Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Data & Analytics Initiative John S. Butler, Fire Chief June 11, 2019
Problem Leading to Disparate and unstructured data Disparate data staff Leading to Data errors Duplication Wasted staff time Uninformed decisions
Solution Realign data analysts to the Information Technology Division Direct access to IT staff for SME’s and tightly integrated solutions Conduct agency-wide data inventory 3 pillars of data to serve as authoritative data sources Operational, personnel, and assets Optimize data warehouse for better performance and data accuracy Convert legacy applications to web applications with SQL backend Utilize Microsoft Power BI to visualize and interact with data Utilize Microsoft SQL Reporting Services to deliver static reports Integrate Esri ArcGIS Enterprise for spatial data Documentation, documentation, documentation!
Examples Daily Report Wellness Dashboard
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