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Critical Response Group outlines school-mapping plan to meet House Bill 3166 requirements
Summary
At a Brooke County Schools meeting, Zach Query of Critical Response Group presented a GRG-based mapping system to create accurate, interoperable digital maps of every school to help first responders comply with House Bill 3166; the superintendent has signed off on a quote and staff will coordinate next steps.
Zach Query, regional director for West Virginia at Critical Response Group, told the Brooke County Schools board the company will produce standardized digital maps of every district facility so first responders can reliably locate people and critical infrastructure during emergencies. The maps are intended to satisfy the requirements the speaker said are outlined in House Bill 3166 and to be in place by September 2026.
Query described the approach — a gridding reference graphic, or GRG — as a simple, repeatable system adapted from military practice that overlays a labeled grid on aerial imagery and floor plans to make locations unambiguous under stress. "We're…
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