21ST Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium June 3−6, 2019 FEWSION for Community Resilience: Improving community resilience using the Power of Data and Community Engagement (6/4/2019: 1500−1700) Moderator ALESSANDRA JEROLLEMAN, Ph.D Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Management/Jacksonville State University Presenter(s) SEAN RYAN F4R Project Coordinator Northern Arizona University FEWSION for Community Resilience: Improving community resilience using the Power of Data and Community Engagement Prepared by: Nelly C Pérez Meléndez nelly_perez13@yahoo.com Disaster Medicine and Management College of Health Professions/Thomas Jefferson University Welcome and Introduction: To introduce the topic, the presenter distributed sticky notes and asked the audience to write on it their favorite food The second part of the activity was to present themselves to at least two other members of the group and share their food preference and the abbreviation of the state where they live Immediately, the seminar participants complied and engaged in more indepth conversations The concept behind the activity was to connect by sharing information Interestingly, all except one of the sticky notes were pasted on the board in order, and from the twenty-two participants, none of the food was repeated The presenter mentioned that everyone could relate to food, and it becomes an anchor This means that it is essential to know what is successful and how we can engage Thinking about supply distributions, Mr Ryan asked the audience to think about where they get their food This led to thinking about what influences their choices and the impacts their food choices have The concept map created from the audience responses presented groceries, farms, and butchers, among others Some of these responses were mainly influenced by price, quality, freshness, location, acquaintance with the owners or managers, and appearance of the facility Also, the concept map included ideas from where these stores obtain their products The audience mentioned Walmart, Target, farms, groceries, transportation companies, restaurants, Costco, schools, hospitals, airports, and many others Mr Ryan explained that this brainstorm might give an idea of how a community works He further mentioned that by doing this concept map, it does not take long to identify what the food system looks like and who is providing it to the community If issues depend on the season, are there issues when there is destruction? Mr Ryan distributed a current community profile report of Flagstaff City, which is in Coconino County, Arizona This data was obtained from the online tool Policy Map, which collects information from about 100 different sources Mr Ryan again engaged the participants to use that data and comment on results they thought were of importance to understand the needs of the community He explained that depending on the question, we can get deeper into the data Furthermore, Ryan mentioned that another piece that could be added to this type of online tools is to visualize a footprint of food and water commodities around the United States Doing this helps to know the needs of the community in case of an emergency Over 90% of the food that is needed in his community in Coconino comes from transportation, and that is a critical component in terms of the supply chain The purpose of F4RTM Supply Chain Mapping is understanding how supply chains work and making communities become able to manage better their resources Mr Ryan mentioned the “last-mile concept,” which is moving something from point A to point B He said that a lot of the data that is missing come from there Information in private and community data have a better sense of it when looking into community development He explained that it is a crucial piece of why it is important to combine them, engage them Two important key terms with this concept are Supply Node and Demand node, which are origin and destination, respectively Mr Ryan mentioned public and private sectors need to understand and consider what happens in supply chains when disrupted Supply chain management is concerned with identifying and mitigating a host of risks Some disruption risks include operational contingencies, natural hazards, terrorism, and political instability If roads are closed, what impacts might it have on the community food, energy, and water supply chain? Mr Ryan also asked who might be the most susceptible to these impacts? During the second major interaction between the presenter and the participants, Mr Ryan asked about what impacts might an event where disruption occurs have on the community food, energy, and water supply chain? The answers from the participants included that stores are going to be or might be empty, but also that some stores will not be re-supplied if the transportation is affected Other participants mentioned that another impact might be with residents’ transportation As well, they included infrastructure problems; if there is a power loss, it will create a lot more issues The second question was about who might be the most susceptible to these impacts? The answers were native and residents How can we map and measure the resilience of a food supply chain? Step 0: Recruit Research Teams and Identify Driving Questions Step 1: Map and Identify Key Owners and Operators Step 2: Building relationships and ID Potential Actions through interviews Step 3: Providing public products and connecting stakeholders The supply chain information is critical and brings people together Engaging the community to provide data is also important Citizen science is an idea to get them engaged and helps to understand the community They build pieces of when to start and first relationships Mr Ryan mentioned that we not want to reinvent the wheel We want to connect and within our communities, use the data to make recommendations Where should we start? Groceries and food banks Private big box providers supply most food to many communities, and these locations may be of importance to the community after an emergency Mr Ryan mentioned that Arizona has some of the biggest food banks in the United States Food banks are connected to VOADS and certainly connect to emergency management and public health Relevant actor-network is a simple visualization that has helped to drive communication Network analysis gives power Food, energy, and water (FEW) supply chains: once you start to visualize and understand the FEW system you can select the scale to work on and the sector to begin with For this, it is essential to start identifying who might be critical in the supply chain of our community, their role, and their connections Also, how much of the community’s FEW they provide Mr Ryan introduced his colleague Dr Richard Rushford from Northern Arizona University (NAU) Most of his expertise is in food and water, and he is the lead data scientist in the FEWSION process Dr Rushford mentioned that with this process, they have been engaging with FEMA to develop case studies Mr Ryan showed the FEWSION system He says that you can build your scenario and it gives a tour You can select a scenario or develop your scenario, and even choose the map The Mesoscale data tool is FEW-view-free, open, state, and county data An example used was the L.A Shakeout scenario • • From where gasoline, water, and food commodities come from? Instead of focusing on the immediate area, put in a map How to reestablish supplies routes? What is FEWSION for Community Resilience? • • A data-driven project that focuses on food, energy, and water system (FEW) for a given community It answers questions to community members as well as to stakeholders It leverages the power of citizen researchers and builds a community’s capacity for Resilience through data collection and community conversations Community members will drive solutions and opportunities to improve community resilience and increase adaptive capacity Understanding the FEW systems and their connections is essential for policy decisions, planning, and development The are available some tools and resources such as a curriculum and a facilitator guide F4R is actively seeking communities and universities willing to pilot the materials and process in 2019−2020 For more information you can access FEWSION (https://fewsion.us/)