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Best Practices and Collaborations of Emergency Management and IT Professionals

Best Practices and Collaborations of Emergency Management and IT Professionals. Brenda van Gelder – Virginia Tech Mike Mulhare – Virginia Tech David Farris – George Mason Gary Crane – Southeastern Univ. Research Assoc. . Agenda.

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Best Practices and Collaborations of Emergency Management and IT Professionals

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  1. Best Practices and Collaborations of Emergency Management and IT Professionals Brenda van Gelder – Virginia Tech Mike Mulhare – Virginia Tech David Farris – George Mason Gary Crane – Southeastern Univ. Research Assoc.

  2. Agenda • Converged Technologies for Security, Safety and Resilience at Virginia Tech • Overview of organization • Products, benefits, and institutional advantage • Metrics and Modeling • ENS Metrics • Models for crowd behavior • Continuity of Operations • Information Technology Challenges and Support • Application and Data Resilience • SURA Information Technology Committee • Current Initiatives • Opportunities and resources

  3. The Frontier of IT and Emergency Management Converged Technologies for Security, Safety, and Resilience (CTSSR) serves as a premier source of information technology expertise and applied knowledge, crafting solutions to emerging issues related to the security, safety and resilience of communities.

  4. CTSSR Projects/Resources • Volume purchasing for hardware and software for campus emergency responders • Geospatial tools and processes • Cybersecurity expertise as relates to emergency responder sensitive data • Identity management and emergency responder needs for rapid querying of multiple databases in dispatch and response • Social media, data mining, situational awareness

  5. Some Questions for Discussion • Does your institution have an organizational linkage between IT and emergency management/ emergency responders? • Do your campus security and safety groups have their own IT support or does it come from a central organization? Or both? • How would you characterize the cultures of your IT and emergency management groups? • What opportunities for collaboration exist?

  6. Metrics and Modeling Michael J. Mulhare, P.E. Director of Emergency Management, Virginia Tech

  7. Emergency Notification Single Web Portal For Multiple Channels

  8. Emergency Notification Single Web Portal For Multiple Channels

  9. Emergency Notification Single Web Portal For Multiple Channels

  10. Emergency Notification Single Web Portal For Multiple Channels

  11. Emergency Notification Single Web Portal For Multiple Channels

  12. December 8, 2011 Incident At approximately 12:30PM on December 8th, 2011, Officer Deriek Crouse of the Virginia Tech Police Department was conducting a traffic stop when he was shot and killed in his patrol car by an individual that approached on foot. The assailant fled. The campus was secured-in-place while members of the Virginia Tech Police Department and other regional Law Enforcement Agencies searched the campus. A second shooting victim and a handgun were found shortly thereafter. Investigation determined that the second victim died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was the assailant that murdered Officer Crouse.

  13. December 8, 2011 Incident: VT Homepage Traffic Spike

  14. December 8, 2011 Incident: A Bigger Traffic Spike

  15. Emergency Evacuation Planning for Lane Stadium • Develop a calibrated and verified model. • Test different emergency scenarios. • Optimize stadium evacuation plan.

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