The tabletop exercise named “Rumble,” which was coordinated by the CNMI Office of Homeland Security and the United States Department of Defense Joint Region Marianas in collaboration with the government of Guam and the federal government, was very informative, he said.
“I will be presenting briefly about the exercise to let them know what needs to be done in case of emergency,” he said, referring to the manamko’
They need to understand the exercise to help them prepare for any kind of disaster or emergency, he added.
Manglona, who was asked by Aging Director Rose Mondala to attend the training on her behalf, said the exercise was held at the CNMI Emergency Operations Center on Capitol Hill last Sept. 21 and 22.
In his report, Manglona said the purpose of the exercise was to test and evaluate the response capabilities and coordination of the CNMI, military and federal emergency response agencies in addressing the repercussions of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami incident.
He said participants studied case scenarios of actual incidents and what to do if a tsunami should hit the CNMI.
“If a tsunami were to hit one of our islands, a safe zone would be anywhere that is 50 ft. or more in elevation,” he added.
Roy Tsutsui, defense coordinating officer from Joint Region Marianas, conducted a workshop on the second day regarding “Defense Support of Civil Authority.”
The workshop was attended also by Emergency Management Office Director Jack Omar, Tinian Department of Public Safety Tinian Director Ray Pangelinan and other key law enforcement personnel.
