{"id":585382,"date":"2019-08-15T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T21:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=585382"},"modified":"2021-04-20T02:33:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T09:33:19","slug":"communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling","title":{"rendered":"Communicating emergency management through digital storytelling"},"author":9232,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131,24371,37121],"tags":[398132,35331,27121,491512,24391],"industry":[],"product":[36671,36611,380802,36631],"class_list":["post-585382","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","category-public-safety","category-real-time","tag-arcgis-storymaps","tag-disaster-management","tag-emergency-management","tag-featured-storyteller","tag-public-safety","product-ops-dashboard","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps","product-web-appbuilder"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how Oregon's Office of Emergency Management communicates disaster preparation, response, and recovery information through story maps. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":585422,"id":585422,"title":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic","filename":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","filesize":202227,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic","alt":"Daniel Stoelb, GIS program manager for Oregon's Office of Emergency Management, discusses the RAPTOR application with two students","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"","name":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":585382,"date":"2019-08-15 15:25:18","modified":"2019-08-15 15:45:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1661,"height":1125,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","medium-width":385,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":520,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","large-width":1595,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1040,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic.jpg","2048x2048-width":1661,"2048x2048-height":1125,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic-687x465.jpg","card_image-width":687,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbbiopic-1595x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1595,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The vision of Oregon\u2019s Office of Emergency Management<\/a> \u2013 supporting safe and resilient communities – is far reaching. Their work includes preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. And it takes the right tools and strategies to work collaboratively across agencies in times of need.<\/p>\n

Enter Daniel Stoelb, Geographic Information Systems program manager for the Operations and Preparedness Division in OEM. Daniel maintains the agency\u2019s Real-time Assessment and Planning Tool \u2013 known as RAPTOR \u2013 and the OpsCenter crisis management application. But beyond data layers and geospatial visualizations, Daniel offers a new and valuable skill to the agency and stakeholders: location-based storytelling.<\/em><\/p>\n

After earning his degree at Umpqua Community College in 2005, Daniel jump-started his GIS career with the Oregon Department of Forestry where he analyzed urban encroachment on forestland for the Big Outlook Campaign. Daniel continued his career in public service with the Douglas County Planning Department, digitizing land use overlays and maintaining 911 GIS and Master Street Address Guide data. In 2012, Daniel transitioned to OEM and, after review and analysis, deployed 911 GIS data to all 45 Public Safety Addressing Points across Oregon. Daniel was promoted to his current position two years later, and then became co-chair of the National States Geographic Information Council Geospatial Preparedness Committee. His extensive local experience with multiple agencies guided his desire to put emergency management in context, about and for local communities.<\/p>\n

Daniel recently shared some great storytelling tips with us – for all storytellers but with disaster management professionals in mind. Check out the highlights below.<\/p>\n

Connect directly with Daniel by email at Daniel.stoelb@state.or.us<\/a> or on social @DanielStoelb Twitter<\/a> and \/DanielStoelb LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0 -Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":542952,"id":542952,"title":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","filename":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","filesize":5999,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/storyteller-interview-amanda-innovates-and-inspires\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","alt":"Brown gradient divider line","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"","name":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":542742,"date":"2019-06-26 15:19:26","modified":"2019-06-26 15:19:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2400,"height":16,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-213x16.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":16,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":3,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":5,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":13,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":10,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":14,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-826x6.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":6,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-1920x13.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":13}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Daniel, can you give us a high-level overview of your current position and how it relates to storytelling?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m primarily responsible for maintaining our RAPTOR mapping application<\/a>. It enables users to visualize current incidents within the state of Oregon and access the data layers needed for emergency management purposes.<\/p>\n

I develop and manage individual GIS applications based on community need, like a weather dashboard that provides county-specific information for the public.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":585432,"id":585432,"title":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather","filename":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","filesize":281439,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather","alt":"State of Oregon Weather Dashboard","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"Try out the State of Oregon Weather Dashboard.","name":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":585382,"date":"2019-08-15 15:26:59","modified":"2019-08-15 15:56:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1909,"height":932,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":227,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":375,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","large-width":1909,"large-height":932,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":750,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","2048x2048-width":1909,"2048x2048-height":932,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather-826x403.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":403,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbweather.jpg","wide_image-width":1909,"wide_image-height":932}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/arcg.is\/1nzn811"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

And I support specific events and provide training for the public. During the 2017 eclipse – and time of high wildfire threat – the agency promoted a new statewide fire evacuation layer for the public in RAPTOR.<\/p>\n

Rather than use a standard Power Point presentation, I engaged the public with our very first story map, built using the classic Esri Story Maps templates. The story map offered RAPTOR basics and displayed our fire evacuation layer live \u2013 the layer even updated during a presentation while I was talking! I have used that template for a variety of different presentations to the Oregon Emergency Management Association, National Geospatial Preparedness Summit, and the National States Geographic Information Council Geospatial Preparedness Committee.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":585612,"id":585612,"title":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbraptorfirepres","filename":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbraptorfirepres.jpg","filesize":103292,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbraptorfirepres.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbraptorfirepres","alt":"Interactive wildfire presentation","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"View Daniel\u2019s interactive wildfire presentation built with the classic Story Map Cascade 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 <\/p>\n

Daniel, the team started following your great work when you @mentioned us in a tweet about your 2019 February Winter Storms Spotlight story map. <\/strong>Can you share the story behind the disaster story map?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":585632,"id":585632,"title":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet","filename":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","filesize":44728,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet","alt":"Tweet by Daniel Stoelb about the disaster story map","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"View Daniel\u2019s Lessons Learned article on Linkedin.\n","name":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":585382,"date":"2019-08-15 16:14:12","modified":"2019-08-15 16:23:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":538,"height":388,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","medium-width":362,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","medium_large-width":538,"medium_large-height":388,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","large-width":538,"large-height":388,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","1536x1536-width":538,"1536x1536-height":388,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","2048x2048-width":538,"2048x2048-height":388,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","card_image-width":538,"card_image-height":388,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbtweet.jpg","wide_image-width":538,"wide_image-height":388}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/lessons-learned-from-building-disaster-story-map-daniel-stoelb"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

After each emergency or disaster, we prepare a public press release and then a disaster report for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Each report contains descriptions, images, GIS data, and the Governor\u2019s disaster declaration letter for federal assistance.<\/p>\n

Previously, we combined the Governor\u2019s disaster declaration letter with snapshots of GIS data and images from the disaster, but without a strong narrative pulling it all together.<\/p>\n

This year, we started a new initiative – using the ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> builder for our disaster reports. We worked on both the letter and the story map at the same time to highlight relevant data captured in the field – from preliminary damage assessments and data gathered in the OpsCenter application – to \u201cpaint the picture\u201d and \u201ctell the story\u201d of the event. The story with supporting evidence showed the real impacts to our communities and provided context to the damage.<\/p>\n

Since we were using new, user-friendly technology, I developed a standard template for the disaster report.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":585642,"id":585642,"title":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm","filename":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","filesize":211558,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm-2","alt":"2019 February Winter Storms Spotlight","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"View the 2019 February Winter Storms Spotlight story map.","name":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":585382,"date":"2019-08-15 16:15:17","modified":"2019-08-15 16:23:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1598,"height":941,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","medium-width":443,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":452,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","large-width":1598,"large-height":941,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":904,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","2048x2048-width":1598,"2048x2048-height":941,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm-790x465.jpg","card_image-width":790,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbfebwinterstorm.jpg","wide_image-width":1598,"wide_image-height":941}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/a60e9116f5f240ae95424e878e344ce7"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":542952,"id":542952,"title":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","filename":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","filesize":5999,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/storyteller-interview-amanda-innovates-and-inspires\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","alt":"Brown gradient divider line","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"","name":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":542742,"date":"2019-06-26 15:19:26","modified":"2019-06-26 15:19:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2400,"height":16,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-213x16.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":16,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":3,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":5,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":13,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":10,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":14,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-826x6.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":6,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-1920x13.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":13}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

How did the public react to the disaster story map? Was your agency supportive of the change?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It was my goal to create something easy to read and understand and in a format that conveys the true cost of the impacts to our state.<\/p>\n

Reactions to the story maps have been overwhelmingly positive \u2013 in fact, FEMA expressed an interest in using our story templates to share community impacts with their leadership and the joint field office.<\/p>\n

We ended up coordinating with the Governor\u2019s office and communications staff on both disasters this year \u2013 the February winter storm and April flooding. We included the story map as part of the press release and disaster declaration request to FEMA. And then when the disaster assistance was approved, I easily added the information to the stories.<\/p>\n

The stories \u2013 updated regularly – keep the public informed after a disaster or emergency and throughout the disaster assistance request process. To date, each 2019 story has been viewed over 1,500 times.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":585652,"id":585652,"title":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood","filename":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","filesize":157770,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/communicating-emergency-management-through-digital-storytelling\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood","alt":"2019 April Flooding Spotlight","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"View the 2019 April Flooding Spotlight story map.","name":"featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":585382,"date":"2019-08-15 16:16:15","modified":"2019-08-15 16:24:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1598,"height":991,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","medium-width":421,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":476,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","large-width":1598,"large-height":991,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":953,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","2048x2048-width":1598,"2048x2048-height":991,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood-750x465.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/08\/featuredstorytellerdstoelbaprilflood.jpg","wide_image-width":1598,"wide_image-height":991}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/2cfe3ce9706045c585b5f1f3d1c79bb0"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":542952,"id":542952,"title":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","filename":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","filesize":5999,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/storyteller-interview-amanda-innovates-and-inspires\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","alt":"Brown gradient divider line","author":"9232","description":"","caption":"","name":"featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":542742,"date":"2019-06-26 15:19:26","modified":"2019-06-26 15:19:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2400,"height":16,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-213x16.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":16,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":3,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":5,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":13,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":10,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":14,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-826x6.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":6,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/featured_storyteller_amanda_huber_divider-1920x13.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":13}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

What advice would you give to colleagues or other storytellers who want to convey factual or official information through story maps?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I know that this sounds really repetitive based on what others have said, but it is really true. The majority of the work involves figuring out how to tell the story.<\/p>\n

In our case, we needed to make certain points in our disaster story maps, which followed a logical order:<\/p>\n