The Role of Real-time Information in Wildfire Preparedness and Response

Real-time, publicly available information is critical to federal, state, local and non-profit organizations’ emergency response plans, who depend on this data to collaborate, make critical decisions, and respond to fires quickly and effectively. 

Officials from Direct Relief and Metro Vancouver discuss:

• How to utilize publicly available information to identify wildfire severity and conduct vulnerability assessments
• How to develop emergency response plans that keep employees and communities safe
• The importance of information symmetry between agencies during wildfire response

Speakers:

• Andrew Schroeder, Vice President of Research and Analysis, Direct Relief
• Brant Arnold-Smith, Program Manager, Security & Emergency Management, Metro Vancouver
• Janie Gothernman, Senior Director, Public Sector Growth Marketing, Dataminr