Advancing Emergency Management New Technological and Social Platforms Open Up New Pathways As the emergency management industry continues to evolve, emergency management officials are embracing new tools to communicate their messages quickly and effectively. Dewberry continues to support federal, state, and municipal clients in Maps Then Maps are produced at the end of a disaster event cycle. Data Then Emergency managers find it difficult to make sound decisions during disaster events due to a lack of available data. Now An overwhelming amount of Communication Then Poor cross-communication between organizations; police officials talk only to police officials, fire and rescue officials talk to fire and rescue officials, and so on. Now Technology is no longer an inhibitor, allowing emergency responders to communicate more seamlessly with partners in preparedness. Now Through Google and other intuitive mapping tools, maps are the first items to be produced, giving emergency responders higher situational awareness. data can be used at a moment’s notice, making it a challenge to convert data into information to quickly support decision making. 11 | www.dewberry.comhttp://www.dewberry.com