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VIP tour Incident Command Post - Situation Room

Incident Command Post Situation Section Leader, Jeff Harter: explains how they produce situtation maps by gathering field intel ,Infared

helicopter flyover information,weather forecasts and predicted fire behavior . The maps provide the fire intelligence to the firefighters on ground and air.

The greek fire brigade were interested in GIS (geographic information system), in Greece they use air and field observers to create their fire maps.

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Uploaded on May 15, 2009
Taken on May 12, 2009