Crisis Consulting Group

Our Work In The Balkans

CCG © 2004

CCG is a disaster preparedness group providing the community a Disaster Tool Box to

improve senior leadership crisis decision-making and staff coordination during the

response phase

CCG offers disaster preparedness consulting to Political Elected Officials, Medical /

Logistical / Transportation EOC’s, Medical Directors / Managers / Administrators and Staff

their members, Hospital and Clinic’s, ICP Commanders and other medical related IGOs

and NGOs

CCG is staffed by experienced retired disaster professionals who were highly skilled

individuals in their former careers; DHS, FEMA, DOD, DHHS, UN and the private sector

Crisis Consulting Group

CCG © 2004

CCG Has The Experience

Our qualifications and success exceed most all current organizations

Life Before CCG:

Former Directors, US Army Battle Simulation Centers

Former Overseas Project Manager(s) for IOM, UN and US State Department

Former DHS / FEMA Exercise Officers

Former Members of DHHS and VA Medical Centers

Former Combat Medical Hospital Commanders

Multiple Responses to Catastrophic Disasters

CCG © 2004

Kosovo Prime Minister: Mr. Domenic Tesoriero and his team successfully completed two major projects in the development, build, equip and train

up of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC). The KPC is a national level civil emergency response organization under the shared direction of the

Kosovo government and the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Because of Domenic’s efforts, the KPC today leads the Balkan’s & South

Central Europe in Disaster Management. He developed programs that enabled us to successfully respond when an earthquake struck in 2005. We

responded first, ahead of the UNMIK and NATO, and we took full control.

The Honorable PM Agim Ceku (Former Prime Minister)

U.S. Department of State: “Domenic is highly regarded by the U.S. State Department’s and has our positive endorsement and references. He has

impressed a lot of folks here with his work in Kosovo and the KPC in disaster management”.

Mr. Joshua Black, US State Department, Balkan/Kosovo Desk Officer

International Organization for Migration: “First successful KPC IOM international training (exercise) program to be successfully transitioned”.

Mr. Pasquale Lupoli, Director, IOM Emergency Management Program

Kosovo Protection Corps, J3: “Mr. Tesoriero personally developed and formulated training programs for every senior commander, leader, senior

staff officer & staff department within the KPC; Joint Operation Center, Regional Operation Centers & Forward Operation Centers. Our continued

success is testimony to the outstanding programs developed by Domenic personally & his team”.

Brigadier General Ilaz Derguti, J3, Kosovo Protection Corps

Simulation Training and Exercise Center (STEC): “Mr. Tesoriero’s vast knowledge of exercise programs, coupled with his detailed understanding

of disaster management, enabled our center in the first year alone to surpass all Balkan countries combined in exercise support. Our center was able

to complete two exercise cycles totaling 99 exercises. This is the highest number of exercises ever conducted in disaster management among any

Balkan country, and a direct reflection of our success in response to real world disasters”.

LTC Enver Hoti, KPC STEC, Commanding

Testimonials

CCG © 2004

Croatia

Early 2000

Members of CCG wrote the Instructor / Student teaching package for

JANUS (Constructive Simulation Model) used by the Croatian Civil

Protection Corps and the Croatian National Simulation Center

Kosovo Protection CorpsNational Level Civil Emergency Disaster Organization

IOM

CCG © 2004

PROJECT 1 (18 Months)

• Develop the KPC Emergency Management (preparedness & response) System & follow on doctrine

• Standardize the KPC One Roadmap - One Vision (Task - Condition - Standards)

• Train and exercise all JOC, EOC’s, Command Post’s and Supporting Organizations

- National Joint Operation Center: leadership, Chief of Staff and J1-6 Staff

- 6 Regional EOC’s: Commanders, Chief of Staff and G1-6 Staff

- 24 Command Posts: Commanders, Chief of Staff and S1-6 Staff

- 6 Support Organizations: Commanders and Staff of Log Base, Chemical, Engineers, Medical, Aviation and the Rapid

Reaction Force

TOTAL 36 Organizations

Our Work with the Kosovo Government

and the United Nation Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)

The Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) is the national civil disaster response organization with 3000 active and 2000

reserve members, working directly for the Kosovo Government and the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK);

and supported by the international community worldwide. The program was US State Department funded.

The KPC has been using Constructive Simulation Supported Exercise technology since 2003

CCG © 2004

Initial KPC HQ, Zone’s, Support Unit’s and EOC Training

Audience Type Training

KPC HQ EOC setup

- CoS, G1-6 Staff Duties and Responsibilities

- Main EOC Map Reading

Reports

Briefings

Information Management

Manual Exercises

and more….

Zone 1-6 HQ (CoS, G1-6, EOC) Same

- 24 Brigades (Sub-Zones)

Support Units Same- Medical, Chemical, RRG, Engineer, Signal and AVN

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* First time Support Organizations worked with Zones

Former members of the IOM KPCT Team now working for FWEP completed the following training and

exercises as the Senior G3 Advisor / Trainer (Dec 2000 – March 2002)

CCG © 2004

PROJECT 2 (18 Months)

• Design and establish the KPC Simulation Training & Exercise Center (STEC)

The center is capable of conducting two exercises simultaneously using fixed and mobile training teams

• Train a 32 member combined KPC and (local) Civilian Instructor training teamKPC instructors are rotated every two years from the regional EOC’s

• Design and conduct Leader / Staff emergency management standardization workshops and seminarsThese are two- day targeted workshops

• Design and conduct Leader / Staff emergency management educational courses at the KPC Civil Protection AcademyThese are 2-5 day courses. Subject matter; ICP Developing & validating Response Plans, Staff Procedures, Crisis Decision Making

Process, Running a JOC, EOC & ICP, Developing & conducting DDMT (Constructive Simulation Supported Exercise supported & live

exercises, etc…

• STEC conducted 99 Constructive Simulation Supported fixed and mobile DDMT exercises in the first year alone. The center

is the first successful transitioned program among the many international programs introduced. Over 32 million Euro’s was

spent on the entire KPC training program since first introduced in 1999 (ending 2004). STEC was the cheapest (under 200K) and

most successful program to date.

UPDATE 2014: The DHS / FEMA National Simulation Center is still not capable of conducting standalone Constructive Simulation Supported Exercises. USNORTHCOM (DOD) uses

their assets to support National Level Exercise’s. The KPC has been using Constructive Simulation Supported Exercise technology since 2003, Bosnia since 1998, Croatia since

2000. Members of CCG were part of the startup organization in Bosnia to equip, train and certify the National Simulation Center and cadre.

Our Work with the Kosovo Government

and the United Nation Mission (UNMIK) in KosovoThe KPC has been using Constructive Simulation Supported Exercise technology since 2003

CCG © 2004

Building Refurbish, Equipment Installation, Setup & Instructor Training May – June 02

UNIT LEVEL / TYPE EXERCISE (Fixed & Mobile) July 02 – May 03

- KPC Command Post Exercises (HQ, 6 Zones and 6 SPT ORG.) 02

- KPC Headquarters 05

- KPC Wide LOGEX (all Regions and Support Units) 02

- Regions 1-6 with Support Units 25

- Regional Brigades (sub-regions) 45

- Regional HQ 1-6 20

TOTAL 99 (+ 350,000 man hours)

KPC Simulation (Training and Exercise) Center

- KPC 5,000 (3,000 Active - 2,000 Reserve)

Member Organization

- TOTAL Costs: 183,000.00 EURO included

room refurbishing and office equipment

- Equipment Costs: 75K

- One complete KPC Training and Exercise

Cycle cost: Under 5,000.00 EURO

Fixed and Mobile Teams – 14 Simulation

Supported Exercises (Live Exercises not included)

- Leader and Staff Training Program

(Not Reflected)

Former members of the IOM KPCT Team now working for FWEP built the Simulation Center, trained 23 instructor /

coaches, 3 technicians and donated simulation software (Beta II) (2002-03)

CCG © 2004

Costs Actual Costs Contractor &

Training Team

Train Up Time

Simulation Type

1st & 2nd Year Exercises

Conducted

KosovoKPC

Kosovo Protection

Corps

2002

0.5 Million

EURO

Equipment 75,000.00

-1 Complete KPC State level Training Cycle under 5K (14 exercises)

☺ State level exercises are conducted annually using the CCG roadmap

CCGTraining Team 2Instructor 1Technician 1

• 2 Months

• Includes building reconstruction

• CCG donation of BETA TEC4DI (200K) Simulation Model

Total 129- 1 State integrated Joint Exercise per year - 2 Regions with Support Units simultaneouslyUsing mobile & fixed teams, first year 129 exercises-2005(+) Average: 25-50 exercises per year

Bosnia

BiH Army

1997

25 Million Dollars

25 million

-Donation of US Army Simulation Equipment

-Additional equipment Costs?-No Army wide exercise-No State level exercise

MPRI1st YR: 25+2/3 YRS: 20+4th Year: 15+5th Year: 2* US State Department funded operation

- BBS: 6 months- JANUS: 6 months- JANUS dropped after first year then restarted 3rd

Year

Total 50

Center closed 2005

Croatia

Army

2000

4MillionEURO

4 Million +/-

-Donation of US Army Simulation Equipment-No Army wide exercise-No State level exercise

MPRI5 Member Team* 2003 Croatian Minister of Defense fired complete MPRI training team

* 6 months* JANUS•SPECTRUM - not used

Total 20

Last exercise conducted in 2004

Balkan National Training and Exercise Simulation Center Comparison Chart

As of 2006

Kosovo

Department of

Emergency Management

Minister of Public Services

CCG © 2004

Kosovo Department of Emergency Preparedness

The Kosovo Department of Emergency Preparedness is a government organization working directly for the Prime

Minister under the Kosovo Homeland Security Program

2003 CCG awarded a competitive 3 year contract: Structure, develop, equip, train, exercise and certify 5 9-11

Regional Call Centers, National JOC, Incident Command Post (ICP) and additional satellite ICP’s

Develop and standardize (national) Joint Emergency Management Doctrine

Develop a National Incident Management System (SIMS)

Consult the Director, KDEP on all matters concerning disaster management issues

Design, install and certify CISCO Network Systems

Design, install and certify IBM communication equipment and systems

Conducted nation-wide emergency management seminars and workshop

Conducted standalone and combined agency & department joint exercises using Manual and Constructive

Simulation Models

Contact Information

t e s o r i e r o d @ y a h o o . c o m

g l o b a l c c g @ y a h o o . c o m

( 9 5 4 ) 6 8 3 - 3 4 3 5