DEFINITION OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CIVIL DEFENSE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Abstract
In this study, operational concepts are defined for emergency operations at local, state, and federal levels of civil defense. Types of actions to be taken by operations centers and the information for decisions about these actions are identified. At the local level, an organization for emergency operations is assumed, and required types of messages and prestored data are determined. Probable message lengths are determined from sample messages, and the frequency of messages are estimated for various environmental conditions (such as after some blast or fire damage and prior to the arrival of fallout). A staff organization and procedures for decision making are described, and responsibilities for information processing, storage, and display within staff sections are given. Requirements for shelter-operations center communications in the assumed organization are determined, and the effect of additional factors on communication requirements for specific civil defense organizations are shown. Types and estimates of the volumes of messages to be provided to state and regional emergency headquarters, and staff responsibilities for information processing at these headquarters are also given. Major recommendations of the study are (1) that the message formats and reporting procedures developed in the study be made part of the Federal Civil Defense Guide; (2) that the methods for information system analysis described in the report be used in the development of prototype emergency information systems for specific local and state organizations; and (3) that the civil defense emergency information system at the national level be considered and designed as part of the overall national emergency information system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 10, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0825567
Entities
People
- E. R. Brooks
- F. D. Kennedy
- J. G. Caldwell
- T. Johnson
Organizations
- RTI International