State of California

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State of California Governors Office of
Homeland Security Golden Guardian
State-wide Exercise Series
Lt Col Steven GoffAssistant Deputy Director
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Golden Guardian The Vision

• Golden Guardian Exercise
• An annual exercise
• Multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional
• Based on regulatory requirements and
  local/regional needs
• Rotational OA/UASI cities of focus each year
• Surrounding OAs/UASI cities provide mutual aid
• Multiple events within the region occur
  simultaneously
• Meet regional exercising mandates

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Golden GuardianParticipating Agencies

• Golden Guardian 2004 50 Agencies
• Golden Guardian 2005 160 Agencies
• Golden Guardian 2006 105 Agencies
• Golden Guardian 2007 120 Agencies

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Golden Guardian Activity Within California
State Operations Center (SOC) Inland Region
Emergency Operations Center (REOC) Coastal Region
Emergency Operations Center (REOC) Southern
Regional Emergency Operations Center (REOC)
Multiple Events in the State
Operational Area Emergency Operation Centers and
Local Providers
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Golden Guardian 2007 Activity Within California
State Operations Center (SOC) Inland Region
Emergency Operations Center (REOC) Coastal Region
Emergency Operations Center (REOC) Southern
Regional Emergency Operations Center (REOC)
Multiple Events in the State
Coastal San Jose Inland- Stockton Southern
Anaheim
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Golden Guardian 2007-2009
Southern Region
FOUO
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Golden GuardianExercise Themes

• 2007 Mass Transit / Mass Gatherings
• 2008 Earthquake
• 2009 Port Maritime
• 2010 Pandemic Flu
• 2011 Wild-Fires or Flooding?
• 2012 TBD

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Integration of Training with Exercises

• Exercises should
• Validate capabilities
• Provide a venue for responders to practice and
  validate the training received
• Provide responders opportunity to demonstrate
  skills learned in training
• Provide an opportunity to test Emergency
  Operations Plans
• Identify training gaps
• Training gaps identified in the AAR/IP

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Golden Guardian2004

• A component of Determine Promise 2004
• Limited state, regional and local planning
• Multiple, non-synchronized terrorist targets
• Viewed within the state as more problematic then
  beneficial
• Limited federal play (TSA FBI DoD)

FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2004-Scope of Activity Within
California
TSA-OAK-Attempted hijacking SFO-Insurgents in
terminal. Ventura Co.-Train derailment chemical
spill with MCI Port of LA/LB-RDD detonation San
Diego-Intel tracking of RDD transport
State Operations Center (OES) Regional Emergency
Operations Center (REOC) (Coastal Southern
Region)
FOUO
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Golden Guardian2005

• Large scale multiple terrorist IED scenarios in
  Sacramento and Oakland
• Used Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation
  Program (HSEEP) doctrine and funding, plus Grant
  Funding processes
• Viewed as an improvement of GG2004, but fatiguing
  and bothersome
• Limited federal play, primarily local FBI offices

FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2005 Scope of Activity Within
California
Inland Region IED and Chemical Release within
Sacramento Valley Area Coastal Region IED at
Port of Oakland Chemical Release
State Operations Center (OES) Inland Region
Emergency Operations Center (REOC) Coastal
Region Emergency Operations Center (REOC)
FOUO
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Golden Guardian2006

• Catastrophic 7.9 earthquake modeled after the
  1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Affecting the
  entire Bay Area
• Terrorist IED at a music festival in San
  Bernardino County
• Establishment of Mass Care and Sheltering
  facilities in Fresno
• Formalized HSEEP process in California
• Large scale Federal participation including DHS
  (provided a PFO) FEMA Region IX the 15
  Emergency Support Functions and DoD
• Seen as a highly beneficial but fatiguing exercise

FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2006 Scope of Activity Within
California
Coastal Region Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake along
the San Andres Fault, replicating the 1906
events Inland Region Mass Care and Shelter
facilities developed in Fresno
State Operations Center (OES) Joint Field
Operations and ESF locations FEMA RRCC
(Oakland) Terrorist attack at concert in San
Bernardino
FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2007

• First year with a statewide theme
• Large Stadium/Mass Gathering and Mass Transit
  facilities targeted
• Limited planning scope due to Emergency
  Management Community fatigue
• IEDs and/or chemical toxins in Stockton, San
  Jose, and Anaheim
• Limited state and Federal agency participation

FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2007 Scope of Activity Within
California
Inland Region Mass Causality IEDs and Anthrax
release in Port of Stockton and University of
Pacific Coastal Region Release of toxin
(plague) at music concert in San Jose
State Operations Center (OES) Southern
Region Terrorist attack light rail at Anaheim
sporting facility
FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2008 Earthquake Theme

• Catastrophic earthquake along the southern San
  Andreas Fault in Los Angeles Basin Area
• Extensive mutual aid from local, county State
  agencies
• Requires substantial Federal and DoD response

FOUO
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FOUO
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Regional Participants for 2008
Lake Tahoe Basin the State of Nevada
Oakland
Catastrophic Earthquake Theme
Los Angeles Long Beach
FOUO
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Golden Guardian2009Ports/Maritime

• Multiple terrorist attacks against California
  ports and intermodal lines of communications
• San Diego USCG Sector SD/Southern Region
• Port Hueneme USCG Sector LA/Southern Region
• San Francisco USCG Sector SF/Coastal Region
• Richmond/Benicia USCG Sec SF/Coastal Region
• Sacramento USCG Sec SF/Inland Region
• Riverside Cty/San Bernardino Cty/Placer
  Cty/Imperial Cty intermodal rail traffic

FOUO
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Golden Guardian 2009 Scope of Activity Within
California
California Ports Intermodal Lines of
Communication Rail Gas Surface
FOUO
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Regional Participants for 2009
Sacramento
Port of Stockton Port of Oakland Port of
Richmond/Benicia Port of San Francisco
Port of Hueneme Port of Los Angeles Port of Long
Beach Port of San Diego
Maritime/Ports Theme
FOUO
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Synergism

• Synergism of exercises across the State
• All responders working toward common goals and
  outcomes
• Consolidate efforts and avoid duplication
• Same players in multiple exercises
• Limited resources within agencies
• Personnel
• Time
• Funding

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OHSEB Exercise Branch Golden Guardian 2007
Contacts

• Lt Col Steven Goff
• Asst Deputy Director, Exercise Branch
• Cell 916-826-6167
• Email steven.goff_at_ohs.ca.gov
• Mr. Lou Palm
• GG08 Lead Exercise Planner
• Cell 517-237-9203
• Email lou.palm_at_orise.orau.gov
• Ms. Kathryn Fernandez
• GG State Agency Exercise Coordinator
• Cell 916-826-6001
• Email fernandezk_at_orau.gov