Abstract
Station Fire GIS: A Summary
Track: Emergency Medical Services/Fire
Author
The largest wildland fire in Los Angeles County history (250miČ) called for a substantial GIS response to support incident needs. At the height of activity nine GIS Specialists and six plotters worked 24 hours a day to produce over 300 map products every 12 hours for upwards of 5000 personnel. Topics that will be covered include: Information sources and flow, data management, network and facilities setup, product types, and the role of GIS in the Incident Command System. Issues, problems and solutions that arose through-out the course of the incident will be covered for each topic.
Brad Weisshaupt
Los Angeles County Fire Department
12605 Osborne St.
Pacoima, California 91331
United States
Phone: 818.890.5752
E-mail: bweisshaupt@fire.lacounty.gov
Matthew Eister
United States Forest Service
Eldorado National Forest
Placerville, California 95667
United States
Phone: 530.621.5234
E-mail: mattheweister@fs.fed.us