Can do	Can Not Do
Table Top	Assess and determine current policies, plans, and procedures for emergency response. Establish necessary roles Determine likely events and scenarios	Provide realism Give hands-on practice in response techniques Give practical high-stress demonstrations and evaluations.
Functional	Tests the decision-making abilities of participants. Evaluates coordination between participants. Begins to evaluate policy and procedure effectiveness. Begins to add a stress element to decision-making. Begins to identify necessary resources and their management.	Include all staff Give practical high-stress tests Test practical full resource management
Full-scale	Tests the practical application of training, policies, and procedures from an all-staff perspective. Gives a real-time, high-stress, evaluation on all-staff performance. Determine adequacy of locations and resources.	Be done cheaply Be done without adequate participation or leadership Is not the right time for policy change or determination

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