In preparation for UH Football’s first home game in the Big XII Conference, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the UH Fire Marshal’s Office, and the Division of Athletics hosted a tabletop exercise to test preparedness and communication capabilities. Nine of the critical areas associated with football game day participated in the exercise, which featured an exercise featuring the ‘discovery of a suspicious package.’

The exercise guided participants through the process and protocol needed to handle situations such as a ‘suspicious package’ and readiness before the first Big IX football game. Exercises are developed to test participants’ knowledge of resources and response activities and to acknowledge and correct gaps before football season begins. This tabletop exercise allowed participants to walk through the communication methods and processes that would be taken throughout an emergency incident. Visit the OEM website for more information on OEM exercises, training, and outreach.