GIS for Emergency Management in Riverside County (Spatial Business Speaker Series)

Center for Spatial Business Speaker Series 2024-2025“Know Your Zone, The Power of Alert and Warning: GIS for Emergency Management in Riverside County”Tuesday, January 28, 2025Complimentary Dinner at 5:30pm; Talk from 6:15pm-7:15pmGuest Speakers: Moses Martinez and Dr. Catherine Farrokhi from Riverside County’s Emergency Management Department In the event of an incident in Riverside County, the County’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) uses GIS to quickly receive intelligence from the field and send alerts to the public in order to notify and alert them of constantly changing status, and Emergency Management response.GIS allows the free flow of information from the Incident Commander and straight to the residents of Riverside County, ensuring the public has all the tools they need to keep their families, themselves and even their pets safe. In this talk, EMD’s use of GIS to identify hazards zones, plan the appropriate response, and notify the public of incidents impacting their environment are showcased using recent case studies.