Summary
Due to an increase in wildfire frequency, firefighters must often fight multiple fires simultaneously on a regular basis. Firefighting agencies face decision making and information integration challenges, as they have become deluged with data and information from different sources and interfaces. Their top priority is data and information integration, yet they are often hindered by the lack of unified information architecture, cognitive overload, and systems networking among data and users. A unified data and information integration system would reduce firefighting response time, mitigate dama