Managing Director IAFC's Emergency Services Consulting International Powhatan, Virginia
The key to a successful digital transformation lies in taking a broader strategic view that requires mobilizing the necessary digital technologies and securing organization-wide stakeholder buy-in. Agencies are faced with significant obstacles while on their accreditation journey. How are we performing risk assessments focused on specific hazards? How do we communicate those risks to decision-makers? How do we understand the community we are serving, where are gaps in service delivery, and focus efforts on those in greatest need? Agencies can integrate analysis that use GIS to understand what is the risk, analyze performance, and identify needed resources. These workflows allow for an efficient accreditation program, appropriate deployment of resources, and improved decision-making. Upon completion, participants will understand how to use GIS to support the accreditation process. Agencies that leverage GIS to support accreditation activities will have a more effective formative evaluation for performance and risk. Technology can support program implementation and resource allocation to allow for appropriate process evaluation. Analysis of data can identify changes in the impact of identified risk. GIS can easily provide insights into performance measures, evaluating the outcomes and impacts of programs.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand how to use GIS to support fire department operations, CRR, administrative activities, and the accreditation process.
Participants will understand how to easily collect data in the field and identify appropriate data sources to support data-driven decision-making.
Participants will understand how to present data for decision support, budget processes, resource allocation, CRR, and the accreditation process.