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

2. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management2 Courses used in GIS Development Introduction to GIS Risk Management Natural Hazards Emergency Management Operations Information Technology in Emergency Management

3. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management3 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

4. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management4 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

5. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management5 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 Risk Management

6. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management6 Emergency Management Computer Lab Incident Commander Teams MMA GIS Lab

7. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management7 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

8. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management8 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

9. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management9 MMA Emergency Management Simulator Operations CenterAt Scene Station MMA Simulation Center

10. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management10 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)

11. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management11 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

12. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management12 MMA Emergency Management Simulator Command Post Ambulance At Scene Station

13. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management13 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

14. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management14 MMA Emergency Management Simulator Data Fusion CenterAt Scene Helicopter

15. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management15 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

16. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management16 MMA Emergency Management Simulator Command Post Emergency Operations Center

17. 5/8/2009MMA Emergency Management17 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Marine 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)