios and materials are taken or adapted from professional publications 4.0 2 Scenarios and materials from previous exercises at your airport are adapted or edited for the new exercise 32.0 16 Scenarios and materials are adapted from previous actual incidents at your airport or another airport 26.0 13 Scenarios are specifically designed to test corrections of discrepancies or weaknesses revealed by drills, exercises, inspections, or actual incidents 26.0 13 Ready-made exercises are procured from a vendor 0.0 0 A consulting firm or vendor provides exercise guidance, scenarios, and materials on a case-by-case basis 4.0 2 A consulting firm on long-term contract or retainer provides exercise guidance, scenarios, and materials 0.0 0 Jointly with military on joint use airport 2.0 1 Regional planning commission 2.0 1 Other (required) 18.0 9 None of the above 6.0 3 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

68 Question 44: Which of the following questions do you use to define a “successful” exercise? (Please mark all that apply.) Definition of “Successful” Percent Count Was the exercise conducted safely without damage to persons or property? 72.0 36 Did the exercise satisfy the applicable regulatory requirements (FAA, state, etc.)? 70.0 35 Were the major target Capabilities and Exercise Objectives of your Exercise Plan achieved? 74.0 37 Did all key stakeholders participate? 66.0 33 Were problems and issues clearly identified in the Hot Wash or After Action Review/Report? 68.0 34 Have strengths and weaknesses of the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) been identified? 74.0 37 Was a well-defined list of action items to be accomplished before the next exercise developed? 54.0 27 Were lessons learned and necessary changes incorporated into the AEP or other applicable documents? 66.0 33 Were the changes that were made and incorporated tested to ensure they were working and sufficient? 44.0 22 Did the participants evaluate the exercise as engaging and relevant? 2.0 1 None of the above 4.0 2 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 45: If you use a quantitative metric to judge the success of your exercises, please describe it. If you do not use a quantitative metric, please leave this question blank. Two airports reported what appear to be quantitative metrics: 1) Number of items identified by tenants and stakeholders to incorporate into revision of AEP. 2) Response times 1. Receipt of alert 2. Time to process alert 3. Time to dispatch of call 4. Actual response time 5. How long it takes to contain the emergency 6. Patient Care 1. Time from initial arrival to completion of triage. 2. Time to completion of field treatment. 3. Time to transport to hospital.

69 Question 46: Who participated in your most recent triennial/recertification or full-scale exercise? (Please mark all that apply.) Participants Count Airport operations 82.0 41 Fire 82.0 41 Airport management 80.0 40 Emergency medical services 80.0 40 Law enforcement 80.0 40 Maintenance 74.0 37 PR/media relations/public information 72.0 36 American Red Cross 66.0 33 Hospital 66.0 33 Airline(s) 64.0 32 Medical transportation providers 64.0 32 Local government emergency management agency 58.0 29 TSA 58.0 29 Airport tenants and concessionaires 40.0 20 IT 40.0 20 Cleric/churches/chaplains 32.0 16 Fixed base operator (FBO) 30.0 15 FBI 28.0 14 Airport Community Emergency Response Team (A-CERT) 16.0 8 Municipal utilities or public works 14.0 7 U.S. Coast Guard 10.0 5 Air Marshals 8.0 4 State health department 6.0 3 Airport-to-airport mutual aid (SEADOG, WESTDOG, CARST, etc.) 4.0 2 Local government Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 24.0 12 Local health department 22.0 11 CBP 20.0 10 Air National Guard (joint use airport) 18.0 9 Other airports not in your system 18.0 9

70 CDC 4.0 2 Other airports in your multi-airport system 4.0 2 Regular military (joint use airport) 4.0 2 U.S. Marshals Service 4.0 2 City department on disabilities 2.0 1 Electric utility company 2.0 1 Family Assistance Foundation/Aviem 2.0 1 Fusion center 2.0 1 NTSB 2.0 1 University 2.0 1 Not applicable—our airport is not required to perform full- scale exercises 10.0 5 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Participants Count Question 47: Which settings did your airport use for its most recent full-scale exercise? (Please mark all that apply.) Settings Used for Full-scale Exercise Percent Count Aircraft operating area (AOA) 74.0 37 ARFF station or fire station 30.0 15 EOC/DOC 38.0 19 Hangars 8.0 4 Landside 22.0 11 Terminals 30.0 15 Conference room 30.0 15 Administrative offices 24.0 12 Online (virtual settings) 6.0 3 Other on-airport 22.0 11 Other off-airport 18.0 9 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

71 Question 48: What props or equipment do you use for your full-scale exercises? (Please mark all that apply.) Props and Equipment Used for Full-scale Exercise Percent Count Make-up/moulage 62.0 31 In-service vehicles 48.0 24 Mannequins 40.0 20 “Paper and pencil” (i.e., injects on cards) 32.0 16 Simulators (physical) 32.0 16 Baggage 30.0 15 Decommissioned aircraft 30.0 15 Decommissioned vehicles 26.0 13 In-service aircraft 18.0 9 Burn pit 16.0 8 Projection system 10.0 5 Volunteers as victims 10.0 5 Simulators (virtual/software) 4.0 2 ARFF mobile trainer 2.0 1 Burn building 2.0 1 Inflatable aircraft (RATT) 2.0 1 Military equipment at joint use airport 2.0 1 Pyrotechnics 2.0 1 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

72 Question 49: Which of the following methods has been used by your airport to develop formal evalu- ation of any full-scale exercise? (Please mark all that apply.) Methods to Develop Formal Evaluation of Full-scale Exercise Percent Count After Action Review (AAR) 74.0 37 Hot wash 68.0 34 Training and Exercise Event checklist 66.0 33 Peer review 44.0 22 No formal evaluation is performed 12.0 6 Contracted subject matter expert 10.0 5 Written or oral test or examination 6.0 3 HSEEP evaluation checklists 4.0 2 Exercise Planning Team 2.0 1 Survey of participants 2.0 1 Preparation of a Value of the Exercise statement 0.0 0 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 50: On what occasions or intervals does your airport use table top exercises (TTXs)? (Please mark all that apply.) Occasions or Intervals for Use of TTXs Percent Count Annually in years without full- scale/triennial/recertification exercise 42.0 21 More frequently than annually 36.0 18 To evaluate and/or teach new procedures and/or policies 26.0 13 To evaluate learning from training 20.0 10 Our airport is not required to have annual table top exercises 16.0 8 When there are significant personnel changes 10.0 5 Annually including triennial years 6.0 3 Our airport has never had a table top exercise or participated in one 4.0 2 Building blocks approach leading up to full-scale 2.0 1 When requested by airlines, stakeholders, and other airport partners 2.0 1 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

73 Value Percent Count Yes 28.0 14 No 64.0 32 Don’t know 8.0 4 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 51: Has your airport completed a full-scale exercise for any purpose OTHER than FAA Part 139 recertification? Question 52: If you answered “Yes” to question 51, please specific the reason(s) for the full-scale exercise. Reason for Full-scale Exercises NOT for Part 139 Certification Count Airport not Part 139 but maintains the standards 4 Active shooter 5 Address active threats/1542 1 Annual exercises purposed to learn and improve not just to check the box 1 Annual full-scale exercises for additional training, relationship building and overall familiarization with the plan 1 Bomb threat 1 Bomb threat on board an aircraft 1 Do annual full-scale exercises 1 Hijacking 1 National Disaster Medical System 1 Radio communication/EOC operation exercise to test recently issued 800 MHz radios 1 Security breach 1 Terminal evacuation preparation response 1 The airport participates annually with the MCAS Yuma 1 To test emergency response at reliever airport 1 Train failure 1 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data.

74 Question 54: If you have a formal process for implementing lessons learned from exercises, please describe it. If you have a written policy or procedure, please give the title of the document. Nature of Formal Process for Implementing Lessons Learned Count After Action Report and Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) 3 After action reviews result in AEP changes. 2 Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) has written process for revisions on basis of lessons learned from exercises and actual incidents 2 HSEEP AAR/IP Improvement Matrix 2 After action meeting with participants and then creating an after action report 1 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Formal Process for Implementing Lessons Learned from Exercises Percent Count Yes, a written process 22.0 11 Yes, an unwritten process 26.0 13 No 48.0 24 Don’t know 4.0 2 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 53: Do you have a formal process for implementing lessons learned from exercises into your written plans and procedures (AEP, SOPs)?

75 Plans and Documents that Airport Is Willing to Share Percent Count Scenarios 46.0 23 Exercises 36.0 18 Evaluation forms or checklists 34.0 17 Communications plans (SSI redacted if necessary) 28.0 14 None of the above 26.0 13 Sample phone lists/contact lists (with names and numbers redacted) 22.0 11 After action reports 20.0 10 After action report templates 18.0 9 Hot wash summary 14.0 7 AEP 2.0 1 CE Handbook 2.0 1 Exercise plan 2.0 1 MSEL 2.0 1 Videos of past full-scale exercises 2.0 1 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 55: Which of the following will best aid your airport in planning and exercising future exer- cises? (Five stars indicate a tool that would be highly useful to you, one star indicates would not be useful at all to you.) You must rate every item to move beyond this question. [The responses to Question 55 are summarized in Table 5 in chapter three.] Question 56: Are there any of the following that your airport has and would be willing to share? (Please mark all that you are willing to share.)

76 Question 59: Do you wish to make any comments or observations concerning any matter related to emergency communications planning and/or exercises, or about this survey? [No negative comments] Value Percent Count Yes, either synthesis 40.0 20 Yes, but only the emergency communications planning synthesis 0.0 0 Yes, but only the table top and full-scale exercise synthesis 6.0 3 Maybe, contact me if the survey data and literature review suggest that my airport would be a good candidate for a case example 40.0 20 No 14.0 7 Total 50 Smith, Garcia, Sawyer and Kenville data. Question 57: Who is the best person to contact to obtain copies of the materials you indicated in ques- tion 56? [Contact individuals at the 37 airports willing to share information] Question 58: Is your airport interested and willing to be considered as one of the three to six case examples to complete each of the two syntheses? Being a case example airport would involve one or a few short telephone interviews and perhaps additional document requests.

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