Abstract
 Navy Emergency Response Management System Aids Military First Responders Track: Disaster Management and Emergency Response Author(s): Mark Jansen The Navy Emergency Response Management System (NERMS) is a consolidated Computer-Aided Dispatch system that combines traditional fire, police, and medical dispatch services with modern GIS real-time services such as address verification, automatic vehicle location, automatic vehicle recommendation and routing, map displays, and online GIS updating to enhance emergency response. NERMS operates out of Regional Dispatch Centers communicating with installation-level first responders via radios and mobile data computers in emergency vehicles. Existing emergency management functions combine different manual and automated administrative systems, applications, processes such as pencil and paper logbooks, paper mapbooks, and pre-plan documents. Current paper-based records management systems do not provide intra- and inter-departmental system interoperability which limits incident response and personnel cooperation with dispatch centers as well as administrative tasks such as data calls and budgeting. Implementation of NERMS provides an integrated, scaleable, and expandable Navy Enterprise system to support emergency responders nationwide at over 30 Navy shore installations. Mark Jansen SPAWAR Systems Center Defense and Intelligence P.O. Box 190022 North Charleston, SC 29419 US Phone: 843-218-5956 Fax: 843-218-4779 E-mail: mark.jansen@navy.mil |
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