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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - A team of first responders traveled to Sarajevo for a geographic information systems workshop as part of the U.S. Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness Program May 23-26.
This team, made up of experts in GIS, emergency operations and crisis communications, to include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel and members of the Maryland National Guard and Maryland Department of Emergency Management, spent the week working with 19 fellow Bosnian first responders for the purpose of increasing national and international cooperation in the area of emergency planning and preparedness. The week’s events included presentations, lessons learned discussions and a review of sample GIS dashboards.
“All of the participants from Bosnian-Herzegovina we worked with are very skilled professionals, and this workshop provided them with the opportunity to engage with their colleagues from other organizations and learn how GIS can aid decision makers during disasters,” said Diane Acurio, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters CMEP program manager and team leader. “I believe this event was very successful in that it brought together a number of people who will work closely in a crisis in future response efforts.”
| Date Taken: | 05.27.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.08.2022 04:04 |
| Story ID: | 424571 |
| Location: | SARAJEVO, BA |
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