LTC 209-2025 MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HURRICANE EVACUATION TABLETOP EXERCISEDocusign Envelope ID: 531A1849-CFAE-4735-A02A-2639DD1969A 7
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #209-2025 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM, Eric Carpenter, City Manager Bu,:_�
DATE: May 19, 2025
SUBJECT: MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HURRICANE EVACUATION TABLETOP EXERCISE
The purpose of this L TC is to advise you of the combined efforts of the Miami Beach Fire
Department Division of Emergency Management (DEM), the Emergency Management
Divisions of the Village of Key Biscayne, the Cities of Miami and Coral Gables, and the
Miami-Dade Department of Emergency Management to present a tabletop exercise (TTX)
in preparation for hurricane season and the upcoming FIFA games.
This exercise will involve coastal cities in Miami-Dade County and southeast Broward
County, as well as the agencies and partners that support emergency management and
the hospitality industry. The TTX will incorporate evacuation planning and procedures in
consideration of the expected hotel populations and is part of the region's overall
preparation for the FIFA World Club Cup Games this summer and the FIFA World Cup
Games next summer. This is also a chance for neighboring jurisdictions to work alongside
their counterpart personnel during "blue skies" to facilitate cooperation and procedural
operations should there be a coastal evacuation order.
Invited participants include public safety and infrastructure support personnel, Police and
Fire Chiefs, County, State and Federal agencies, hospitality industry leadership and local
elected officials.
The exercise will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Sunset Ballroom A,
on Tuesday, June 17. Doors will open at 8:00 a.m. The tabletop will begin at 8:30 followed
by a "hot wash" review at 1 :00 p.m., ending at 1 :30 p.m.
In 2023, Miami Beach DEM conducted a similar exercise to address evacuation
procedures that resulted in better communication between agencies. Working off the
insights from that event, we hope this exercise will foster continued dialogue and increase
our levels of preparedness in the region.
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