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Charleston County runs second AccelaDAP training to align regional resilience planning
Summary
Charleston County convened county staff, municipal representatives and Fernleaf consultants for a second AccelaDAP training to test scenario-driven use cases for hurricane prestaging, stormwater asset management and future growth, and to surface coordination, data and funding barriers.
Molly Caggiano, resilience manager for Charleston County, opened the second AccelaDAP training by describing the session as part of the county’s rollout of a multi-hazard vulnerability database for municipalities and public entities. She told participants the goal was to "make sure that we're all understanding how to use this data" to support regional alignment.
Participants split into six breakout groups to test three scenarios — hurricane prestaging, stormwater asset management and future growth — then reconvened for report-outs and a live demonstration of AccelaDAP features. Facilitators from Fernleaf (Steven Jolka, Matt Hutchins and Cely Chipley) guided the demos, highlighting road-accessibility analytics, parcel-level flood exposure, shapefile upload for custom queries, and social-vulnerability overlays.
The session surfaced recurring operational barriers: inconsistent points of contact across jurisdictions, contractor arrangements that limit cross-jurisdiction maintenance, and limited sustained funding for ongoing maintenance. Organizers closed by asking participants to take the tool back to their teams and marking follow-ups: a Sept. 1 advisory-committee presentation of draft KPIs and a collaborative convening on Sept. 15 at The Citadel.
"We want to make sure that we're we're all understanding how to use this data," Molly Caggiano said, framing the training as an effort to turn county data into shared, actionable tools for local governments.
