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Project Goal
The National Association of State Fire Marshals and the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, a Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and National Fire Protection Association, decided to collaborate on creating a Fire Service GIS Data Model. Through generous funding from the US Department of Transportation, the two organizations created a project plan and asked ESRI for assistance in creating the data model. A goal was to provide emergency responders with guidance in creating GIS systems to encourage similar system designs so that data can be more easily shared across jurisdictions. Another goal was to allow emergency responders who are new to GIS to benefit from the experiences of more established response organizations – for example, from the years of good work done by the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Without the guidance and leadership from the CSFD, this project would have not have produced such a thorough resource.Business Problem Solved
The GIS data model is intended to create a common understanding of what GIS is, how to deploy GIS in a particular jurisdiction and to encourage collaboration among emergency responders as they develop individual GIS systems.
Technology Implemented
The goal is to provide the Fire Service with a common, essential starting point for GIS in a community. The technology includes a GIS database design, map templates, and an implementation guide for building a GIS Server. A Fire Department GIS Server is an IT system that serves internal user needs and facilitates information sharing with other organizations.
Development Team Biography
Keith Richter, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire District
Manuel Navarro, Chief, Colorado Springs Fire Department
David Blankinship, GIS Specialist, Colorado Springs Fire Department
Steve Grise, ESRI
Jennifer Schottke, ESRI
Peter O’Rourke, National Association of State Fire Marshals
