emergency management and gis establishing baseline operations thomas sivak executive director...
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Emergency Management and GIS
Establishing Baseline OperationsThomas Sivak
Executive DirectorHamilton 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 didn’t”
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
Public Safety Compound
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Public Safety Compound
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Public Safety Compound
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Public Safety Compound
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Public Safety Compound
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Public Safety Compound
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Public Safety Compound
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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 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
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