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 didnt
State Fair Pre-Planning 2011
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
Super Bowl 2012
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
Briefings (Supervisors)
Final Pre-Planning Meeting
Numerous Maps to Discern Super Bowl Committee Maps Public Safety Maps CAD Drawings NFL Contractor Maps
Georgia Street Super Bowl Village Zip Line and Entrance to the NFL Experience Train Line Main Stage Pacers Fieldhouse and Hosted 2 Home Games
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Henryville F4 Tornado
Henryville Sit Awareness
Henryville F4 Tornado Saturday Morning
Henryville – Sunday Morning
Richmond Hills November 10th
Richmond Hills November 11th
Response to Recovery ~700 (911) calls 2 Deaths ~10 injuries 80+ homes affected Shelter Established at Community Church
Initial Damage Assessment *Best Practice*
November 13 th 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
Ingres / Egress / Checkpoints *Best Practice*
Area Affected
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