Symbols or features collected at the scene include: Collected at Incident Clear Background so that you aren’t filling in symbology May be hand drawn Symbol Category Definition Physical Examples Symbol Shape Symbol Examples Standard Taken from Command Feature Common command features Command Post, Base Camp, Staging Area Circle DHS, NWCG Units A unit within an organization that accomplishes a task…..
We discussed briefly the difference between “tactical” and ‘”strategic” mapping. These are standard NIMS terms. It is important to have separate products, because a map is a decision making tools and tactical/strategic decisions require different processes. Map What is viewed on map Examples Symbols Examples Tactical A single problem emergency Building fire, active shooter, kidnapping, single wildfire, search for…..
First, it should be acknowledged that there is a success story for public safety map symbology — the standardization of symbols for wild-land fires by the National Wildfire Coordination Group symbology. So why isn’t this symbology used for all hazards? Simply put, the symbols are mostly tailored to wild-land fires. There are common features in the symbology for features that…..
The Start In December of 2009, a plan came together to look at the interaction of map symbols for the fire service in a pre-incident to incident environment. With the help of the NAPSG Foundation, the DHS S&T First Responder Group put together a working group of public safety professionals with a larger knowledge of GIS and map making. The…..
There are many definitions of a Common Operating Picture, and they all are pretty much correct. Definitions can be simple to complex. For this discussion, we’ll focus on just the map. Now there is argument that there isn’t a need to have a common or consistent map during an incident, rather what is important is the data. While good data…..
We made a lot of headway in our workgroup. But we have a long way to go. First of all, consensus needs to be built with stakeholders like NFPA NWCG FEMA Others We also need to test the work we did with a small scale incident drill. The intent was to find an existing multi-company drill and provide a no…..
