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Abstract
GIS in Horry County South Carolina 1,900 Acre Fire
Track: EMS, Fire, Disaster Management
Author(s): Olaf Jonasson, Kevin Cary
This paper describes the use of GIS during the Long Bay Fire (November 7-13, 2001), which consumed more than 1,900 acres in Horry County, South Carolina. The GIS department was asked to provide support to the incident command throughout the emergency. This paper explains how that support was carried out including workstation setup, data (original data), and data collection (with ArcPad and GPS via airplane and on the ground). The paper also presents what the GIS department learned and how that experience will affect future emergency situations in Horry County.
Olaf Jonasson
Horry County Government
IT/GIS
103 Elm Street
Room 248
Conway , SC 29526
USA
Phone: 843-248-1451
Fax: 843-248-3796
E-mail: jonassono@horrycounty.org
Kevin Cary
City of Conway
Planning
1001 3rd Ave
Conway 29526
USA
Phone: 843-248-1760
Fax: 843-248-1769
E-mail: kcary@cityofconway.com