Monday’s massive fuel plant explosion in Winnipeg and its aftermath highlights the importance of accurate location information for both emergency response and insurance.
Emergency Response
Emergency personnel needed to quickly evacuate nearby homes potentially affected by the ongoing blaze and needed to determine the surrounding areas likely affected based on the conditions of the fire. They would have then had to quickly figure which homes and businesses fell into the affected areas. To ensure thoroughness and safety, emergency responders would have likely visualized the potential danger area against all addresses in the area, getting a quick inventory of houses and business affected while identifying evacuation routes. These actions had to be made quickly, and they potentially saved lives.
Insurance
Once the blaze is out, another group affected by the fire, in addition to the home owners in the area, are their insurance companies. Knowing that these homes were in the immediate vicinity of a large fuel plant would have been extremely helpful information in determining the risk related to insuring them. Being able to access in-depth information about property and its surrounding area is extremely helpful for insurance companies when making important decisions about who to insure, and how to price their policies. When a single disaster can potentially lead to claims in the millions, maximizing understanding of where potential policies are located is crucial.
Read more about the explosion or click here to learn more about how DMTI works with insurance companies to better understand risk.
No comments:
Post a Comment