Mapping to support preparedness for response to high-risk Targeted Hazards. The definition of Target Hazards will vary between jurisdictions, but examples are critical infrastructure, high-life hazard occupancies, and places of assembly.

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Crawl The first step in this process is to adopt a definition of Target Hazards within the Public Safety jursisdiction and create a list of these locations. The list needs to be used to create a GIS layer of the site that contains the location, description, and response profile to the site. This layer will be used to create an overview map of the jurisdictions that can be posted in Emergency Operation Centers, Dispatch Centers, Law Enforcement and Fire locations for reference.	Walk To aid planning and response for Target Hazards, the GIS information should be made available in softcopy (PDF) and web mapping to First Responders, Emergency Management and Planning personnel. The data is helpful when visualized during the response cycle to give responders notification that they are responding to a Target Hazard or working in proximity to one. This is a basic situational awareness element. It provides an awareness of the specific nature of the hazard and may influence tactics because of the people, the occupancy, or the content of the hazard (Non-ambulatory population, HazMat, Day Care, dangerous construction, etc).	Run Target Hazard data that is fully integrated into the planning, response, and recovery phases of the Public Safety Agency is the goal with this phase. Data related to Target Hazards is used in planning responses to these locations. It is a component of understanding the risk to both the First Responders and the Community as well as the impact this site will have on recovery from a major incident within the community. During a response, operational resources may be augmented here based on the nature of the Target Hazard, or specialized resources may be automatically ordered (additional transport, heavy rescue, SWAT, etc). This implementation of Target Hazard data means that the data is regularly maintained by field units and that the data is included in operational planning and community risk analysis. The data is also incorporated into the most basic planning by Public Safety; engineering review, code enforcement, community outreach, Automatic and Mutual Aid agreements.
Example: Introduction to Target Hazard Analysis	Example: Introduction to Target Hazard Analysis	Example: Introduction to Target Hazard Analysis

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