Using Modeling and Simulation to Define Information Requirements for Incident Response for Chemical Facilities

This research is analyzing the current practices for emergency response for chemical facilities and will provide a model that could be utilized by small or large chemical facilities. It will determine what technologies, specifically software and information systems, could be utilized to improve the chemical facility emergency response mechanism. The results will provide statistical estimates, through simulation, that will predict the range for an improved solution for an emergency response mechanism. This research-in-progress will produce a model emergency response mechanism for a typical chemical facility. In addition, this research will identify state-of-the-art information technologies that could be utilized by the incident response mechanism and determine the impact that these technologies would have on improving system response.