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Five GIS Apps Increase Local Fire District
Efficiency and Coordination
Amy Hoyt, GISP
GIS Manager
Lee County Government
Fort Myers, FL
Daniel Sieber
EMS Division Chief
San Carlos Park Fire & Rescue
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County Florida
Lee County Fire Districts
Five GIS Apps for Fire Districts
1. HMS – Hydrant Management System
2. PIPS – Pre Incident Planning System
3. GAAV – Golf Asset Address Verification
4. MERT – Marine Emergency Response Team
5. FIDA – First Impression Damage Assessment
• Procedures Before GIS
• GIS Solution
• Benefits After GIS
• Future Enhancements
HMS – Hydrant Management System
• Print a 122 page report by the closest known street address.
• Attempt to:
• Divide List Geographically
• Distribute Work Evenly (3 Shifts - 3 Stations)
• Notes:
• Paper reports in the field
• Reentered into the database manually
• Duplication of effort was common
• Process took three shifts six months to complete with a low
confidence of completion.
Before GIS
Collector App/Map – 3 GIS layers
• Hydrant Inventory
• Maintenance/ Inspections
• Flow Test
Viewing App – Web App Builder
• Attribute Table – export out csv
• Measure Tool – distance to hydrants
• Near Me Tool – nearest hydrants
Services
• Administration Level (feature service) – add, delete, move, update
• Maintenance Level (feature service) – update information only
• Display Labels (map service)
GIS Solution
Hydrants
Fields
• Fire District ID
• Fire District ID OLD comes from FireHouse (keep these if new IDs are
created)
• Hydrant Owner BSU / CC / FGUA / FM / FMB / Gateway / GIWA / IW
/ LCU / Sanibel / Private / Unknown
• Hydrant Owner ID
• Contact (name/phone)
• Hydrant Address
• Structure Type Fire Hydrant / FDC Hydrant / Post Hydrant / Stand
Pipe
• Current Status Active / Out of Service / Proposed
• Fire District
Maintenance
Fields
• Fire District ID already populated from hydrant selected from map
• Maintenance Date
• Hydrant Condition New / Good / Poor/ Failed
• Serviced Yes / No
• Flushed Yes / No
• Painted Yes / No
• Needs Paint Yes / No
• Needs Blue Dot Yes / No
• Maintenance Status Completed / Not Completed / Pending Repair /
Out of Service
• Maintenance Required
• Notes
• Inspector Enter personnel ID number
Flow Tests
Fields
• Flow Hydrant ID already population from hydrant selected from map
• Start Date
• Start Time
• Hydrant Condition New / Good / Poor / Failed
• *Pitot Pressure 1 (psi)
• *Pitot Pressure 2 (psi)
• *Discharge Coefficient (default 0.90)
• *Outlet Diameter (default 2.50)
• Static Hydrant ID
• *Static Pressure (psi)
• *Residual Pressure (psi)
• *Flow Test Status Completed / Not Completed
• Notes
• Inspector Enter personnel ID number
• End Date
• End Time
* fields have to be entered to calculate flow rates
Flow Rates Calculated
Flow Rate Calculations (“Q” formula and Hazen-Williams formula):
Flow Rate (gpm)=
29.83 * (DischargeCoefficient * (OutletDiameter ** 2)) * (sqrt(PitotPressure1 )) +
29.83 * (DischargeCoefficient * (OutletDiameter ** 2)) * (sqrt(PitotPressure2 ))
Flow Rate @ 20 PSI (gpm) =
Flow Rate * (((StaticPressure - 20) ** .54) / (( StaticPressure - ResidualPressure) ** .54))
Flow Rate @ 10 PSI (gpm) =
Flow Rate * (((StaticPressure - 10) ** .54) / (( StaticPressure - ResidualPressure) ** .54))
Flow Rate @ 0 PSI (gpm) =
Flow Rate * (((StaticPressure - 0) ** .54) / (( StaticPressure - ResidualPressure) ** .54))
Fields calculated on the server at 6 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM
• Flow Rate (gpm)
• Flow Rate @ 20 psi (gpm)
• Flow Rate @ 10 psi (gpm)
• Flow Rate @ 0 psi (gpm)
• Staff Hours
Maintenance
2015Today
Needs Paint
2015Today
Needs Blue Dot
Hydrant Viewer
• Process is now completed in one month with only two of the
three shifts, high confidence of completion.
• The third shift is freed up to pressure test the fire hose during
the same time frame.
• Fire Departments ‘own’ their hydrant locations.
• Fire Departments are no longer concerned with physically
numbering the hydrants, no longer need to purchase metal
tags or have concern with painting over a number.
• Database for ISO easily exported.
• A happy hydrant is a helpful hydrant!!!
Benefits After GIS
• Related tables for Maintenance and Flow Tests – issue is symbology
based on field values in related tables.
• Someday the Attribute Assistant will work in Collector and calculations
can be done on the fly???
• Set up automatic process with Lee County Utilities to create work orders
when hydrants need service, turn hydrant green when fixed.
• Engage more Fire Departments – currently 13 use it.
• Set up app to print
Flow Test results on
Fire Department
letterhead.
Future Plans for HMS
PIPS – Pre Incident Planning System
• Field sketch by hand (various skill level, consistency)
• Digital sketch at desktop (FireZone)
• Saved as file du jour
• Thousands of them (many repeats)
• Linked to a “landlocked” relational data base
(FireHouse)
• Still not sure why…
• Printed out and placed in binders on apparatus
• Gave an occasional copy to neighboring agencies
• Try to “update the sketch” annually for ISO credit
Before GIS
Collector App/Map – 7 GIS layers – NAPSG Symbology
• Access
• Suppression
• Utilities
• Hazards
• Lines
• PreConnect
• Contacts
Viewing App – Web App Builder
• Attribute Table – export out csv
• Measure Tool – distance to assets
• Directions Tool – for shared response
Disconnected editing enabled
GIS Solution
Access
• Type Elevator / Fire Dept Access / Knox Box / Roof Access / Stairs
• Label info displayed on map
• Division Ground / Roof / 1-33
• Notes
• Type No Coverage / Full Coverage / Fire Department Connection / Alarm
Feature / Suppression Control Valve
FACP
Suppression
• Type Electrical Shutoff / Gas Shutoff / Water Shutoff
Utilities
Hazards
Fields
• Type Air Conditioning / Chlorine / Emergency Generator / Gas / NFPA 704
• Label info displayed on map
• Quantity
• Health 0 - 4
• Flammability 0 - 4
• Instability 0 - 4
• Special Hazards OX / W / SA
• Division Ground / Roof / 1-33
• Notes
• Fire District
Lines
Fields
• Type Drivable / Obstruction / Separation Wall / Fire Lane
• Label info displayed on map
• Notes
• Division Ground / Roof / 1-33
• Fire District
Fields
• Length
• Notes
• Fire District
ContactsFields
• Primary Name
• Primary Number
• Backup Name
• Backup Number
• Division Ground / Roof / 1-33
• Notes
• Fire District
PreConnect
Pre Incident Planning
PIPS Shared Response
• What took days now can be done during the pre-plan walk through
• Accuracy and consistency is exponentially improved
• Information is updated in real time from anywhere
• Quality Assurance
• Timely contact information
• Information can (really) be shared with auto/mutual aid agencies
• The “sketch” is updated annually
(when County reflies aerials)
• The end-user owns the plan
• Firefighter 2020 won’t have to
redraw the building – details can be
added without going back to the
“drawing board”
Benefits After GIS
• Develop inspection documentation process/symbology for
locations.
• Add floor plans and multi-story viewing (campus locator
functionality).
• Promote concepts and involvement of more Fire Districts, 3
use it now.
Future Plans for PIPS
GAAV - 911 Golf Asset Address Verification
Lee County has 108 golf courses
8,450 golf course asset locations
(clubhouses, tees, fairways, greens)
• 911 call from golf course… EMS dispatched to the Club House address.
• Golf course staff led EMS to the emergency via EMS truck or golf cart if
the truck could not access location.
• Most golf courses cover 200-300 acres of land, so while the ambulance
is arriving at the Club House, the person in need could be several miles
away.
Before GIS
• In 2013, using high resolution aerials, the closest accessible
address for every Tee, Fairway, and Green in Lee County (8,450)
was visually assigned (over 2,000 addresses).
• Paper maps were used by Fire Departments to verify accessibility
of each address. Updates scribbled on maps and returned to GIS.
• List of Common Place Names and addresses
provided to EMS to upload into dispatch system.
GIS Solution
• Implemented October 2014.
• 911 calls include golf course name, hole #, location
• 50 medical events have taken place on Lee County Golf
Courses where the 911 Golf Addresses were used.
• Call Processing has been expedited 1 to 2 minutes.
• An estimated 3 minutes of actual response time
has been recovered.
YouTube Video of Golf Course 911 System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dwV2wyy6f0
911 Benefits After GIS
Yearly address verifications…
• Paper maps still an option
• Fire Department requested an app to verify addresses!
Collector App/Map – 2 GIS layers
• Verified Address – No, Good, Bad - which tee, fairway, green is affected
• New Address – which tee, fairway, green is assigned
GIS Solution – Address Verification
Golf Course Asset 911 Address Verification
• Creative addressing for golf cart paths, or along roadways.
• Success on this project has sparked talks for signage on Bus
Stops, Beach Access, and Hiking Trails generating common
place names and addresses.
Future Plans for 911 Response
MERT - Marine Emergency Response Team
• Coast Guard created a list of departments with resources for water
emergency calls, who would then be notified based on their location
in relation to the emergency.
• Evolved into the MERT zone system showing Dispatch the 4 closest
assets to be toned out to an emergency.
Issues
• Dispatch assigned agencies a zone number or lat/long which
needed to be entered manually into each vessel’s GPS. This
was difficult and prone to errors.
• System but could be vague, the possibility of missing or
overlapping an area existed.
Before Grid GIS
Zone GIS Solution
• Provide new grid system, each grid 1 nautical square mile, easy
numbering system (A-T, 1-99).
• USGN grids were determined to be too small and numbering system
too hard for radio communication (LK9926).
Map Book - 1 page for each grid letter and centroid coordinate lists
(DMS and DD) for every grid square. Copy on every response vessel.
Web Site – Web App Builder – 1 GIS layer
• Grids symbolized by Assigned Activity (Search or Search Completed)
• Includes points of interest (visual references and emergency access
locations).
Grid GIS Solution
Grid GIS Solution
• Creative Addressing - Each MERT Grid has a line segment. The "street“
name is the name of the grid, the address range is 1-6 used to indicate
an area of the grid cell based on caller lat/long.
• Creating an incident now presents the dispatcher a list of the units
responsible for that particular grid within seconds.
Changes to 911 Dispatch
MERT
• The automation of determining MERT responses has greatly improved
the efficiency of the dispatch. This information is available to the
Communications Operator in seconds.
• Grid system provides a clear and accurate location to start searches
and an easier way to conduct search patterns and keep track of the
progress.
• USCG can assign grids, clear them and reassign. Sector St Petersburg
(the main USCG Command) tracks the events in real-time.
• The maps and system provide easy reference to unfamiliar land marks.
An ambulance is awaiting patient pickup for transport at
Castaways Marina, G30.
Benefits After Grid GIS
• The new system is awesome!! Even the guys on the boats are
happy. Tim Barrett, Sanibel Fire
• I have received feedback from other departments not from
around here and they are equally impressed as to how efficient
and well managed our MERT response is… BC Todd Rigoni,
Cape Coral Fire
Benefits After GIS
• Add grids to marine GPS NAV units.
• Insert NOAA charts into app.
• Possible transition to USNG quadrant grids (4 USGN grids = 1
MERT grid)
Future Plans for MERT
FIDA - First Impression Damage Assessment
• Information / Radio Traffic
• EM / Responder Operational Awareness
• Resource allocation / prioritization (Area Command)
• Safety
• Fire Districts report on:
• Impassable roads
• Downed power lines (treated as energized)
• Property damage that could pose a hazard to the occupant(s)
• Future concerns/Potential hazards
• Power lines in contact with structures
• Areas that will need to be rechecked (water continuing to
rise with the tide, road OK now but may wash out, etc)
Before FIDA
Geo-Form App
• Easy to use, minimal training
• No login needed
Viewable Web Site – Web App Builder
• Add FIDA data to the County’s Damage
Assessment Viewer
• Link to viewer in WebEOC
GIS Solution
FIDA
Fields
• Agency dropdown list
• Or Other Agency
• Reported By
• Report Type Area / Bridge/ Intersection / Potential Hazard /
Power Line / Street / Structure / Waterway
• Damage Level Blocked / Destroyed / Downed / Impassable / Intact
/ Signals Dark / Signals Flashing / Significant
• Structure Type Commercial / Government / Industrial / Institutional
/ Residential
• Roof Damage < 50% / > 50% / 100%
• Window Damage < 50% / > 50% / 100%
• Flooding 1st floor / 2nd floor / Street Level / Above Banks
• Debris Clean-up Requirements Crew Clean-up / Large Equipment
• Comments
• Pictures
Damage Assessment Viewer
• Data is collected using same method for everyone.
• Store in centralized database, accessible to all via website.
• Easily prioritize areas to start structural damage assessments.
Benefits After FIDA
Future Plans for FIDA
• Redesign in Survey123.
• Add fields to indicate assignment and completion of issues.
Closing Thoughts
• Find a GIS Champion and they can assist in developing and
‘selling’ the technology to their piers.
• GIS can assist in justifying upgraded technology.
• GIS and Fire personnel should attend training together. Classes
at the National Fire Academy with a heavy emphasis on GIS,
attend as a team and all will benefit… and bring fire personnel to
GIS conferences.
• There’s a lot to be said for giving data ownership to the end user.
• And NO… You cannot have Amy – She’s OURS!
Questions??
Amy Hoyt, GISP
GIS Manager
Lee County Government
Fort Myers, FL
Daniel Sieber
EMS Division Chief
San Carlos Park Fire & Rescue
Fort Myers, FL