Products
For over two decades, IEM has produced leading-edge IT products, including mission-critical, results-oriented software that can be easily adapted to a variety of settings. Our solutions have been tested in some of the most challenging, real-world environments—from enhancing operational planning and response to catastrophic disasters to helping military decision makers allocate funds for the most effective protection strategies.
Quantitative Emergency Management™ (QEM®)
QEM® describes both a specialized set of simulation tools developed by IEM as well as our overarching commitment to place emergency management on a solid, scientific foundation. QEM models the behavior of a particular hazard or action, the emergency response system in place, and the social behavior of the population during a response—in contrast with the strictly environmental modeling typically performed. Using this information, QEM® calculates the risk and the impact of various protection strategies on reducing that risk, providing decision makers with defensible data on precisely where to allocate financial and personnel resources.
WebPuff
WebPuff is a comprehensive Web-based emergency management decision support system that IEM developed for the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA). Designed to aid in planning for, responding to, and recovering from a chemical incident, Web Puff is used daily to support operations at U.S. Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) sites, locations where chemical weapons are currently being demilitarized. WebPuff pushes the envelope by providing features available in a Web-based system, particularly in the area of GIS capabilities.
D2-Puff™
WebPuff incorporates D2-Puff™, IEM’s advanced chemical dispersion model, one of only three U.S. Army-approved chemical and biological dispersion models. It is the only chemical model approved for emergency response. Since the mid-1990s IEM has developed and continually enhanced D2-Puff under a contract with CMA.
SafePort™
WebPuff also contains the SafePort™ protective action recommendation algorithm. SafePort™ uses data from the D2-Puff™ model as well as a self-contained traffic model to determine the efficacy of evacuation versus shelter-in-place. With this knowledge, decision makers can make better informed decisions on how best to protect the public in the event of a chemical release.
Enterprise CA Tools™
Enterprise CA Tools is a Web-based performance management and budgeting suite that simplifies and provides accountability for the cooperative agreement and grant application process. Users can manage financial resources flexibly, minimize administrative burdens, and provide accountability for program funds and performance outputs. Personnel are able to track expenditures against measurable outcomes from the pre-award stage to the grant close-out stage. This product is the only public grant management software that supports the concept of “business intelligence” for more effective management of government programs.
CA Tools™
IEM developed CA Tools, the PC-based version of Enterprise CA Tools, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA’s) Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). Today, CSEPP uses the Web-supported enterprise system to coordinate the submission of local and state grant requests and disbursement of funds. This data subsequently flows up to applicable Federal regional offices, ultimately arriving at the program office level at FEMA headquarters.Operations Matrix Tool (OMT)™
IEM designed and developed the OMT for FEMA to help emergency managers prepare for, respond to, and recover from all-hazard events at multiple organizational levels within the agency. The Web-based application enhances decision making and task performance, and can be used for a wide range of disasters and response efforts. The OMT is deployed on FEMA’s Intranet, providing access to all FEMA employees.
