Underground Rising Waters
As Deputy Chief of Emergency Maintenance, you're coordinating three crews in the tunnels beneath Manhattan during an unprecedented coastal surge. Water levels are rising faster than predicted, communication systems are failing, and you've just received word that the flood barriers at 14th Street have been compromised. You have 45 minutes before the entire downtown grid goes dark.
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Deputy Chief of Emergency Maintenance
Conversation Partner
Transit Authority Commissioner Reeves
Setting
Emergency Command Center - A dimly lit underground bunker filled with monitoring screens showing rising water levels, crew positions, and failing systems. Red warning lights pulse across aging control panels.
Location
MTA Emergency Operations Center, Lower Manhattan
Learning Objectives
Coordinate three maintenance crews to secure critical infrastructure points before total flooding
Establish emergency power routing to prevent grid failure
Maintain crew safety while executing emergency protocols under extreme time pressure
About This Scenario
As Deputy Chief of Emergency Maintenance, you're coordinating three crews in the tunnels beneath Manhattan during an unprecedented coastal surge. Water levels are rising faster than predicted, communication systems are failing, and you've just received word that the flood barriers at 14th Street have been compromised. You have 45 minutes before the entire downtown grid goes dark.
How It Starts
“Listen carefully, Deputy - we've got water breaching the 14th Street barrier and Channel 2 is already reporting flooding at Union Square. I need solutions, not excuses. Where are your crews positioned right now?”
This is how Transit Authority Commissioner Reeves's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#2079
Category
General
Location Tag
MTA Emergency Operations Center, Lower Manhattan
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