Governor's Office of Emergency Services

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Governor's Office of Emergency Services
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Cyber-Infrastructure ResearchforEmergency
ManagementFebruary 26, 2003
James J. Watkins, CIO [phone] James_Watkins
_at_oes.ca.gov Governors Office of Emergency
Services Information Technology Branch
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What Is Emergency Management?

• Preparedness Getting People Systems Ready
• Response Meeting the Needs of a Disaster
• Recovery Dealing with Long Term Issues
• Mitigation Preventing Future Damage

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PREPAREDNESS

• Developing Plans
• Training People in Their Role(s)
• Testing the Plans Through Drills Exercises
• Testing Communications Systems
• Not too much here for cyber-infrastructure
  research

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RESPONSE

• Just a Quick System Overview

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Example of Typical RIMS Flow

• Something Big Happens

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Like an EarthQuake
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Example of Typical RIMS Flow

• Event/Major Incident Report is created

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Only ONE person creates the Event/Major Incident
Report for any event.
(This is where the Event gets its Name)
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Example of Typical RIMS Flow

• Something Big Happens

• Law Enforcement and/or Fire show up on scene and
  assist as necessary, assess and call in
  situations from the field.

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Example of Typical RIMS Flow

• Something Big Happens
• Fire and/or Police show up and assist as
  necessary, calling in situations from the field.

2. The City EOC activates and communicates with
the County (OA) EOC through RIMS.
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Example of Typical RIMS Flow

• Something Big Happens
• Fire and/or Police show up and assist as
  necessary, calling in situations from the field.
• The City EOC activates and communicates with the
  County (OA) EOC through RIMS..

3. The County/OA EOC activates and communicates
with the Region through RIMS.
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Example of Typical RIMS Flow

• Something Big Happens
• Fire and/or Police show up and assist as
  necessary, calling in situations from the field.
• The City EOC activates and communicates with the
  County (OA) EOC through RIMS.
• The County EOC activates and communicates with
  the Region through RIMS.

4. The Regional EOC activates and communicates
with the State Operations Center through RIMS.
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State Operation Center
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STATUS REPORTS
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Mission Request Tasking3 Types of Resources

• Heavy Equipment/Machinery

• 2 ½ tons, Bulldozers, Helicopters, Generators

Personnel
Strike Teams, Hand Crews, CNG Troops, EOC Staffing
Expertise
Specialists, Experts, GIS, DWR, Engineers
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RESPONSEResearch Opportunities

• Improved Remote Sensors Urban Search Rescue
• Improved Local Communications Systems
• Improved Regional Data Sharing
• Smart Structures

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RESPONSEResearch Opportunities

• Improved Remote Sensors Urban Search Rescue
• Improved Local Communications Systems
• Improved Regional Data Sharing
• Smart Structures
• Improved Data ? Information ? Intelligence
• Improved Response Management Display Systems
• GIS ? Imagery

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RECOVERYResearch Opportunities

• PDA for Initial Damage Estimates
• Real-Time Remote Inspections w/ Streaming
  Video/Audio
• Documentation of Repeat Damage
• Electronic (Digital) Blueprints for Damaged
  Structures

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MITIGATIONResearch Opportunities

• SCADA Systems ? Vulnerabilities
• Network Security Assessments ? Automated Tools
• Systems Approach to Network Vulnerabilities