Maine Creates Library of Geospatial Information For Use In Emergency Preparedness To Protect The Lives Of Citizens
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Release Number: HQ-03-089
Washington, D.C. -- As this week's Smart Practice, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) highlights the state of Maine's emergency preparedness and public education efforts through the creation of a geospatial information library used by emergency planners and first responders throughout the state.
"FEMA's effort to prepare the nation includes highlighting the smart practice of state and local emergency managers and first responders to strengthen their preparedness and response capabilities," Under Secretary designee for Emergency Preparedness and Response Michael D. Brown said. "By collecting and sharing the best ideas from the state and local level, FEMA can help communities improve their emergency preparedness and response-related activities for effective programs."
State and local smart practices could involve: effective mutual aid practices, response operations, training, assessment tools, planning models, exercises, standards and competencies, incident management and much more. Selected smart practices will be e-mailed to state and local customers in a weekly Spotlight on Smart Practices bulletin. Visit www.fema.gov/onp to read about the state of Maine and their efforts to implement geospatial information in emergency preparedness plans to help assist their citizens in the event of any type of disaster, as well as view other smart practices.
To submit a smart practice idea to share with other emergency managers and responders or to subscribe to the weekly Spotlight on Smart Practices, e-mail a request to SmartPractices@fema.gov.
Last Modified: Thursday, 03-Apr-2003 11:04:00