Maps for First Responders | Emergency Management & Situational Awareness

Case study

Cal OES sees where to send critical resources in a disaster

During the 2018 fire season in California, Esri assisted multiple agencies at command centers across the state. By analyzing population data, weather patterns, and real-time road conditions, agencies like California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) better understood the potential impact of fires on local communities. With Esri’s help, Cal OES transformed from a 5 percent digital environment to a 95 percent digital platform in a matter of months to be better equipped to respond to emergencies.

Explore the ways Cal OES is using Esri to digitally transform.

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Emergency Management

See how to make the best decisions in an emergency

More about response operations

Coordinating response

See affected areas, road closures, and resource locations at a glance.

Situational Awareness

See how to make sense of what’s happening right now

More about situational awareness

Mapping perimeters

Monitor where incident boundaries and personnel are in real time.

Public Safety

See how to keep people safe no matter what

More about public safety

Allocating resources

Use progression maps to see where to deploy personnel to fight a fire.

By the numbers

Preparing for and responding to the new normal

1,200

Over 1,200 fire departments and emergency management agencies rely on Esri technology for emergency response operations.

100+

Esri makes hundreds of real-time data feeds, such as weather and incident-related data, available to organizations.

$91b

In 2018 the US experienced 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters with a total cost of $91 billion.

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