MILE HIGH DICE

Mile High Dice is an annual continuity training & exercise hosted by the Colorado Federal Executive Board (CFEB) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VIII. What began as a Denver area exercise for Federal agencies now includes state, county, city government officials and private sector partners from the six states that make up FEMA Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming). The annual training & exercise provides participants the opportunity to improve their continuity plans and procedures by learning the latest policy updates, discussing their continuity planning efforts, testing their planning assumptions, and sharing best practices.

Register now for the Virtual Mile High Dice Event | November 10, 2021 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm MST

Register | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-mile-high-dice-understanding-americas-supply-chain-tickets-176396816627

Topic: Understanding America’s Supply Chain

• What is America’s Supply Chain?
• Lessons Learned during the COVID 19 Pandemic
• Future Risks
• Organizational Concerns
• Individual Questions

PURPOSE

• Mile High Dice provides a forum for inter-agency coordination and improvement of preparedness, contingency and continuity plans.
• Mile High Dice establishes a learning environment for participants to promote preparedness and resiliency among public and private entities to examine response/contingency plans to determine their ability to continue their mission essential functions.

OBJECTIVES

– Develop a common understanding of:

• The different lifecycle stages of America’s Supply Chain
• Supply Chain lessons learned from COVID 19 Pandemic
• Common vulnerabilities for both organizations & citizens
• Suggested planning consideration for a disruption within the supply chain(s).
• Examine and assess organizational & personal plans, processes, and procedures for preparing for a disruption of a supply chain and discuss potential solutions / mitigations measures to lessen its impact. 
• Discuss & examine the challenges, issues and cascading impacts associated with conducting essential functions if your primary staff, facility, or infrastructure are affected.

TARGET AUDIENCE 

• Cities | Counties | State Government | Federal Agencies | Private Sector
• Agencies/organizations are encouraged to have team members including Executive Leaders, Public Information Officers, Information Technology, Facilities, Financial, Continuity, Human Resources, Law Enforcement, Safety & Security, Emergency Management, Medical & Public Health, etc attend the training.

AGENDA

8:00                 Welcome | Opening Remarks

8:15                 Training Segment #1: Overview: Better understanding of the different lifecycle stages of America’s Supply Chain

8:40                 Training Segment #2: Federal Perspective Public Health/Healthcare Lessons from COVID-19

9:30                 Break

9:45                 Training Segment #3: Colorado State Perspective Lessons from COVID-19

10:15               Break

10:25               Training Segment #4: Local County Perspective Lessons from COVID-19

11:05                 Training Segment # 5: Supply Chain Resilience

11:45               Closing Remarks

12:00               Adjourn

2021 Mile High Dice Planning Committee:

• Colorado Federal Executive Board (CFEB)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII (FEMA Region VIII)
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• CO Emergency Preparedness Partnership (CEPP)
• CO Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM)
• Jefferson County, CO Public Health 

2021 Mile High Dice Participant Handbook – Forthcoming when published