Demonstrated Success

IEM migrated the State of Louisiana’s existing website into a full-fledged enterprise application portal. Louisiana.gov became the main entry point to all information and services for the State of Louisiana. The portal utilizes custom applications to integrate information from numerous state and agency websites and databases, including e-commerce applications for the Louisiana E-Mall.   For […]

IEM conducted a Nationwide Plan Review, which was mandated by the President after Hurricane Katrina. The study reviewed emergency plans in all states and urban areas east of the Mississippi River and included 65 jurisdictions.   Supporting the Contamination Avoidance at Seaports of Debarkation (CASPOD) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD), IEM conducted a comprehensive literature review […]

National experts in evacuation modeling, having conducted more than 20 technological hazard studies, including 10 studies for nuclear power plant sites.   Pioneers in developing and implementing the concept of “balanced response”—a risk-based protective action strategy that involves a combination of shelter-in-place and evacuation for maximum public protection.   Provided training on nuclear emergency planning […]

IEM created S.M.A.R.T. Warfighter, a culturally realistic serious game that is being used to train soldiers to recognize complex behaviors signaling an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat and to respond effectively. This technology is in use at the US Marines Infantry Immersion Trainer in Camp Pendleton, California.   Working with HHS and other stakeholders, IEM […]

Homeland Security and Emergency Management Demonstrated Success For nearly two decades, IEM has been the single contractor providing risk modeling, planning, training, and exercise for  a $2 billion national program ensuring preparedness for chemical weapons emergencies   Directly supported 300+ state and local jurisdictions/agencies in improving emergency preparedness and prevention since 2004   Providing preparedness, […]

Medical Consequence Modeling: Working with HHS and other stakeholders, IEM built a state-of-the-art bioterrorism response and consequence model that predicts medical demand and casualties associated with response to twelve priority bioterrorism agents. The model estimates countermeasure impacts on disease progression. In generating its results, the model accounts for surveillance and detection, official decision-making processes, response […]

Hazardous Materials Study Series: For the North Carolina Emergency Management Division’s Information and Planning Section, IEM conducted a five-year hazardous materials study series for the state’s nine Domestic Preparedness Regions. The study provides an assessment of the hazardous materials risks near critical facilities such as schools, public buildings, congested transportation routes, and areas with large population […]

IEM’s Smarty Pantz Studios created S.M.A.R.T. Warfighter, a culturally realistic, serious game that trains soldiers to recognize complex behaviors signaling an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat and to respond effectively. This technology is in use at the U.S. Marines Infantry Immersion Trainer in Camp Pendleton, California. Experiencing the excitement of IEM’s mixed-reality training program, warfighters work to […]

Through a contract with the U.S. Army, IEM developed WebPuff, the first open source, web-based emergency planning and response decision support tool for use by federal, state, and military organizations. One of only three models approved by the DOD for chemical and biological events, the system is used by 10 states, more than 60 municipalities, […]

Hazardous Materials Study Series Helps Local Jurisdictions Plan and Exercise Better IEM worked with the North Carolina Emergency Management Division’s Information and Planning Section to complete a five-year hazardous materials study series for the state’s nine Domestic Preparedness Regions (DPRs). The study provides an assessment of the hazardous materials risks near critical facilities such as schools, public […]