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Cocoa officials credit cross‑department rapid response and new GIS mapping after intense short‑duration rainfall
Summary
City staff completed damage assessments and reported needs to Brevard County Emergency Management within hours after a heavy rain event, aided by a new field GIS/app and interdepartmental coordination, Fire Chief Lamb and the city manager said.
City officials said Oct. 28 that a heavy, short‑duration rain event prompted an immediate, coordinated response across multiple departments and that a recently deployed GIS field app materially improved the speed and quality of damage assessments.
Fire Chief Lamb described crews and department directors working before dawn to survey damage and to compile a…
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