1. GIS: An essential tool in every Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Jeff Stauber, Green Bay Fire Chief Ed Sheppard, State of Wisconsin Terrorism Exercise Coordinator Cullen Peltier, Brown County Emergency Management Director Jeff DuMez, Brown County GIS/LIO Coordinator 2005 WLIA Annual Conference Workshop February 22, 2005 KI Convention Center Green Bay, WI

2. Introductions Jeff Stauber, Green Bay Fire Chief Ed Sheppard, State of Wisconsin Terrorism Exercise Coordinator Cullen Peltier, Brown County Emergency Management Director Jeff DuMez, Brown County GIS/LIO Coordinator Other credits: –Kathy Swingle, Burnett County Also thanks to the Brown County Emergency Management GIS (E-GIS) Committee: –Mike Hronek, City of Green Bay –Tim Niemi, Village of Howard –Francine Sanders, Village of Ashwaubenon –Pat Ford, Brown County –Tammy Castonia, Brown County –Jean Urbancic, Green Bay Water Utility –Ryan Finstad, Brown County Public Safety & Communications –Michelle Arneson, Green Bay Police Department –Mike Cerkas, Wisconsin Public Service –Tim Hennig, Brown County Planning –Bill Boyle, City of DePere Your participation is highly encouraged

3. Goals Understand the Incident Command System (ICS) and the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) functions Learn how you and your GIS can assist EOC personnel during a disaster Learn how to prepare

4. Acronyms to remember (or you’ll be lost during the next 3 hours!) EOC: Emergency Operation Center ICS: Incident Command System GIS: Geographic Information System

5. Workshop Outline Video on Incident Command System (ICS) Discuss ICS in the Emergency Operation Center with Ed Sheppard, Jeff Stauber and Cullen Peltier Discussion: How might GIS be used as an emergency response tool? Demonstration: What can GIS help provide? –Critical Infrastructure –Pre-plans –What is available on GIS systems that can be used? –HazMat special needs –HazMat special needs Discussion: Jeff S.: We can't "pre-plan" everything- so how do we anticipate EOC needs? next

6. Workshop Outline Continued Talk "big picture" and what little things we can incorporate into our GIS workflows that might help a great deal if needed Cullen: Will give power point on what kinds of things are needed as "preplans", screen captures, building footprints, etc Other considerations: Technical, Procedural, Media & Public Information source Discussion: Liability concerns & questions (Jeff Stauber) Panel Discussion

7. Video Ed Sheppard

8. Demonstration & Discussion Critical Infrastructure Pre-plans How GIS can be used HazMat special needs We can’t “Pre-Plan” everything…how do we anticipate EOC needs?

9. Cullen Peltier Emergency Management Director

10. Technical Checklist Make a Checklist which might include: Laptop computer –Power Cords, Batteries, Mouse, network cable, network/phone modem cables, DVD/CD drive. –Network I.P. addresses Computer projector –Power Cord, VGA or USB connectors Printers (large & small formats) Data Discs –Build library of GIS data discs, keep them at the EOC if possible update them as often as you can. –CDs/DVDs from your community, include your data, municipal, utilities, anything you might imagine could be useful Your ideas?? –Handout (sample checklist)

11. Other Suggested Preparations Demonstrate your capabilities to LEPC & others Form a committee or task force & meet with GIS/ mapping people in your community: –Include staff from local utilities, municipalities, emergency management, public safety, any other technical people –Develop & maintain a list of contacts, phone numbers, etc –Ask them to be “on call” in case of a disaster –Create a GIS plan specific for Disaster aid / EOC –Incorporate your GIS plan into the County’s overall plan Continued:

12. Other suggested preparations (continued from previous page) Have a designated GIS space in your EOC floor plan layout Participate in mock drills at the EOC to get practice & familiarity Stash a “cache” of data CDs and “standard maps” in a locker at your EOC along with tape to hang the maps, markers, and as many computer items as you can (network & power cables, printers, etc)

13. Suggestions? Questions? Thank you!