The StreetWise live status map is being monitored at the PFD desk in the Pensacola Emergency Operations Center The StreetWise live status map is being monitored at the PFD desk in the Pensacola Emergency Operations Center

StreetWise Put To Work In Pensacola Flooding

Wednesday, 30 April 2014 14:34

The recent bad weather on April 30, 2014, affected Pensacola, FL and Pensacola Fire Department, a client of StreetWise CADlink. Part of the same system that spawned deadly tornados across Arkansas and Oklahoma, even destroying a fire station in Alabama, brought severe flooding to many parts of Pensacola.

Pensacola Fire Department put StreetWise to good use both on the street and while using the live web interface map in the EOC. With many calls coming in very quickly, it was important for the EOC to closely track resource assignments. The new web interface allows a user to view the locations of their engaged units. This is a helpful tool when dealing with a large scale incident, such as a natural disaster. Waypoints can be instantly placed at appropriate spots to warn first responders that roads are flooded, power lines are down, or a bridge has been washed out.

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