MAGIC Webinar: Disaster Response with Advanced Analytics

By prioritizing analytics, FEMA is taking the proactive steps necessary to keep pace with a rapidly changing world, including other Federal Government initiatives and its own priorities. In this presentation, Chris Vaughan, FEMA's Geospatial Information Officer, will provide an overview on how advanced analytics can support disaster operations.
Chris Vaughan serves as the geospatial information officer for FEMA. In this role, he has led organizational change, established an integrated geospatial workforce across the agency, and is advancing innovative technologies within the emergency management community. Chris also serves as the chief of the Response Geospatial Office (RGO) within the Planning and Exercise Division. The RGO delivers policy, guidance, and training for the FEMA geospatial enterprise. Chris is a member of the National Response Coordination Staff where he serves as a Geospatial and Technical Group Supervisor. Since joining FEMA in 2010, Chris has provided crisis-decision support for more than 250 incidents ranging from earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, and pandemics. For COVID-19, Chris was appointed as a co-lead for the Data and Analytics Task Force (DATF). In this role, he supported the delivery of advanced modeling, technology, and analysis related to pandemic response operations.