HEIMDALL: A technological solution for multi-hazard management Support including wildfires
2019
Managing forest fires and other disasters usually involves multiple emergency management organisations, even
multiple jurisdictions and countries in case of cross-border events. Following the initial disaster event, cascading
effects can further amplify the degree and complexity of disaster situations. This imposes a high need and degree
of cross-organisational communication and cooperation, not only during response but also in the preparedness
phase, between all stakeholders (command and control centres, civil protection units, medical services, police and
fire fighting units). However, relevant studies have revealed that collective interoperability is not sufficiently
achieved, which reduces the ability to perform collaborative activities, including decision making and action
implementation (House, 2014). Moreover, information overload and uncertainty in a crisis situation lead to reduced
situation awareness and decision making capabilities.
Managing disasters begins before the disaster happens through being ready and aware of hazards, considering
risks, possibilities and preventive measures, building scenarios and training. There is clearly a need to ensure
efficient societal preparedness, to improve incident and emergency situation response mechanisms, in order to
reduce impacts on people, property, the environment, and on society as a whole. An element of this improvement
should be the provision to disaster risk management first responders of a flexible platform for multi-hazard
emergency planning and management. Such a platform makes use of innovative technologies, for the definition of
realistic multi-disciplinary scenarios and response plans. Implementing such a tool is the ambition of the
HEIMDALL H2020 European project (HEIMDALL, 2017).
In the following sections the concept of the HEIMDALL project is outlined and demonstrated within the context of
wildfire management.
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