Adding Regional Areas

Incident-affected areas can be identified on the map by selecting a predefined polygon in the system.

Before you begin

Open the Manage Incidents screen.

About this task

By default, the PassADAPolygons dataset is selected.
To change the default dataset, update the following context property:
  • Rapid Response > Incident > Areas > Default Dataset.

Procedure

  1. On the Affected tab's pane title bar, click the Add Regional Area button:
    A hexagon.
    A Regional Area section is added to the tab.
    A regional area section with fields for Name, Dataset, Polygon, Action, and Evac.
  2. Provide the following information about the incident:
    Name
    Type a name for the affected area.
    Dataset
    Click a dataset in the list.
    Polygon
    Click a polygon in the list.

    The polygon is shown on the map.

    Evac
    Select whether the area needs to be evacuated.
    Action
    (Optional) Define the street speed of the area.
  3. If you make a mistake while defining the region, you can undo the last change made by clicking the Undo Latest Change button in the lower-right corner:
    An X.
  4. Save the Incident record:
    1. Click the Save button:
      Diskette.
    2. When prompted to save the record, click OK.
  5. To create a regional area to which a priority can be applied:
    1. In the lower-right corner of the section, click the Create Priority Area button:
      A plus sign in a circle.
      The name of the regional area is copied to the Priority tab.
    2. When prompted to create a priority area based on the current evacuation area, click OK.
    3. Define the area's priority.