In keeping with its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, FEMA will conduct its 2018 National Level Exercise on April 30 – May 11, 2018. The exercise, which is based on a mid-Atlantic major hurricane scenario, will test federal, state and local governments’ ability to respond to catastrophic events. Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia will join departments and agencies across the federal government in participation. Others, including the private sector (a known key player in helping communities respond and recover from disasters), non-profit organizations and individuals are also invited, and urged, to get involved in the biennial exercise.
As the first of its kind since the release of FEMA’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, the 2018 National Level Exercise will test lessons learned from the unprecedented 2017 Hurricane Season. Exercise activities are based on a mid-Atlantic hurricane scenario, where a major hurricane ma