Emergency Data Collection The Easton Tornado-2004 Adams County, WI

Adams County Land Records Status Parcel mapping completed 2004 Digital Ortho Photo projected March 2005 ArcIMS site available intranet Fall ‘04 Tabular data available on web Land Information Office Staff Responsibilities

Emergency Management Mapping Project with WI DNR to create response area grids Partner in orthophoto project Sponsoring data verification project Sponsoring HazMat project Installing equipment and software in Emergency Operations Center and Mobile Command Post

June 23, 2004 Flooding F1 tornado Response Field EOC

FEMA Declaration 1526 Injuries Damage Homes Business Agriculture Recovery Grants Loans Edgewood Estates Mobile Home Park

Limitations Communication Address data Structures vs. address points Numerous addressing systems On-site hardware State damage report

DNR Contributions- GIS Data/EOC DNR Emergency Response Team Set up at Incident Command Site Provided shapefile of tornado path Quincy Bluff

MSA’s Role – June 23 Address Mapping Plot New Maps Add New Parcels Aerial Photo Backdrop Multiple Sizes Command Post Volunteers

Damage Assessments Obtained DNR Damage Path Path Analysis Improved Parcels Assessed Values Improved vs. Un-Improved Forestry Lands Impacted

Field GIS - Damage Assessment GPS use to field verify damage path Resource Grade Coordinate Systems Tested GIS in Field Database Standards Addressing Standards/Parcel Integration FEMA Damage Forms

Lessons Learned Need trained, practiced and equipped damage assessment team Improve Communication Plans Telephone Internet Need coordination of GIS activities with all response agencies Integrate Land Records Assessment w/ Rapid Response Needs

Future Projects/Plans Train staff to use GIS to help with damage assessment; exercise competency Link data into an application that completes UDSR automatically Create layers that will help responders