DeWitt County Emergency Response Handbook 1 of 14 Project Manager: Robert Gannon Assistant Project Manager: Matt Ahrens GIS Analyst: George Caracostis

Introduction  DeWitt County is a small, rural county in South Texas  Northwest of Victoria, TX  4 major cities (Cuero, Westhoff, Yoakum and Yorktown)  Est. Population of 20,503 people (2013)  Only 7 volunteer fire departments / 910 Sq. miles 2 of 14

Introduction Continued… The Problem :  Increase in chemical fires  Concerns of fires, spills, and emissions from chemical-holding facilities  Lack of access to internet, maps, emergency contacts (Emrich et al, 2011).  Difficulty of communication between emergency response agencies  Response protocol and assignment needed for chemical hazard emergencies (Cova, 1999) 3 of 14

Introduction Continued.. The Solution:  Compose a hand held guidebook to distributed to all emergency response teams in DeWitt County.  The handbook will contain:  Information on facility with Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) material and hydrocarbons (H2S).  Map for each EHS/H2S chemical-holding facility containing:  Calculated safe zones for roadblocks  Facility gate access points  Highlighted road route from closest fire department to facility  List of contacts, notification procedures  List of all H2S and other hazardous materials on site  Protective actions to be taken 4 of 14

Data Materials & Analysis Data obtained from client includes :  DeWitt County Tier II and EMS/FD/School data provided by Texas Department of Sate Health Services.  Street Addresses, decimal degree coordinates of chemical facilities  Chemical inventory at facilities  Facility contact information  Texas State Data Center website  Shape files for DeWitt County: city boundaries, roads, rivers, lakes  United States Census Bureau  Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) files for road networks, geocoding, address matching – used by US Census Bureau to describe land attributes  We used them to confirm facility locations, gate access and optimum roadblock placement 5 of 14

Analysis Continued… Software Used:  Cameo Software Suite: Cameo FM, Cameo Chemicals, Aloha and Marplot  Microsoft Excel – Tier II database information  Aloha for threat analysis  ArcGIS 10.2 for final maps and analysis 6 of 14

Methodology  Install Cameo Suite  View, organize, edit Tier II database  Research chemical properties and hazards  Create an ArcMap document: -Include all base shape files -Locate facilities in ArcMap 7 of 14 Cameo FM Database

Methodology Continued…  Export Tier II Database:  Join Database files to facilities layer  Series of joins will furnish each mapped facility with necessary chemical and contact information  Create Map for each facility with a threat zone radius, contact information, and emergency protocol (roadblocks, route, gate access) CameoExcelArcMap 8 of 14

Expected Results & Findings By the end of the project, we want to have a fully functioning handbook mapping Each of the EHS/H2S chemical facilities including  Threat zones in and around the facility  Roadblock locations  Gate access points  Contact information for each facility  List of all hospitals, schools, public/private buildings around facility  Have least cost path for emergency responders  Chemical inventory  Protocol listed in a table next to each map  Information on Classification levels (Alerts, Site Area, General Emergency)  Classification Reporting script for Agencies calling in 911 Dispatch 9 of 14

10 of 14 Project Completion Timeline

Budget WeeksHoursPay/Hr.Total 1-6 Collection (4 hours a week * 6 weeks * 2 consultants)48$30.00$1, Analysis ( 10 hours a week * 6 weeks * 2 consultants)120$55.00$6, Data Collection and Analysis Project Management WeeksHoursPay/Hr.Total 4-10 GIS Analyst (15 hours a week * 6 weeks)90$36.00$3, Assistant Manager (15 hours a week * 10 weeks)150$55.00$8, Project Manager (10 hours a week * 10 weeks)100$75.00$7, Software LicensesUsageTotal ArcGIS($1,500 annual Std. User License)$1,500/12 * 3 months of use$ Adobe Creative Cloud ( $ annual cost)$599.99/12 * 3 months of use$ Total Project Cost= $27, Total Cost = $8, Total Cost = $18, Total Cost = $ of 14

Final Deliverables CD Containing:  Excel spreadsheets of facility and contact data  ArcMap document  PDF file of completed Chemical Release Guide  PowerPoint presentation  Shape files  Metadata Hardcopies of completed Chemical Release Guide 12 of 14

Conclusion & Discussion  The goal of this project is to help keep the facilities, their contents, and the community safe  We want to help the first responders do their job to the best of their abilities  These maps and deliverables that we are creating are meant to help save lives throughout the community  In a small community there are not as many resources available which is why we can make a difference  Please ask any questions you may have 13 of 14

References  Cova, T. J. (1999). GIS in emergency management. Geographical information systems, 2,  DeWitt County Profile. (2013). Retrieved February 18, 2015, from  Emrich, C. T., Cutter, S. L., & Weschler, P. J. (2011). GIS and emergency management. The SAGE Handbook of GIS and Society. London, Sage,  Eagle Ford Shale - Overview, News, Companies, Geology, & More. (n.d.). Retrieved February 18, 2015, from 14 of 14