Fairfax County Gas Blast: A GIS Case Study

June 18, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM (ET)

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Build an operational picture in hours—not days.

See how Fairfax County Fire and Rescue’s GIS team turned an emergency situation into a shared, authoritative operating picture. Learn how field maps, dashboards, rapid data capture, and drone/3D mapping supported a 12-day, 375-unit response.

Presenters

  • Portrait of Chip Galloway

    Chip Galloway

    GIS Analyst, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

  • Portrait of John C. Morrison

    John C. Morrison

    Data Analytics Strategy Manager, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

  • Portrait of Mike Cox

    Mike Cox

    Director of Fire, Rescue, and EMS Solutions, Esri

  • Portrait of Gert Van Maren

    Gert Van Maren

    Principal Technical Product Manager - 3D, Esri

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What you'll learn in this webinar

  • Sustained Operations: Replacing fragmented ad hoc incident mapping with a single, real-time source of truth that reduces incident command overhead
  • Risk Mitigation: Eliminating costly coordination failures caused by conflicting technology and information across agencies
  • Operational Efficiency: Reducing effort duplication and resource allocation delays that cost time and money during critical windows
  • Advanced Situational Awareness: Adopting drone imagery and 3D mapping products to enhance situational awareness, documentation, and cross-agency collaboration

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