# Presentation: 276866

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## Evaluation of ATD Models Using National Emergency Support  Function Information Requirements

**An Overview**

## Catastrophic Disaster Response Group

- Consists of the Assistant Secretaries of all Federal Response Plan signatory Departments and Agencies with emergency management responsibilities
- Acts as a Board of Directors for activities under the Federal Response Plan
- Directed the Emergency Support Function Leaders Group to establish emergency support information requirements

## EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS  

## Emergency Support Function Leaders Group

- Consists of the Emergency Managers responsible for each of the 12 Emergency Support functions under the Federal Response Plan
- Delegated the development of the Emergency Support Function information requirements to information and planning specialists - the Rapid Assessment Working Group

## Developed Proposed Information Collection Methodology, including remote sensing sources, and data collected prior to an emergency event as well as after an event
Assigned who was responsible to collect the information 
The form and timing of the information product was described as Emergency Support Information Requirements (ESIR)

- Assigned who was responsible to collect the information
- The form and timing of the information product was described as Emergency Support Information Requirements (ESIR)

- Information Collection Plan

## Emergency Support Information Requirement

- Essential Elements of Information are required.
- The EEI’s relate to the Emergency Support Information Requirement, but they are separate.

## The Relationship of EEIs to ESIRs

- EEI # 1

- EEI # 2 ...

- EEI # 26

- ESIR #1

- ESIR #2...

- ESIR #67

## Four Information Collection Plans by Major Hazard 

- Hurricane - approved
- Earthquake - approval
- Flood - awaiting approval
- Hazardous Materials - awaiting approval
- Emergency Support Information Requirement can serve more than one hazard

## ESIR - FEMA Emergency Support Info Requirements:

## TRACE

- Information System
- Element Categories

- D

- E

- F

- G

- K

- L

**ASAP**
**AFTER**

**2 - 12 h.**
**AFTER**

**12 - 48 h.**
**AFTER**

**48 - 72 h.**
**AFTER**

**2 - 4 wk.**
**AFTER**

**1 month**
**AFTER**

**Requirements**

**Event Related**

_**Applied to Multi-Hazard Risk Modeling Assessment**_

- Key
- Inputs:

- Key
- Outputs:

- Key
- Inputs

- Key
- Outputs

*Multi-Hazard  Risk  Modeling Assessment  for  ATD*

## Issues & Considerations in Assessment

- Spatial
- Accuracy

- Currency

- Timeliness

- Cost

- Completeness

- Availability Options

- Usage Guidelines

- Trade-Off Understanding Tools

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## TRACE Automated Flow

- Other

- Earthquake

- Flood

- ATD

- Hurricane
- TRACE
- Chart

- 1

- System Description
- Technical Notes

- Input Processing Matrix

- All Inputs

- Data Handling Processes

- FEMA
-  ESIRs and RAWG EIIs

- Event-Oriented Matrix

- ESIRs

- Time- Oriented Outputs
- A-Q

- 1.1

- 1.4.A-
- 1.4.N

- 1.5.A-
- 1.5.N

- 4

- 2

- 3

- 5-10

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## ATD Models

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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## Information Sources:

- A.  Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Resources, DOE , March 1995.
- B. Directory of Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Models, Equipment  and Projects, DOC, April 1993.
- C. General Specifications for OFCM Directory from Carl Mazzola, August 1998.
- D. Directory of  Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Consequence Assessment Models, DOC, March 1999

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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## Information Considered:

- 1. Character

- 2. Terms

- 3. Type

- 4. Range

- 5. Validation

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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## Information Considered:

- 7. Outputs

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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## ATD Models Classification Matrix

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## Models Supporting ESIRs

**- - - - - ****Operational**
**- - - - - ****Verified**
**- - - - - ****Meteorological Parameters Use**
**- - - - - ****Terrain Data Use**** **
**- - - - - ****Immediate Response**** **

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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## Built by Model Data

**Built by Model Data**

**Professional GIS Support to Decision Making **

**Current Measurements Data**

**Prepared GIS Data**

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## 145 models evaluated
64 models were Verified and Validated
36 models are operational
3 include terrain (Topography & Ground Cover)
2 meet at least one Emergency Support Requirement

- 64 models were Verified and Validated
- 36 models are operational
- 3 include terrain (Topography & Ground Cover)
- 2 meet at least one Emergency Support Requirement

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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- Modeling Assessment

## Recommendations

- Develop standardized Verification and Validation and Acceptances procedures.
- Select 6 - 7 best models and begin adding capabilities to meet Emergency Support Requirements.
- Web-enable the final models.

- ATD Models Classification Matrix

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