Being Prepared and Providing Situational Awareness, through the use of Web GIS Captain Michael Brady, Commanding Officer GIS Unit, Fire Department City of New York
Who We Are 11,198 Firefighters and Fire Officers 4,294 EMT s, Paramedics and Officers 341 Engine and Ladder Companies 65 Specialty Fire Apparatus (such as Squads, Rescue, etc.) 359 Ambulances 171 Fire Marshals 314 Fire Inspectors 174 Dispatchers 1,918 Administrative Support Personnel (Mechanics/Trades-people, Technologists, Civilian Professionals, Etc.) Services Provided Fire Apparatus responded to: 304,000 fires, non-fire emergencies ( Over 1.1 Million Total Runs) EMS responded to over 1.4 Million medical emergencies (1.75 Million Total Runs) Fire Marshalls investigated 7,837 fires for potential arson Conducted 225,025 fire code regulatory inspections 9,295 Fire Safety Education Presentations
Interagency Cooperation New York City Agencies: NYC Emergency Management Police Department Dept. of Information Technology & Telecommunications Department of City Planning Department of Environmental Protection Department of Parks Department of Transportation Borough President Offices State Agencies Bi-State Agencies Non NYC Local Government Agencies Federal Agencies
Preparation is a continuous cycle of forecasting, planning, organizing, training, conducting exercises, evaluating, analyzing and making improvements GIS is more than mapping Analytical, Data Management & Visualization Tools Data can be mapped, analyzed and utilized to make improved decisions Decision Makers can exercise response and recovery plans during non-emergency drills Preparedness
Support for all Bureaus and Units Paper maps, Map Books created and printed for use by all FDNY Bureaus and Units Sharing data files with Agencies
Progression to Feature Services No reliance on paper maps or forms Greater sharing and collaborating Greater situational awareness and true common operating picture Create simple more intuitive applications for the non GIS professional user More cost effective now across PC s, laptops, tablets and smartphones vs expensive difficult to use GPS devices
FDNY CRIMS MAP (Critical Response Information Management System) Flex Viewer Operations Center & Desktop on INTRANET Internal WEB Map application displays Incident Locations and other data
FDNY Mobile MAPS Explorer APP & Collector APP 1 st Mobile CRIMS Map accessible by Operations in the field Services published from EC2 & ArcGIS Server & pushed to AGOL Ability to collect Building Damage Assessments electronically vs paper forms Display near real time data as it is collected External WEB Map application using Amazon EC2 & ArcGIS Server, AGOL, Explorer & Collector Apps, as a work around, due to firewalls & security settings
FDNY CRIMS MAP (Critical Response Information Management System) WEB APP Builder / Java Script Portal for ArcGIS Greater sharing of Maps/APPs internally Search for GIS content within the organization Share feature services for use in Desktop Firewall Rules & Security Issues to access outside of FDNY network Web APP Builder App creation No Coding Required Run on any device or browser Widgets easily configured in maps
Building Information FDNY CRIMS MAP Content Pop ups provide attribute data and links to both internal and external applications and data. Links to: DOB Building Search Page Dual Maps Street View Page Pre Incident Guides CIDS Information Floor Plans, BIC Card (EAP)
FDNY CRIMS MAP Content Pre Incident Guides Internal documents created by local fire units as a pre plan for location Contain text document of building information, operational and response operations Street map created by GIS Unit Oblique imagery from Pictometry to show each exposure Street View Imagery from Cyclomedia
FDNY CRIMS MAP Content Subway Station Plans Plans linked to the station data, provide critical information for planning and incident commanders.
FDNY CRIMS MAP Content RAD Alert Readings Annual background radiation readings in front of firehouse, 1 st full week in May Five readings per day for seven days Units input readings via an electronic form, the avg. reading is displayed on the map Useful as a background reading map for comparison after possible radiological release
FDNY CRIMS MAP Content CCTV Cameras Dept. of Traffic (DOT) EarthCam Links to public facing cameras from DOT Links to EarthCam Live streaming cameras
FDNY CRIMS MAP Custom Widgets CRIMS Incidents Widget Displays the latest incidents, (of consequence) Fires, MCI, Unusual Incidents within 24 hrs., both active and closed RSS feed coming from our Ops Center (FDOC) At a glance situational awareness Ability to locate the incident quickly, precisely using NYC Geo-support Pop-up has information, Links and attachments for viewing additional data
FDNY CRIMS MAP Custom Widgets Pictometry On-line Widget provides oblique imagery, with the ability to view archived imagery by date of capture Provides staff chiefs and Incident Commanders with situational awareness, size-up & exposure identification prior to arriving on scene Valuable when creating Preplans, Profiles & Exercises Archived imagery used to compare areas from a previous date, as was the case for Hurricane Sandy Tools can be used to measure area, height, length of buildings or areas
FDNY CRIMS MAP Custom Widgets Cyclomedia Street Smart Widget provides CURRENT High Resolution Street View Imagery, collected annually High Resolution- see addresses, tags, features clearly Provides staff chiefs and Incident Commanders prior to arriving on scene, size up, situational awareness Advantageous for Inspections, Pre-Planning, Exercises Archived imagery provides comparisons of building facades, addresses, street conditions Images are easily extracted & included in print and electronic packages for the Incident Commander, staff heading to scene, operations group
FDNY EMS Hourly Map Internal WEB Map application displays EMS Incident Response Data Layered on top of the CRIMS map to create a new APP for EMS Ops.
Incident Data from EMS CAD hourly Data displayed by ATOM (Response Boundary) Allows operations to monitor call volume, Dispatch and Response Time Response time, Dispatch Time and Number of Responses Difference between current and previous times Highlights problem areas early, for corrective actions FDNY EMS Hourly Map
FDNY EMS Hourly Map EMS Incidents Density Layer - historical view of Hot Spots of the most critical call types Helpful for operations to locate the correct EMS resources where the call volume is greatest Ability to drill down to see if a specific location / building, is driving the call volume up Census Tract Data provides population counts within atoms & areas of city Combined with Density Layer, creates a more complete picture of what resources are needed, where to locate them and more importantly, why
FDNY EMS Hourly Map Traffic Layer offers current situational awareness of travel problems throughout the city Influences the decision of which units to relocate into an area due to possible travel time Operations can suggest routes for units moving into areas Esri World Traffic Layer
Special Events, Pre-Planning & Drills Annual Special events include: New Years Eve St. Patrick s Day Parade Half Marathons Pride Parade 4th of July Fireworks Display Puerto Rican Day Parade 116th St Festival US Tennis Open West Indian Day Parade NYC Triathlon UN General Assembly NYC Marathon Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade Chinese New Year Numerous Concerts Christmas Tree Lighting Roughly 100 Special Events, Concerts, Visits each year
4 th of July Fireworks Spectacular
Fire Department City of New York GIS Unit Captain Michael Brady Michael.Brady@fdny.nyc.gov 718-999-5193 Geographic Information Systems