Upshur County is just one area in the state to participate in this FEMA national level exercise. Offices in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania are also included in the exercise for the next three days.

Here in West Virginia they're evaluating local administrative capabilities in response to a mass evacuation from the Washington DC area due to a hurricane.

As part of the exercise, officials in Upshur County are examining shelter capabilities for evacuees by researching spare capacity of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, prisons and hospitals.

They're also reviewing contracts, or lack thereof, for emergency fuel, water and debris removal.

Officials with the Office of Emergency Management say this is a great way to get themselves prepared if such a disaster should ever occur.