Open AccessWater resources management plan
Author(s) -
Glauco Maia,
Jorge Xavier da Silva,
Tiago Badre Marino
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
boletim do observatório ambiental alberto ribeiro lamego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2177-4560
pISSN - 1981-6197
DOI - 10.5935/2177-4560.20100018
Subject(s) - firefighting , plan (archaeology) , jurisdiction , business , water supply , environmental planning , water resources , environmental resource management , geography , engineering , environmental science , environmental engineering , political science , cartography , ecology , archaeology , law , biology
Water resources manageWith the mission of providing reliable data for water supply activities in medium and large firefighting operations, the Firefighting Water Supply Tactical Group (GTSAI) represents an important sector of the Rio de Janeiro State Fire Departmentment plan strategic support. Acting proactively, the Tactical Group prepared a Water Resources Management Plan, aiming to set up water resources for each jurisdiction of firefighters in the City of Rio de Janeiro, in order to assist the Fire Department in its missions. This goal was reached, and in association with LAGEOP (Geoprocessing Laboratory, UFRJ), the Tactical Group started using GIS techniques. The plan provides for the register of existing operational structures within each group (troops, vehicles and special equipment, along with knowledge about the nature and operating conditions of fire hydrants), as well as a detailed survey of areas considered to be "critical". The survey helps to support actions related to environmental disasters involved in the aforementioned critical areas (hospital, churches, schools, and chemical industries, among others). The Caju neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, was defined as initial application area, and was the first jurisdiction to have the system implemented, followed by Copacabana, Leblon, Lagoa, and Catete districts.