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Multi-Agency · Bristol · JESIP · Off-the-Shelf Exercise

What a Disaster

Multi-Agency Emergency Exercise Simulator

Play a Gold, Silver or Bronze command role in a live emergency — make the calls and watch the consequences unfold.

Free · No login · ~15 minutes · 9 roles · 2 scenarios
Select a scenario to start
No prior knowledge needed.
Designed to be picked up off-the-shelf by any team. Your decisions mirror real emergency-response principles — JESIP, business continuity, and national guidance — and they compound as the incident unfolds.
Before you start — exercise framing & facilitator notes
📌 Exercise Framing
Strategic WCS
Catastrophic multi-agency incident: mass casualty, critical infrastructure loss, prolonged community disruption — full Gold/SCG activation required.
Tactical RWCS
Manageable escalation with resource pressure: key decisions under time stress — the scenario you will play.
🎯 During the Exercise, Consider
💼 Business Continuity: Your organisation's critical functions and how they would continue to operate despite a disruption — and where the gaps in your plan might be.
📂 Response Plan: Refer to your organisation's Emergency Response Plan (or Business Continuity Plan). Does it cover this scenario? Where are the gaps?
🌐 National Guidance: Check GOV.UK Emergency Response & Recovery or your lead agency's website for up-to-date national frameworks relevant to this scenario.
❓ How It Works 📋 Disclaimer & FAQ

🎭 Select Your Role

Each role faces unique decisions — choose your perspective

📋 Pre-Exercise Briefing

EXERCISE ASHDOWN

PHASE TRANSITION
Fire Spreading
The situation is developing.
BRYNMOOR HILL B4107 M5 ASHFIELD MERIDIAN ⚡ SUBSTAT. 🏥 NORTHGATE GENERAL (8mi N)
Role
Op. Ashdown
Score0
Time00:00
⚡ DECIDE NOW
Your Decision
OUTCOME
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Life Safety
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Infrastructure
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Community
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Coordination
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📊 Decision Breakdown
📚 Key Learning Points
Scenario content & terminology designed and validated by Heather Griffin-Phipps

📚 Decision Review

Role review