Hurricane Irma In 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall and moved up the middle of Florida directly impacting Gainesville. Staff will discuss how they technology and social media were utilized to interact with their residents. This included the use of Facebook Live for telephone town hall meetings so residents could get live updates from the Mayor, City Manager, Utilities, Fire Chief, Police Chief and Public Works Director. Woolsey Fire In 2018, in approximately 12 hours a wild fire burned nearly 97,000 acres in 2 Counties and 5 cities. It destroyed over 1,500 structures, killed 3 people, prompted the mass evacuation of over 250,000 people and destroyed essential infrastructure. L.A. County Public Works was activated for 14 days. Our GIS Team created an interactive map to capture damages. Staff created GIS tools to assist in the identification of damaged infrastructure. A website was created to provide information to constituents on the services available to those impacted.

Proficiency Level

Advanced

Learning Objectives
  1. Understand the role of technology during a disaster.
  2. Leverage the use of social media during a disaster.
  3. Identify options for notify and educate constituents on recovery issues after a disaster

Contributor/Source

Loni Eazell;Philip Mann

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