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Power lines in extreme heat, illustrating the Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse Microsimulation
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Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse

At a glance

Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse is a simulation from iluminr in the Natural Hazards & Climate category for Business Continuity, Operations and Crisis Management. It tests how your team protects branch, contact center & claims, with indicative mapping to OCC / Fed / FDIC Sound Practices, FFIEC BCM Handbook and UK PS21/3 Operational Resilience.

Manage a complete multi-site grid collapse triggered by an intense heatwave, focusing on stakeholder communication and implementing contingency plans across multiple affected locations.

What it tests

  • Identify all functional groups required for incident response and their specific roles in managing the incident.
  • Determine the appropriate primary stakeholders for each identified functional group and establish alternates.
  • Outline immediate actions each identified functional group must take to effectively manage an incident.

How you can run it

MicrosimulationRun as a team in a shared event room.
Full-Scale SimulationExtend it across teams, functions and partners.
Expert-FacilitatedOur team designs and runs it with you.

Questions about Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse

What does Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse test?

Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse tests whether your team can identify all functional groups required for incident response and their specific roles in managing the incident, determine the appropriate primary stakeholders for each identified functional group and establish alternates and outline immediate actions each identified functional group must take to effectively manage an incident.

Who should take Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse?

Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse is designed for Business Continuity, Operations, Crisis Management, People & HR and Executive & Board.

Which regulations and standards does Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse support?

Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse supports testing expectations in OCC / Fed / FDIC Sound Practices, FFIEC BCM Handbook, UK PS21/3 Operational Resilience, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301, Basel Principles for Operational Resilience, MAS BCM Guidelines, ISO 22320, ISO 22316, AU SOCI Act, US NIPP, SEC Regulation SCI, CPMI-IOSCO PFMI, ISO 22398 and NIST SP 800-84. Mapping is indicative, so confirm scope against your own obligations.

Can Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse be run individually or as a team?

It runs as a team exercise in a shared event room. It can also be extended into a full-scale simulation across teams and partners.

Can we customize Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse?

Yes. You can tailor the roles, plans, critical services, injects and objectives in the iluminr builder, or have our team customize it for you.

How do we get access to Heatwave Havoc: Grid Collapse?

Request it from this page. If you are an iluminr customer, we will set up access in your account. If not, we will contact you and either provide access or facilitate it for you.

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