Emergency services

GIS technology provides emergency management authorities with powerful mapping and analysis capabilities at every stage of the disaster cycle.

Blog Drone mapping boosts response to Australian flood damage

A small team in the South Australia State Emergency Service has embraced drones for assessing and mapping adverse situations from above.

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Case study NJCOP: Bringing all-hazards into view

Explore Australia's central emergency response platform, unifying data from diverse sources to provide real-time situational awareness.

E-book Spatially-enabling emergency services

Leading public safety agencies rely on cutting-edge tech for better situational awareness and disaster mitigation.

News Floodmapp's predictive power for improved resilience

TechCrunch profiles Brisbane-based start-up Floodmapp, which uses geospatial technology and real-time data to map, analyse and predict flood events.

Industry research Despite a ‘wet’ winter, normal or above normal fire potential exists

Which areas are most at risk? Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC), recently released its seasonal outlook for bushfire risk. Read about the conditions in your region.

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PREPAREDNESS

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RESPONSE

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RECOVERY

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MITIGATION

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Preparedness

Collect and visualise data, analyse historical trends and make informed predictions about future areas of risk. Build community resilience with education on protecting infrastructure and the environment.

Resource Preparing Queenslanders for bushfire season

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) helped Queenslanders understand and prepare for the bushfire risk in their neighbourhoods by checking their post code.

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Case study Automated bushfire risk assessment for safer ACT

Combining GIS with LiDAR imagery allows ACT Emergency Services Agency to conduct wide scale assessments quickly and accurately, enabling better planning and community education.

Response

Create dashboards for real-time situational awareness and better collaboration across agencies. Coordinate response efforts and deploy timely assets and resources where they’re needed most.

Presentation Optimising drones in an emergency services context

During AFAC22, Gordon Sumerling, Senior Consultant in Esri Australia's advisory team, recently shared his insights into how emergency services personnel are using drones to capture and share detailed imagery in rapid response situations. To see what's possible, contact Gordon to arrange a ‘live’ demonstration or download a summary of his presentation.

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Case study Real-time data transforms SA emergency response

Learn how a location-driven upgrade of one of South Australia's pivotal emergency service technologies improved safety across the state.

Case study Situational awareness for emergency operations

When battling floods, snowstorms and cyclones, Raleigh's emergency management teams rely on operational dashboards for real-time situational awareness.

Recovery

Develop safer, more resilient communities with a tech-led approach to addressing threats, hazards and vulnerabilities. Conduct risk assessments, plan and manage mitigation projects and improve adaptation strategies.

Blog Lessons from Bega Valley's bush fire recovery efforts In the summer of 2019, 70 per cent of Bega Valley Shire Council's land area was damaged by the bush fires. Here are the lessons learned from their response and recovery efforts. Learn more

Story map Raising awareness for bushfire recovery

Following the largest and most devastating bushfire ever on Kangaroo Island, a team from the SA National Parks and Wildlife Service created a StoryMap to encourage tourists to return to the island and support local communities.

Mitigation

Develop safer, more resilient communities with a tech-led approach to addressing threats, hazards and vulnerabilities. Plan and manage mitigation projects with enhanced field operations workflows.

Case study How to protect a city from flooding

Salem has experienced a one in 100 year flood event five times in the last 150 years. Learn how the city of Salem leverages location-based field apps to drive a collaborative, community-led approach to flood mitigation.

Presentation Innovating to mitigate bushfire risk

Using ArcGIS Online, the NSW Department of Industry, Lands & Water developed Incendo, a web app which enables the recording and maintenance of bushfire data affecting Crown land.

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Blog Staying ahead of the next disaster

Discover the latest tools and technologies helping emergency management agencies improve the resilience of communities in the face of evolving threats and hazards.

Resource Visit the bushfire resources hub

Stay informed with comprehensive information on Australia's bushfires and get coverage on how global agencies are leveraging technology for emergency management.

Episode Six Chief Kim Zagaris on tech-led disaster management

Chief Zagaris has been involved in every major emergency in California over the last 40 years. Under his leadership, technological innovation was placed at the heart of modern-day firefighting - changing the way agencies respond to emergencies.