Andreas Lotter, Konrad Barth, Brauner Florian, Florian Steyer, Ompe Aime Mudimu, & Alex Lechleuthner. (2016). Measurement of information flows in rescue exercises in the aftermath of the collapse of a building. In A. Tapia, P. Antunes, V.A. Bañuls, K. Moore, & J. Porto (Eds.), ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings – 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Abstract: Collapsed buildings are one of the most complex challenges for rescue forces. The large amount of incoming information in particular is a major challenge to handle for the involved forces. The Assessment of this information is necessary in order to be able to give reliable statements about the number of buried and missing victims. To improve the handling of the information, the authors have developed a method to measure information flow during rescue exercises after the collapse of a building. This method has been developed within VERVE, a research project subsidized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The method has been evaluated and tested through two exercises.
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John Sören Pettersson. (2022). Key Concepts for Effective Use of Digital-supported Table-top Crisis Management Exercises. In N.Matta, H. Purohit, H. Karray, A. DI Nicola, & L. Elmhadi (Eds.), ISCRAM 2022 Conference Proceedings – 19th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (pp. 1–99). Tarbes, France: Enit.
Abstract: Several researchers and contingency agencies have suggested good practices for crisis management exercises. Resource-constrained practitioners in the field report problems to find cost-efficient ways to maintain exercises cycles. This paper draws on experiences from having professional crisis response coordinators adapt material for table-top exercises to Learning Management Systems, executing the exercises, and evaluating team performance. Bottleneck eliminations and unexpected benefits from more flexible exercise designs are discussed in terms of synchrony, continuity, and spatiality. While the three concepts capture the essence in the variation of opportunities for flexibility, they need some supporting features to be materialised in exercise design: writing/speech and request for individual answers.
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