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Emergency Management and GIS Establishing Baseline Operations

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

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  1. Emergency Management and GIS Establishing Baseline Operations Thomas Sivak Executive Director Hamilton County Emergency Management

  2. 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

  3. Emergency Management • Resource Coordinators • Situational Awareness • Planning • Communication • Coordination *Before, During, and After Disasters / Special Events*

  4. Setting the bar “The only thing harder than planning for an emergency is explaining why you didn’t”

  5. State Fair Pre-Planning 2011

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Super Bowl 2012

  9. 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

  10. Briefings (Supervisors)

  11. Final Pre-Planning Meeting

  12. Numerous Maps to Discern • Super Bowl Committee Maps • Public Safety Maps • CAD Drawings • NFL Contractor Maps

  13. Pacers Fieldhouse and Hosted 2 Home Games Georgia Street Super Bowl Village Main Stage Train Line Zip Line and Entrance to the NFL Experience

  14. Public Safety Compound

  15. Public Safety Compound

  16. Public Safety Compound

  17. Public Safety Compound

  18. Public Safety Compound

  19. Public Safety Compound

  20. Public Safety Compound

  21. Henryville F4 Tornado

  22. Henryville Sit Awareness

  23. Henryville F4 Tornado Saturday Morning

  24. Henryville – Sunday Morning

  25. Richmond Hills November 10th

  26. Richmond Hills November 11th

  27. Response to Recovery • ~700 (911) calls • 2 Deaths • ~10 injuries • 80+ homes affected • Shelter Established at Community Church

  28. Initial Damage Assessment *Best Practice*

  29. 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

  30. Ingres / Egress / Checkpoints *Best Practice*

  31. Area Affected

  32. 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

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