HAZMAT Evac app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Applied Research Associates
First release : 10 Jan 2011
App size: 21.12 Mb
HAZMAT Evac provides First Responders and Emergency Managers easy access to map-based improvised explosive device (IED) standoff distances and HAZMAT spill evacuation areas. The IED standoff data is based on criteria set by the DHS Office for Bombing Prevention and FEMA 426, Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings. Hazmat evacuation and reference data is based on the 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). Users are able to define custom IED types and standoff values. Access to DHS IED standoff data requires a statement of need by those not registering with a .mil, .gov, or .us email address accounts.
Features of the software include:
•Display IED Mandatory Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Zones for 8 pre-defined bomb sizes
•Display Isolation Zones and down-wind Protection Zones for over 3,000 chemicals
•Display distance to glass breakage, injury, and structural damage based on pre-defined bomb sizes (limited to users registering with a .gov, .mil, or .us email)
•Information displayed on phone maps, with similar functionality to zoom, search by address, current location, and map/satellite/hybrid views
•Automatically retrieve current weather from Weatherbug (www.weather.weatherbug.com) or forecast weather from the National Weather Service (US only) or Meteorologisk Institutt (Worldwide); weather can also be user input or input using the phone’s compass functionality
•Results shown geographically as well as text based
•Search and display predefined points of interest (schools, nurseries, hospitals, police/fire stations, and government facilities) from GIS search services to identify key facilities within the incident area
•Run roadblock analysis service that identifies within seconds the optimal location of roadblocks to isolate the incident area
•Place and label points on the map to identify key locations
•One-button summary of results (text, map image, map data shape and kml file attachments) in an email to disseminate to other responding personnel
•Includes reference material from the 2012 ERG and important chemical contacts for quick calling
•Store map images (including legends) for reference when connectivity prevents access to network maps
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Latest reviews of HAZMAT Evac app for iPhone and iPad
I downloaded HAZMAT Evac during one of the HAZMAT update courses I was taking. I was simply "surfing" the app store and found it. I already had various other apps which had the ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook) information in it, but this app goes beyond what any of the others had...way beyond. I showed it to our instructor and all he could say is "where did you get that!" Everyone Ive shown this to cant believe theres anything like this available. With this program you immediately get the ERG (Emergency Response Guide) information, a Google map overlaid with the hot zone and an indication of the plume using current National Weather Service weather information. This allows both the folks on the ground and the folks in the emergency operations center to see where the hot zone is on a map and which direction the material is moving based on the wind. With Google maps you can toggle between terrain overlays, or regular maps determining which areas to evacuate based upon the area being a field, parking area, or a housing development. Ive been honored to interact with the authors of this app, including meeting with them personally. They are professional scientists who have produced something that that is in every respect revolutionary, easy to use, providing immediate real-time data...interfacing directly with the Emergency Response Guide. Its something all assets responding to an emergency need to determine the effect of the spill, the best approach to the site geographically and which areas will impacted by the plume. Those back at the emergency operations center can see the same data and all agencies can work off the same information vs. relying on paper charts and a best guess of where the effected area may be. My understanding is this application is available for devices other than just the Iphone, such as Blackberry, Droid and other smartphone platforms. I have this app loaded on my Iphone as well as my Ipad. You can utilize the GPS capability on your device or you can provide the location (if youre located away from the accident). You can toggle between small and large spills, day or night perspectives and you can tap on a tab to get guide number information anytime you need it. One of the best aspects of this app are the people behind it who are the folks who developed and manage it. They are dedicated to creating something that is straight forward and will help everyone in the emergency response community with an effective tool that is quick, easy and very effective. All I can say is just get it. This is one of those rare things that come along and revolutionize how things are done. J. M. Cooke Brunswick County, North Carolina
Incredibly well done. Simple to use with great features like being able to email the current display. You can also manually move the map and assign wind direction.
A blessing for any first responder.
I am so happy I stumbled upon this app. It works amazingly well, providing first responders with information needed to make decisions very quickly when lives may be on the line.
Unreal how well it works. So much easier and faster than Aloha/marplot. The way it uses google maps makes assessing evac zones by streets come alive.