This is a graphic attachment for reply for Questions for the Record Submitted 
by Senator Mark L. Pryor to Heather Blanchard, Co Founder of CrisisCommons from the May 5, 2011 hearing, “Understanding the Power of Social Media as a Communications Tool in the Aftermath of Disasters” To provide comments by July 6, 2011 go to: http://tiny.cc/alt8b

1. Technology Cluster Coordination Sample Approach
**DRAFT - For Community Review/Input**
“Questions for the Record Submitted
by Senator Mark L. Pryor to Heather Blanchard, Co Founder of CrisisCommons
from the May 5, 2011 hearing, “Understanding the Power of Social Media as a
Communications Tool in the Aftermath of Disasters”
July 7, 2011
Heather Blanchard
Co Founder, CrisisCommons
www.crisiscommons.org
heather@crisiscommons.org
Twitter/Skype: @poplifegirl

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3. Word Cloud of the National Response Framework
The word “data” is referred to once in the entire core document.
However, the word “information” is referred to more than 100 times.

4. Office of Technology
Innovation, Operations
and Adoption
Need for a New
Office at FEMA
Direct Report
to the FEMA
Administrator
Coordination Across
All of FEMA &
Interagency
Coordinator

5. Incorporation into FEMA
Office of Technology
Innovation, Operations FEMA Administrator
and Adoption
Liaison Innovation Lab Operations Plans & Policy Training and Education
DHS/FEMA Practice Areas Quick Response Support Data Standards Practitioner Professional Training
DHS/FEMA Region Tech Liaisons (10) Independent Tool Evaluation Information/Data Requirements
Liaison and Support to EMI
Practitioner Communities Open Source Software Collaboration Technology Cluster Coordination International Standards Collaboration
Open Source Licensing Liaison to HS/EM/PH Education Programs
Federal Interagency Data Interchange Protocol
Visualization Product Development Liaison to FEMA CIO Public Digital Preparedness
Private Sector Critical Information Requirements
Cybersecurity Revision of Doctrine, Policy based
Volunteer Technology Communities Imagery & GIS Utility
After Action Prototyping on Emerging Technologies
Liaison to Cybersecurity
Liaison with Federal, Legal and Ethics Advisement
Exercises
Academic and
Private Sector R&D
Research Agenda Tech Cluster Lead
(NRCC) - Direct
Report to the NRCC
Lead

6. Incorporation into the
National Incident Command System
Direct Report to the
Tech Cluster
Incident Command Liaison
Lead

7. Incorporation into the Field
through the Joint Field Office
Tech Cluster Support
Tech Cluster Lead Tech Cluster
Liaison
(JFO) - Direct Report
to the FCO
Tech Cluster Support Tech Cluster Support Tech Cluster Support
Source: Based on the Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Annex Guide:
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-support-cikr.pdf

8. Incorporation of a Cluster Based Approach
Scaleable for any Operations Center
Operations Center Lead
(NRCC)
Technology Cluster Lead (RRCC)
(JFO)
(State EOC)
(Local EOC)
Liaison Innovation Lab Operations Plans & Policy
Pre-scripted Mission Assignment for Coordination of Technology-based Liaison to Plans - Incident Action Planning
Internal - Representation from across
Visualization & Imagery Support Mission Assignments Privacy, Legal and Ethics
Interagency, ESF Functions, Support for
Imagery Processing Information/Data Requirements
Ops, Planning, JIC
Mobile Processing Technology Cluster Coordination
External: Private Sector and Volunteer
Temporary Data Storage Data Interchange Protocol
Technology Communities
Data Collection Critical Information Requirements
Technology Incident Communications and
Resource Coordination Imagery & GIS Utility
Coordination LIne (TICCL)
Liaison to Cybersecurity
Provision of requirements from
Open Data (Social Media) Coordination
Operations to External
Staff Support for Tech
Desk in Operations
Center
Source: Page 29 http://www.slideshare.net/poplifegirl/arc-08-12-10-final-short

9. Example Engagement Opportunity
Technology Cluster Liaison
Collaboration with Volunteer Technology Communities
Technology resources are
coordinated together. External communities able to
create productive and useful
Technology cluster lead reports products based on response
directly to Operations Center agency requirements.
leadership.
Pre-identification of coordination
Cluster ability to provide resources such as a local
requirements and problem University or co-working space
definitions to external where communities can gather to
communities for data curation work on common projects and
and visualization. response agency requirements.
Scalable - Leverages Existing Resources
Compasses Virtual and Volunteer Communities to Productive Use
First proposed at the American Red Cross Crisis Data Summit on August 10, 2011
http://www.slideshare.net/poplifegirl/arc-08-12-10-final-short

10. Data Opportunities
Official/Affiliated Response Sources Public Sources
Existing Data
Population - Boundaries - Hydrology - Hypsography - Transportation/Roads - Social Capital
Before Crisis Community Indicators Before Crisis
After Crisis Power - Telecommunications - Weather - Alternative Access to Internet - After Crisis
Food - Fuel - Shelter - Transportation - Health Care
Crisis Specific
Self-Directed Public Safety Reporting - Hazard Identification -
Service Disruption Identifier - Public Sentiment - Status Sharing - Resource Management