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HSEEP Policy and Guidance

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 2020

The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) provides a set of fundamental principles for exercise programs, as well as a common approach to program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. All of the HSEEP templates provided throughout this toolkit are built from the foundation established in the HSEEP doctrine, last updated in 2020.

HSEEP Best Practices Guides & Tools

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FEMA’s National Exercise Division (NED) has collected and compiled lessons learned and best practices from across the whole community of exercise practitioners. New - Frequently Asked Questions that clarifies the similarities, differences and connections between FEMA’s Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and National Continuous Improvement Guidance (NCIG). Please see the posted material below:

Additional Resources and Training

  • Short Videos: FEMA's National Exercise Division (NED) developed a series of short videos that provide a brief overview of topics related to the design, development, conduct, and evaluation of exercises. You may access the complete video series at HSEEP Video Series - YouTube
  • Webinars: FEMA will continue to conduct HSEEP Webinars. Continue to monitor HSEEP Webinars for updates.
  • Training Materials
    • The 2020 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) K/L0146 training material has been approved by EMI. Please visit the EMI HSEEP webpage for Additional information: https://training.fema.gov/programs/hseep.
    • Exercise Starter Kits: FEMA’s NED developed Exercise Starter Kits (ESKs) to help organizations plan and conduct their own Discussion-Based exercises to validate their plans and policies along with examining their readiness for a range of threats and hazards.