ArcGIS Online for Emergency Management

Emergency Management

The Emergency Management model implementation will help you set up ArcGIS Online for your Emergency Management agency. Functional groups identified for an Emergency Management agency, can be added to your ArcGIS Online organization to address departmental or business needs in your emergency management agency. Typically, the structure of the functional groups aligns closely with your organizational structure and the services you are responsible for delivering. You're specific configuration may vary depending on the functional responsibilities of your Fire Department and the maturity of your ArcGIS implementation.

Configure your Emergency Management groups

To configure Emergency Management groups, complete the following steps:

  1. Using an Internet browser, go to ArcGIS Online and sign in with your Emergency Management Publisher account.
  2. Create the following Emergency Management operational groups in your ArcGIS Online organization.
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\CentralServices.png

    Group Name: Emergency Management Services

    Summary: This group contains an inventory of the Emergency Management agency's map, feature, and other services. It also includes web maps authored specifically to support applications shared with users in our agency.

    Tags: Emergency Management, Public Safety, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>, Map Services, Feature Services, Geoprocessing Services

    Who can view this group: Only group members

    Who can join this group: Only those invited by a group manager

    Who can contribute content to the group: Only group owner and managers

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Central Services icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Preparedness.png

    Group Name: Preparedness

    Summary: This group is used to share maps with preparedness function of the Emergency Management agency.

    Tags: Preparedness, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Preparedness icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Mitigation.png

    Group Name: Mitigation

    Summary: This group is used to share maps with mitigation function of the Emergency Management agency.

    Tags: Mitigation, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Mitigation icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Response.png

    Group Name: Response

    Summary: This group is used to share maps with response function of the Emergency Management agency.

    Tags: Response, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Response icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Recovery.png

    Group Name: Recovery

    Summary: This group is used to share maps with recovery function of the Emergency Management agency.

    Tags: Recovery, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Recovery icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\PublicInfo.png

    Group Name: Public Information

    Summary: This group is used to share maps with public information function of the Emergency Management agency.

    Tags: Public Information, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Public Information icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\DirectorsOffice.png

    Group Name: Decision Support

    Summary: This group is used to share maps for the director's office of the Emergency Management agency.

    Tags: Directors Office, <your agency's acronym such as EMA>

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Only group owner and managers

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Directors Office icon
  3. Create the following Incident Command System (ICS) groups in your ArcGIS Online organization.
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Command.png

    Group Name: Command

    Summary: This group is used share maps with the command function of Incident Command System (ICS).

    Tags: Command, ICS

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Command icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Operations.png

    Group Name: Operations

    Summary: This group is used share maps with the operations function of Incident Command System (ICS).

    Tags: Operation, ICS

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Operations icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Planning.png

    Group Name: Planning

    Summary: This group is used share maps with the planning function of Incident Command System (ICS).

    Tags: Planning, ICS

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Planning icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\Logistics.png

    Group Name: Logistics

    Summary: This group is used share maps with the logistics function of Incident Command System (ICS).

    Tags: Logistics, ICS

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Logistics icon
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    Owner: Emergency Management Publisher account

    Icon: \Icons\FinanceAndAdministration.png

    Group Name: Finance

    Summary: This group is used share maps with the finance and administration function of Incident Command System (ICS).

    Tags: Finance, ICS

    Who can view this group: People in the organization

    Who can join this group: Anyone

    Who can contribute content to the group: Group members

    Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

    		 Finance and Administration icon

Author and share your geographic content

The ArcGIS Solutions for Emergency Management includes a series of focused information products you can deploy in your ArcGIS Online organization. The focused maps and apps should be deployed with your own data and will help you address key business challenges in your organization.

To author and share geographic content, complete the following steps:

  1. Using an Internet browser, go to ArcGIS Online and sign in with your Emergency Management Publisher account.
  2. Add existing items to your organization or publish your maps and data as web services on ArcGIS Online. At a minimum, each item description should include the following:
    • Name
    • Icon
    • Summary
    • Description
    • Tags
  3. Share the items with a group you just created.

Create your Emergency Management user accounts

To create Emergency Management user accounts, complete the following steps:

  1. Using an Internet browser, go to ArcGIS Online and sign in with your Administrator account.
  2. Create a user account for each individual that will fill the following roles in your organization.
    Role Description
    GIS Specialist The GIS Specialist is responsible for publishing the Emergency Management content. This will likely be the main Emergency Management Publisher account responsible establishing groups and registering content.
    Emergency Management Agency Staff These users are responsible for the day to day duties of an Emergency Management agency.
    Operations Staff These users are responsible for managing the response to incidents in various capacities.
    Field Staff These users are responsible for managing activities in the field and providing updates and information back to a centralized location.
  3. Begin using your ArcGIS Online organization to develop and share focused maps and apps in your Emergency Management Agency.
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