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Why use GIS for wildfire emergency operations

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Discover the vital role that Esri’s GIS technology plays in wildfire management at the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs). The District leverages GIS to develop resource pages, maps and interactive applications—including the app featured in this video—that help them prepare for the wildfire season, enhance their crisis management processes and reveal new insights about large-scale emergencies of all kinds. 

Learn how Esri's GIS products and solutions—including Esri imagery and the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World—support the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Emergency Operations Centres’s wildfire response work. Fire services, EMS, municipalities and GIS analysts can learn from this inspiring example. 

Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/SZZuyyak3GE

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