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Emergency Management and GIS Establishing Baseline Operations. Thomas Sivak Executive Director Hamilton County Emergency Management. Objectives. Understand Emergency Management Responsibilities before, during, after events
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Emergency Management and GIS Establishing Baseline Operations Thomas Sivak Executive Director Hamilton County Emergency Management
Objectives • Understand Emergency Management Responsibilities before, during, after events • Share experiences from the past 3 years and how GIS had great impacts on the outcome of the events • Identify future growth in expanding GIS into Emergency Management functions
Emergency Management • Resource Coordinators • Situational Awareness • Planning • Communication • Coordination *Before, During, and After Disasters / Special Events*
Setting the bar “The only thing harder than planning for an emergency is explaining why you didn’t”
Pre-Planning and Mapping • State Fair Pre-Planning started during Summer of 2011 • Enhanced relationships with Local and State Partners • Worked with GIS to identify a divisions system for events taking place at the State Fairgrounds
State Fair Collapse 2011 • Preplanning areas enabled rapid response • Allowed for rapid primary search of area • Enabled responders to complete a thorough secondary search within hours of the incident
Pre-Planning and Coordination • Planning started 3 years before event • Many changes took place within the last 6 months • Planning and mapping worked hand in hand for various abilities to leverage GIS
Numerous Maps to Discern • Super Bowl Committee Maps • Public Safety Maps • CAD Drawings • NFL Contractor Maps
Pacers Fieldhouse and Hosted 2 Home Games Georgia Street Super Bowl Village Main Stage Train Line Zip Line and Entrance to the NFL Experience
Response to Recovery • ~700 (911) calls • 2 Deaths • ~10 injuries • 80+ homes affected • Shelter Established at Community Church
November 13th Engaging the Whole Community • Ingress Egress credentials and plan executed • Roadmap created • Incident Management Team Coordinated • Recovery meeting established • Ingress and Egress systems in place • Establishing relationships with Insurance Agencies
Conclusion • The use of GIS mapping in Emergency Management is growing • Incorporating GIS in the Emergency Operations Center is a Best Practice • Continued growth in education of what can be done with GIS is needed within the Emergency Management Community • Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Mapping