This exercise gives responders an opportunity to learn lessons and tighten up planning processes without real-world damage or casualties.

A hurricane is much different than an earthquake, there is no planning for an earthquake it’s not going to give us three days notice.

We make sure our plans say we can do what we want to do and not have false expectations. Therefore there is not missed opportunities.

Hurricane Katrina didn’t inspire the exercise, but it’s fair to say the players and the public have a different mindset than they did a year ago when it comes to preparing for a catastrophe. This...