data for state emergency planning and response

DATA FOR STATE EMERGENCY DATA FOR STATE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSEPLANNING AND RESPONSE

NSGIC NSGIC

September 23 - 27, 2007September 23 - 27, 2007

Madison, WIMadison, WI

Key Points

• It’s about more than points on a map

• Ongoing, consistent data collection is key

• Detailed contact information greatly extends the value of the data layers

• “All source” methodology is critical

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Background – IONIC

• Founded in 1999

• Located in Alexandria, VA

• A leading provider of Open Geospatial® Web Services software and author of numerous OGC standards

• Partner with MCH to spatially-enable MCH’s list data and to bring the data to the federal/state geospatial community


Background – MCH

• Founded 1928

• Located in Sweet Springs, MO, just east of Kansas City

• Privately owned

• Leading provider of US “institutions” databases

• Compiles all data

in US Sweet Springs facility

Review: Places2protect

• 14 Vector Data Layers Available Through NGA/DHS HSIP • Many are Tele Atlas rooftop points • All layers include feature detail for State planning

• Viewing access to State Homeland Security community through ICAV

• Additional attributes may be captured on a State-by-State basis

• Additional layers available


Current Layers Available to States

• Emergency Medical• Hospitals

• Urgent Care Centers

• Ambulance Services

• Emergency Response and Relief• County Health Departments

• Red Cross Chapters

• Police

• Fire Stations

• Other Medical• Handicapped

Children/Residential Treatment Centers

• Nursing/Retirement Homes

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Current Layers Available to States (Cont’d)

• Places Where There are Children• Schools

• Child Care

• Handicapped Children/Residential Treatment Centers

• Senior Care• Nursing & Retirement Homes

• Colleges and Universities

• Jails and Correctional Facilities

• Churches

• Domestic Violence Shelters

• Runaway and Homeless Shelters


Data Compilation Methodology

• MCH compiles and verifies institutional information from a wide range of sources• Telephone surveys

• Printed and internet directories

• State and regional licensing data

• Association membership listings

• Web crawlers

• MCH clients are reimbursed for providing information on closed facilities and address changes

Year-to-Date Compilation Statistics HSIP Data

• Received 15,470 address corrections through “Nixie” return program

• Modified data for 230,658 institutions in HSIP layers

• Each institution touched 1.44 times

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In Depth Use Case

Emergency Preparation

Threatened Region At a Glance

Captive Populations:• 25 Nursing Homes• 65 Elementary Schools• 14 Middle/ Jr. High• 8 High Schools• 5 Retirement/ Ass’t Living• 2 Special Needs Children

Homes• 80 Child Care Centers• 1 Correctional Facility• 2 Community Colleges• 1 University

EMS Available:• 5 Hospitals: 3 General, 1

Pediatric and Rehabilitative only

• 8 Ambulance Services

• 6 Main Fire Stations

• 15 Nursing Homes with Skilled Beds capacity

• 5 Urgent Care Centers

• 9 Ambulatory Surgery Centers

• 150 Large Churches to double as shelters.


Under the Points

Sample Elementary School:• Public School under a unified district

• Grades K-6

• Has 430 Children enrolled

• Has a Child Care on premises with an additional 50 children

• Has a school-age Before and After School Program

• Opens early in the Year: August 15

• Special Needs students are also enrolled at the school


Under the Points

Sample Child Care:• Capacity: 50 • Has an infant care

program• Also has a B/A

School Program• Controlled by an

outside corporate firm


Under the Points

Sample Nursing Home

• 105 Beds

• 25 Skilled Beds

• Owned by city Diocese

• Contains an Alzheimer's-Care unit


Under the Points

Sample: General Hospital:

• Most centrally located to captive populations

• Capacity: 1,000 Beds

• Contains Blood Bank, Trauma Center and ICU

• Lacking: Pediatric ICU

Taking Action

• Involve school districts by calling Superintendents and list of Ass’t Supts:• What schools need assistance evacuating? Can the High Schools

help themselves?

• Can also involve the Principals – what schools need the most help?

• Where is the closest Pediatric ICU in worst case scenarios?

• Where can we perform triage if the hospitals are at capacity? What other surgery centers and clinics are in the area?

• Who are the ER Directors at the hospitals and do they have a plan for overflow?

• Are the cities Rescue Squads and Ambulance Services going to be able to handle the emergency? Are there locations in neighboring localities that can be called on for help?

Other Considerations

• How does the scenario change with the time of year; the time of day?

• What facilities can be grouped into one phone call as opposed to making 20 (districts, diocese operations, corporate child cares, etc)?

• How is the city going to handle special needs, the very young, terminal patients?

Summary

• It’s about more than points on a map

• Ongoing, consistent data collection is key

• Detailed contact information greatly extends the value of the data layers

• “All source” methodology is critical

Contact

Eddie PickleIONIC [email protected]

Mary EnglishMCH [email protected]

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