Abstract

Real-time Tracking of Wildfire Incidents & Resources in Texas
Track: Wildland Fire Management
Authors: Curt Stripling, Joaquin Ramirez, David Buckley, Timmons Group

With climate change and drought prevalent across the U.S. there is increasing demand for access to accurate and timely information about wildfire incidents and related firefighting sources. In response this, the Texas has embarked on the development of an statewide ire incident and resource tracking decision support system.The new Texas system provides a robust platform built upon Esri Run Time technology that support real-time sharing across multiple platforms and devices–desktop, web & mobile.