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  • Flood - Ekibastuz, Pavlodar and Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan

    8 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah, Iran

    8 minutes ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Sungaipenuh, Jambi, Riau and Sumatera Barat, Indonesia

    8 minutes ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia

    16 minutes ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Suwanosejima, Japan

    26 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Air Quality - Smithers, British Columbia, Canada

    39 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

    46 minutes ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Marapi, Indonesia

    56 minutes ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia

    1 hour ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.5 - 64 km WNW of Nushki, Pakistan

    5 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.5 - Kermadec Islands region

    3 hours ago WATCH

  • Wildfire - W of Pai, Mae Hong Son, Thailand

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - W of Chauk, Magwe, Myanmar

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - Liao He Basin, China, South Korea and North Korea

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Al Hasakah, Al Ḥasakah, Syria

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Merauke, Papua, Indonesia

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Izmayil, Odessa, Ukraine

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Blizzard - Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rio De La Plata Basin, Argentina and Uruguay

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Rio Branco, North Brazil

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Port Arthur, TX Region, United States

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Nyimba, Eastern, Zambia

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Kondoz, Kunduz, Afghanistan

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Zagros Mountains, SW of Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Landslide - Cordillera Real, S of Yaupi, Morona Santiago, Ecuador

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Sahara Ranges, E of El Tur, Janub Sina, Egypt

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Landslide - Patagonian Andes, W of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Continental Southern Patagonian Andes, W of Cochrane, Chile

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Central Range, NE of Kundiawa, Chimbu, Papua New Guinea

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Marungu Highlands, S of Moba, Tanganyika, Congo, DRC

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Birds Head Peninsula, SW of Manokwari, Papua Barat, Indonesia

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Northern Zagros, E of Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah, Iran

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Landslide - Arabian Peninsula, S of Al Aqabah, Aqaba, Jordan

    4 hours ago WATCH

  • Landslide - Eastern Highlands, S of Popondetta, Oro, Papua New Guinea

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Landslide - Barisan Mountains, N of Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Philadelphia, MS Region, United States

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Blountstown, FL Region, United States

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Slidell, LA Region, United States

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NE of Omeo, Victoria, Australia

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Severe Weather - Barrie, Ontario, Canada

    9 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Cuanza Basin, S of Cuanza River, Angola

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, W of White Nile River, Uganda

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, Parana, Paraguay and Salado Rivers, Argentina

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Sao Luis, Maranhão, Pará and Piauí, Brazil

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Rio Branco, North Brazil

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Parnaiba, Piauí, Brazil

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Macapa, Amapá, Brazil

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zareh Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Pedro Luro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Conakry, Conakry, Guinea

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hari Basin, SE of Hari River, Indonesia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Derby, Western Australia, Australia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Bourke, New South Wales and Queensland, Australia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Karumba, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, Australia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Raba, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Camooweal, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Halls Creek, Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa, Cameroon, Western Africa, Niger, Nigeria and Chad

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Kapuas Basin, Kapuas and Mahakam Rivers, Indonesia and Malaysia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tarakan, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Telangana, India

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Maues, Amazonas, Pará and Santa Catarina, Brazil

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Cauvery Basin, Sri Lanka

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pakchan Basin, N of Pakchan River, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, India

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Atamyrat, Chardzhou, Turkmenistan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yangtze Basin, China and Taiwan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Eastern Africa, Burundi, Dem Rep of the Congo, Republic

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran and Iraq

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Atrek Basin, Azerbaijan, Iran and Caspian Sea

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Limbe, Sud-Ouest, Cameroon

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Asosa, Benshangul-Gumaz, Ethiopia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lake Turkana Basin, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Turkey

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of EdDamer, River Nile, Sudan

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Massawa, Debub, Eritrea

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, W of Mamore River, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Chiromo, Nsanje, Malawi

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Tana Basin, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Mozambique

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Tuban Basin, Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Middle Africa, Angola, Southern Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Eastern Africa an

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Middle Africa, Dem Rep of the Congo, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Northern Africa,

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Blizzard - Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Minden, LA Region, United States

    11 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    11 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Avalaches - Central Europe

    12 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Vietnam

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Central India

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Northern Brazil

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    13 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Extreme Heat - Southern Brazil

    13 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - E of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Extreme Heat - Northern Agentina

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Northern India

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Sri Lanka

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Drought - Italy

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Drought - Spain

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Floods - United Kingdom

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Western Canada

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Ecuador

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfires - Eastern Colombia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfires - Villa Nueva, Guatemala

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfires - Southern Chile

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Southwest Europe

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Northwestern Iceland

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Mexico

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Mexico

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Australia

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Germany

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Peninsular Malaysia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Eastern Malaysia

    15 hours ago WARNING

  • Tropical Cyclone - Megan

    22 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Reykjanes, Iceland

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Northwest United States of America

    16 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Aira, Japan

    16 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Jesup, GA Region, United States

    17 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.3 - Volcano Islands, Japan region

    17 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - SW of Ciudad Bolivar, Bolívar, Venezuela

    17 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NW of Fuerte Olimpo, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay

    17 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - S of Antonio, Roraima, Brazil

    17 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Winter Storm - Alaska, United States

    19 hours ago WARNING

  • Tropical Cyclone - Eighteen

    23 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - NW of Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Zillah, Al Jufrah, Libya

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Edirne, Edirne, Turkey

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Guayas Basin, Daule, Babahoyo and Guayas Rivers, Ecuador and Peru

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tillaberi, Tillabéry, Niger

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Remanso, Northeast Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tanjungpinang, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, E of Parana River, Argentina

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Venice, Veneto, Italy

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tsiribihina Basin, Madagascar

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ogooue Basin, Middle Africa, Dem Rep of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon and Equatorial G

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, S of Luangwa River, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Coari, Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Rondônia, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis, Mauritania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - La Paz, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Alvorada, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rukwa Basin, S of Rungwa River, Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Breves, Pará, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pascua Basin, E of Pascua River, Argentina and Chile

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Itupiranga, Pará, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, SE of Paraguay River, Argentina and Paraguay

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Cairns, Queensland, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Windorah, New South Wales and Queensland, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Mildura, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Pannawonica, Western Australia, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, W of Irrawaddy River, Myanmar and Thailand

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Huai He Basin, NW of Huai He River, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hai He Basin, SE of Daqing He River, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, W of Irrawaddy River, Myanmar

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Mekong, Sap and Hau Rivers, Cambodia and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia, China, Southern Asia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Nei Mongol, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Dasht Kaur Basin, Iran and Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tocantinopolis, Tocantins, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ural Basin, W of Ural River, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rufiji Basin, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Moatize, Tete, Mozambique

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rosso, Trarza, Mauritania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Benin City, Bayelsa, Delta and Edo, Nigeria

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Angola and Namibia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tukuyu, Mbeya, Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Maues, Amazonas, Pará and Santa Catarina, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Lafayette, IN Region, United States

    2 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Haiti and Dominican Republic

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Hawaii, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southern United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - US Virgin Islands, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Central America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Puerto Rico, United States of America

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Heavy Snow - Central Asia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Central Asia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Western Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Southern Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Southern Africa

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Somalia

    1 month ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Mozambique

    1 year ago WARNING

  • Dengue - Guatemala

    6 months ago WARNING

  • Malaria - Texas, United States

    8 months ago WARNING

  • Malaria - Florida, United States

    8 months ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Haiti

    1 year ago WARNING

  • Measles - American Samoa

    10 months ago WARNING

  • Drought - Djibouti

    1 year ago WARNING

DisasterAWARE® Training and Preparedness Exercises

Using our extensive hazard data and unique DisasterAWARE platform, we can help you simulate realistic hazard scenarios to help gain a deeper understanding of hazard impacts on communities. We also can assist with exercising preparedness plans in advance of real-world events. Our exercise program can help test complex networks of organizations and response activities—making sure stakeholders respond effectively under high-pressure and ever-changing circumstances. Our experts can support any type of exercise and hazard scenario. We also provide online training and instructor-led training on our DisasterAWARE platform.

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Disaster Preparedness Exercises

Let us help you design and conduct scenario-based exercises in a simulated environment ahead of a real-world crisis. We support tabletop exercises, functional exercises, and full-scale exercises. Our capabilities include:
Scenario development and design
Event scripting and integration
Data integration
Training
DisasterAWARE communications
Subject matter expertise / best practices

Exercise Options

Exercises help decision makers identify as much about what goes right with disaster preparedness plans as what goes wrong. We’ve helped organizations around the world design and conduct exercises and incorporate lessons learned into planning and preparedness activities.

Scenario-based Training

  • Often focused on policy or strategic issues
  • Smaller scope, less complex

Tabletop Exercises

  • Provides facilitated analysis of an emergency situation
  • Examines policies, procedures, and operations to validate and refine plans as needed.
  • Informal, stress-free environment

Functional Exercises

  • Fully simulated exercise
  • Realistic event, testing response capabilities in time-pressured environment
  • Involves multiple functions, agencies, and organizations

Full-scale Exercises

  • Tests regional, national, subnational disaster management systems
  • Simulates real event as closely as possible.
  • Mobilizes emergency personnel and victims (actors), equipment, and resources

Benefits of our exercise
support program

  • Leverage the best information to solve problems and make life-saving decisions using DisasterAWARE
  • Accurately simulate real-world hazards and impacts based on DisasterAWARE historical hazard data
  • Identify planning weaknesses and time-saving measures
  • Reveal gaps in resources and information
  • Improve organizational coordination and communications
  • Clarify roles and responsibilities
  • Enhance individual and team performance

Learn more about our customized exercises and training solutions

Recent Training Events and Exercises

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2020 – 2021 EXERCISE SUPPORT DURING COVID-19

PDC continues to support training and exercises throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Most activities have been transitioned to a virtual platform to ensure the health and safety of all participants.

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