Members Involved
All members were asked to participate in this exercise. A full team roster was forwarded to NDMS-EOC, and many others helped in the packing and loading portion of the exercise. 

Activity History
All members were notified of the exercise and asked to assemble at the staging area.  Most of the work consisted of inventory and packing of containers.

In addition, our containers were re-labeled to the new NDMS standard. The team had adopted the KY-1 standard marking, but this past fall NDMS defined standardization of equipment packing that gives an element of interchangeability between all NDMS teams.

Matching the proper equipment to the revised inventory list proved to be the most difficult of the tasks. 

The team arrived early to complete the packing phase of the exercise so that we could start loading.  Our trailer arrived as scheduled, and the team began loading a 55-foot trailer with the basic load. 

Additional logistics functions were also completed as members located sources of equipment and supplies that had not been shipped to the team by NDMS. 

Since several inches of snow fell in the AM, equipment was carried down slippery stairs at our old storage area, and across the snowy and muddy lawn to the truck.  The loading process went smoothly under the direction of our two Logistics Chiefs.

The basic load remained safely on the truck a couple of weeks until our new warehouse was ready to be occupied.  Our equipment was then off-loaded after shelving and security had been installed at the new location.