Disaster Exercise: Operation OX

Statewide Full Scale Exercise April 30 to May 2, 2019

What is Operation OX?

• Operation OX ("Oregon's Exercise") is a full-scale exercise sponsored by the Oregon Health Authority.
• The exercise will be held April 30 to May 2, 2019.
• The exercise is coordinated by the Health Security, Preparedness and Response section (HSPR) at the OHA Public Health Division.
• The exercise scenario is based on an intentional release of plague at a major event venue in Portland, OR.
• The exercise will practice the state’s ability to request, receive, distribute and dispense medicines and medical supplies from the Federal Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
• All Oregon counties and tribes will participate in the distribution portion of the exercise. Some will conduct additional testing and training activities.
• This exercise will help ensure we can scale up much of what we do everyday to meet the challenges of a larger event and provide a coordinated response.

Learn More About the Exercise

Resources for Participants

State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon (SERV-OR)

• SERV-OR: Frequently Asked Questions
• SERV-OR website

Medical Countermeasures (MCM), Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and Shelf-Life Extension Program (SLEP)

• MCM, SNS and SLEP: Frequently Asked Questions
• MCM
• Information from OHA
• Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Preparedness tools and resources from CDC

• SNS
• Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Information from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

• SLEP
• Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Plague

• Plague: Frequently Asked Questions
• Information from OHA
• CDC's plague website