Eyes of the storm: can fusion centers play a crucial role during the response phase of natural disasters through collaborative relationships with emergency operations centers?
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Authors
Coyle, Timothy P.
Subjects
Fusion center
emergency operation center (EOC)
Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC)
Virginia Fusion Center (VFC)
NJ Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (ROIC)
information sharing
collaboration
systems design theory
natural disaster
fusion process
National Network of Fusion Centers
New Jersey State Police
collaborative response
emergency operation center (EOC)
Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC)
Virginia Fusion Center (VFC)
NJ Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (ROIC)
information sharing
collaboration
systems design theory
natural disaster
fusion process
National Network of Fusion Centers
New Jersey State Police
collaborative response
Advisors
Kierman, Kathleen
Miller, Patrick
Date of Issue
2014-09
Date
Sep-14
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Through the maturation of the national network of fusion centers, processes and capabilities originally designed to detect and thwart terrorist attacks are now applied to disaster responses. The fusion process, which involves the synthesis and analysis of streams of data, can create incident specific intelligence. The sharing of this information can enhance the operating picture that is critical to key decision makers and the discipline of emergency management. This thesis examined three case studies of fusion center disaster responses through a collaborative-based analytical framework. The resulting analysis of the case studies identified the crucial role played by fusion centers in responding to disaster events in a collaborative effort with emergency operations centers. This thesis concludes that fusion centers offer the greatest impact through enabling information sharing throughout the response phase. The specific benefits of the sharing of information directly influence executive briefings and the deployment of resources. This thesis also modeled a collaborative response. The research determined that the depth and breadth of these relationships involving cooperative responses must be proportionate to the incident and include a level of redundancy. Through a system design model, overconnectivity through efficiency was shown to increase the likelihood of fracturing cooperative relationships.
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National Security Affairs
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