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  • Flood - Natchez, MS--LA Region, United States

    14 minutes ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 5.6 - 15 km NW of Melipilla, Chile

    7 hours ago WATCH

  • Volcano - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

    37 minutes ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Sangay, Ecuador

    1 hour ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Popocatepetl, Mexico

    1 hour ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Sabancaya, Peru

    1 hour ago ADVISORY

  • Severe Weather - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    1 hour ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Phoenix--Mesa, AZ Region, United States

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Dukono, Indonesia

    2 hours ago WATCH

  • Floods - Southwest Cameroon

    2 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Storms - Peru

    2 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ibu, Indonesia

    2 hours ago WATCH

  • Severe Weather - Binjai City, North Sumatra, Indonesia

    2 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Air Quality - Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

    2 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Winter Storm - Southwestern, United States

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Semeru, Indonesia

    3 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Serang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Lewotolo, Indonesia

    3 hours ago WATCH

  • Wildfire - N of Salavan, Saravan, Laos

    3 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    3 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Earthquake - 5.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    4 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Fuego, Guatemala

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Western, United States

    4 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amazon Basin, South America

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Angola

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parnaiba Basin, NE of Parnaiba River, Brazil

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Colorado Basin, Salado and Colorado Rivers, Argentina

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Remanso, Northeast Brazil

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Bengawan Solo Basin, Indonesia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hari Basin, Indonesia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Adelaide River, Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Vietnam

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Cauvery Basin, Sri Lanka

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Amur Basin, W of Ussuri River, China and Russia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Southern Asia and Western Asia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Western Asia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ural Basin, Russia and Kazakhstan

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Turkmenbasy, Balkan, Turkmenistan

    5 hours ago WARNING

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

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ogooue Basin, Middle Africa

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Jubba Basin, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Suwanosejima, Japan

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Limpopo Basin, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tamale, Northern, Ghana

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Rosso, Trarza, Mauritania

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Abhe Bad Basin, Eastern Africa

    5 hours ago WARNING

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

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Cuanza Basin, Angola

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Santa Maria, Guatemala

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Marathon, Ontario, Canada

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Snowfall - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Northern Rockies and Plains, United States

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Freezing Rain - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    5 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Reventador, Ecuador

    5 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - San Diego, CA Region, United States

    6 hours ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 6.5 - 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - San Miguel, El Salvador

    8 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Volcano - Villarrica, Chile

    8 hours ago ADVISORY

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

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Storms - Northern Mexico

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Floods - Central Bolivia

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - Bolivia

    8 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Air Quality - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    8 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Beardstown, IL Region, United States

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Brazil

    8 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hilmar-Irwin, CA Region, United States

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Camden, AR Region, United States

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Aira, Japan

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Severe Weather - SE of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada

    9 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Storms - India

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Alaska, United States

    9 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NW of Muang Phônsavan, Xiangkhoang, Laos

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - N of Salavan, Saravan, Laos

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - SW of Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Lamam, Xekong, Laos

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - NE of Kaihua, Yunnan, China

    9 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Landslides - Southern Malawi

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Volcano - Sheveluch, Russia

    10 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Floods - Northern Ceará, Brazil

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Landslides - Northern Ceará, Brazil

    14 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Severe Weather - Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand

    10 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Earthquake - 5.2 - 55 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan

    23 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Zambezi Basin, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Winter Storm - Upper Midwestern, United States

    14 hours ago WARNING

  • Wildfire - NW of Sainyabuli, Xaignabouri, Laos

    15 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Flood - N of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Daan, Jilin, China

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Araguari Basin, NW of Araguari River, Brazil and French Guiana

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Singkawang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Kerema, Gulf, Papua New Guinea

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

    18 hours ago WARNING

  • Floods - Northwestern England

    19 hours ago WARNING

  • Floods - Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Storms - Kenya

    20 hours ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Ebeko, Russia

    21 hours ago ADVISORY

  • Wildfire - N of Muang Phônsavan, Xiangkhoang, Laos

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Wildfire - E of Nyaunglebin, Pegu, Myanmar

    21 hours ago INFORMATION

  • Earthquake - 5.5 - 10 km SE of Quepos, Costa Rica

    23 hours ago WATCH

  • Drinking Water - E of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

    1 day ago ADVISORY

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Middle Africa and Eastern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

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

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Merauke, Papua, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tocantins Basin, Tocantins and Araguaia Rivers, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Cameta, Pará, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Sao Luis, Maranhão and Pará, Brazil

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Parana Basin, South America

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Ouyen, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Mahakam Basin, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Windorah, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Vanimo, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Kapuas Basin, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Popondetta, Oro, Papua New Guinea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - W of Pannawonica, Western Australia, Australia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Kotabumi, Lampung and Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia

    1 day ago WARNING

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

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Indus Basin, India and Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Yancheng, East China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hai He Basin, Ziya, Daqing He and Wei Rivers, China

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Brahmaputra Basin, Eastern Asia and Southern Asia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pakchan Basin, S of Pakchan River, Myanmar and Thailand

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SE of Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur, China

    1 day ago WARNING

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

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Qiantang Jiang Basin, China and Taiwan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Namibia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NW of Karachi, Baluchistan and Sind, Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

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

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Shieli, Qyzylorda, Kazakhstan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Irrawaddy Basin, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ganges Basin, India and Bangladesh

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran and Iraq

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Chad Basin, Middle Africa and Western Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - E of Szekszard, Tolna, Hungary

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Saudi Arabia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Tuban Basin, Yemen

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Hingol Basin, NE of Hingol River, Iran and Pakistan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Danube Basin, Eastern Europe and Southern Europe

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Shatt Al Arab Basin, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Volga Basin, Russia, Kazakhstan and Caspian Sea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - S of Tillaberi, Tillabéry, Niger

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa and Northern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Okavango Basin, Middle Africa, Southern Africa and Eastern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Conakry, Conakry, Guinea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Niger Basin, Nigeria

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - N of Lamu, Lamu, Kenya

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Tsiribihina Basin, Madagascar

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Incomati Basin, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, Egypt

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - SW of Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - NE of Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Congo Basin, Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Pungwe Basin, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Ruvuma Basin, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Nile Basin, SW of Atbara River, Eritrea and Sudan

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Flood - Orange Basin, Southern Africa

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Earthquake - 6.8 - 8 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - South Korea

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Avalanches - Mammoth, California

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Storms - Eastern Malaysia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Storms - Peninsular Malaysia

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Vietnam

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Cotopaxi, Ecuador

    1 day ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Karangetang, Indonesia

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Krakatau, Indonesia

    3 days ago WARNING

  • Volcano - Merapi, Indonesia

    4 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - High Plains United States

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Heavy Snow - Central Asia

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Extreme Heat - Southwestern Africa

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Uruguay

    5 days ago WARNING

  • Health - W of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

    5 days ago ADVISORY

  • Drought - Southwestern United States

    6 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Northwestern United States

    6 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Tuvalu

    6 days ago WARNING

  • Drought - Djibouti

    1 week ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Haiti

    3 months ago WARNING

  • Marburg Virus Disease - Equatorial Guinea

    1 month ago WARNING

  • Cholera - Mozambique

    3 weeks ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Africa

    11 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Middle East

    11 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - North America

    11 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Asia Pacific

    11 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Latin America/Caribbean

    11 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Europe

    11 months ago WARNING

  • Ebola Virus - Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    6 months ago WARNING

  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Hawaii

    11 months 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
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Data integration
Training
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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

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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