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NREP 2014 Conference

NREP 2014 Conference. Current Status and Path Forward. Salt Lake City, UT April 9 th , 2014. Presented by: Sean Crawford, FEMA/CBRNE Office; Sara DeCair, EPA/ORIA; Bob Allen, Chainbridge Technologies. Presentation Overview. RadResponder new user overview Current status of the Network

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NREP 2014 Conference

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  1. NREP 2014 Conference Current Status and Path Forward Salt Lake City, UT April 9th, 2014 Presented by: Sean Crawford, FEMA/CBRNE Office; Sara DeCair, EPA/ORIA; Bob Allen, Chainbridge Technologies

  2. Presentation Overview • RadResponder new user overview • Current status of the Network • Participating organizations and network growth • Technical changes • Exercise highlights • What’s next? • Planned technical enhancements • API: Device and external system integration • Ongoing rollout and exercise support • RadResponder Ready

  3. RadResponder Network Overview: Why RadResponder? • Individual organizations have excellent capabilities: equipment, training, logistics, and systems but… • But no single organization can manage the entire response • Insufficient coordination between different levels of government and industry • Waiting until the response phase to address these problems means that you’ve already lost

  4. RadResponder Network Overview: What is RadResponder? • Cloud database • Responders and Teams • Equipment • Field Surveys • Samples and Analysis • Web Portal • Data sharing • Mapping tools • Mobile apps • Integration • Your Network • EPA/DOE • API

  5. RadResponder Network Status: Participating Organizations • Launched February 2013 • Currently 1,568 users representing 471 federal, state, local, academic, and industry organizations nationwide https://www.RadResponder.net

  6. RadResponder Network Status: Growth and Support • 1,400 new users since NREP’13 • Conferences and interagency outreach • Regular webinars • YouTube, Facebook, community updates • Exercise and training support • Targets: • FY14: 2,000 • FY15: 3,000

  7. RadResponder Network Status: Exercise support and routine monitoring • Illinois • Virginia • Kansas • New Jersey • New York • Arkansas • Texas • DOE/FRMAC • CRCPD • CEP RERO course • CTOS courses

  8. RadResponder Network How do you get involved? https://www.RadResponder.net Register for an Account. Invite your staff and get trained. Who are you going to partner with? Participate in an exercise. Support@RadResponder.net

  9. RadResponder Network Status: Technical changes • Field sampling • Mobile apps: • Streamlined UI • Barcoding • Observation photos • Emergency response mode • Blue force tracking • Windows app • Enhanced mapping • Team and equipment management improvements

  10. RadResponder Network Sidebar: Improving performance of GIS We’ve been able to demonstrate that the automatic lat/long accuracy of the mobile apps can be significantly increased through he use of an external GIS antennae.

  11. RadResponder Network What’s Next?

  12. What’s next? • Continued technical improvements • Big push: re-engage on the API and work on external system and device integrations • Improve organizational management • Improve data sharing • “Plume in a box” exercise components • Ongoing rollout and exercise support • RadResponder Ready

  13. Special Thanks DOE/NNSA: Dan Blumenthal, Alan Remick RSL: Steve Luke, Rajah Mena, Wendy Pemberton, Bill Beal NARAC: Brenda Pobanz Working Group (in no particular order): Adela Salame-Alfie, Pat Mulligan, David Howe, Kay Foster, Earl Fordham, Frieda Fisher-Tyler, Bill Irwin, Vicki Ronnau, Brigid Mountain et.al. Organizations: Virginia DOH, Illinois EMA, Washington DOH, Vermont DOH, Kansas RCP, FRMAC, CDP, CTOS et.al.

  14. Contacts/Resources SUPPORT EMAIL • support@radresponder.net WEB ADDRESSES • RadResponder Website: https://www.RadResponder.net • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/officialradresponder • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadResponder

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