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Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy. FEMA Higher Education Conference June 2009 GIS and Emergency Management Exercises. Courses used in GIS Development. Introduction to GIS Risk Management Natural Hazards Emergency Management Operations Information Technology in Emergency Management.

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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  1. Massachusetts Maritime Academy FEMA Higher Education Conference June 2009 GIS and Emergency Management Exercises

  2. Courses used in GIS Development • Introduction to GIS • Risk Management • Natural Hazards • Emergency Management Operations • Information Technology in Emergency Management MMA Emergency Management

  3. Introduction to GIS • MARPLOT Town Base Map • Layers • Town Boundary • Tiger Files and Census Data • Digitized building data • Mass GIS Shape files • ArcGIS Town Base Map • Town Boundary • Roadway Data • Emergency Response Sites MMA Emergency Management

  4. Risk Management • CAMEO • Load Massachusetts Tier2 data • Expand on town facilities data • Add Hazardous Materials Routes • Linking facilities and routes to MARPLOT Base Map • ALOHA • Creating a chemical plume • Simulating a transportation incident • Varying meteorological conditions • Linking the plume to MARPLOT Base Map • MARPLOT • Determine population affected by the plume • Determine shelter facilities • Determine evacuation routes MMA Emergency Management

  5. Risk Management • Incident Commander Chemical Spill Incident • Implemented in MMA GIS Laboratory • Resource allocation is a critical function • 3 Teams of 7 or 8 players in each class. • Practice runs • 3 official runs • Standard communication • Each student plays an IC chief • After Action Report • Team competition MMA Emergency Management

  6. Emergency Management Computer Lab Incident Commander Teams MMA GIS Lab MMA Emergency Management

  7. Natural Hazards • ArcGIS Base Map • Flooding Scenario • Census population affected in various demographic categories • Attach HAZUS daytime population distribution • Triage locations • Shelter requirements and locations • HAZUS level 1 Hurricane scenario • Probabilistic Hurricane • Damage assessment • Mitigation • HAZUS level 1 Earthquake scenario • Constructed earthquake • Damage assessment • Mitigation • Fire Area Simulator (FARSITE 4) • Tutorial • Local Wildfire with Standard Data MMA Emergency Management

  8. Natural Hazards • Incident Commander Severe Storm Incident • Implemented in MMA Simulator • Resource allocation is a critical function • 3 Teams of 7 or 8 players in each class. • Practice runs • 3 official runs • Radio communication • Each student plays an IC chief • After Action Report • Team competition MMA Emergency Management

  9. MMA Emergency Management Simulator MMA Simulation Center Operations Center At Scene Station MMA Emergency Management

  10. Information Technology in Emergency Management • ArcGIS Base Map refined • Network Analysis • Emergency Response service areas • Shortest route to triage • 3D Analysis • 3D view of town center • Raster Analysis • Model Builder Viewsheds and Contours • Wildfire analysis • Data developed using ArcGIS • Fire Area Simulation (FARSIDE 4)is executed • Results used in ArcGIS • Demographics of effected population • Economics analysis (Assessors data availability) • Image Processing (ArcView 3.2, Image J) MMA Emergency Management

  11. Information Technology in Emergency Management • Incident Commander School Hostage and Courthouse Bomb Incidents • Resource allocation is a critical function • 3 Teams of 7 or 8 players in each class. • Practice runs • 3 official runs • Separate Command Post • WebEOC and Radio communication • Each student plays an IC chief • After Action Report • Team competition MMA Emergency Management

  12. MMA Emergency Management Simulator Ambulance At Scene Station Command Post MMA Emergency Management

  13. Public Health • Mass Maritime Rite Solution Simulation • Mass Casualty Incident • At Scene stations • Incident Command Post • Triage Locations • Helicopter • Ambulance • Situation injects supplied • Response on WebEOC • Communication • WebEOC • Radio MMA Emergency Management

  14. MMA Emergency Management Simulator Data Fusion Center At Scene Helicopter MMA Emergency Management

  15. Capstone • Mass Maritime Rite Solution Simulation • Mass Casualty Incident • At Scene stations • Incident Command Post • Data Fusion Center • ArcGIS MEDS • CAMEO/MARPLOT/ALOHA • Helicopter • Ambulance • Police • Situation injects supplied • Response on WebEOC • Communication • WebEOC • Radio MMA Emergency Management

  16. MMA Emergency Management Simulator Command Post Emergency Operations Center MMA Emergency Management

  17. Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMarine Safety and Environmental Protection Department • Thank you for the opportunity to present my exercise to the FEMA Higher Education Conference • I will be happy to address any questions you have during this breakout session or via email • (mmacgregor@maritime.edu) MMA Emergency Management

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