The exercise is based on the following: 

The overall exercise scenario unfolds as a Category 4 hurricane threatens the National Capitol Region (NCR) while events in the Pacific Northwest include terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the state of Washington and an accidental release of a chemical agent at chemical stockpile facility in Umatilla, Oregon. The scenario culminates with the hurricane's imminent landfall combined with a credible terror threat to the NCR which causes the federal government to invoke continuity plans and capabilities.

Planning for NLE 2-08 began in late spring 2007 and is designed to achieve the following objectives:

• Exercise and evaluate federal government continuity capabilities and management of emergencies from dispersed locations.
• Exercise our response to terrorist WMDs threat and attack capabilities with integration of Defense Support of Civil Authorities; and
• Exercise hurricane preparedness and response capabilities.

All state agencies participated in an earthquake drill just last week. I have heard that different agencies looked differently upon the seriousness of the drill. We evacuated our building, but I heard that Dept. of Ecology didn't evacuate theirs (? - just heard it, wasn't there to confirm). I also learned that my "emergency whistle" is a piece of crap and takes more lung power to blow than if I just yelled out to someone if I was trapped. I also learned that many Capital Campus workers go to Wagners for coffee during these drills :)

But do I feel prepared in the event of another earthquake because of these drills? No way, the reality of the last quake was something you can never truly prepare for. However, we do have extra water at our house and a designated meeting spot if we can't get home. Also, tons of canned food on hand just in case.

 the oils make me ill...  as for the butterfinger true, although baby ruth may be substituted at will.  You forgot the beer!