Purpose

1. To explain the how to use Regional Preplanning to preplan a higher and broader geographic area.  
   
   
2. Sometimes you want to pre-plan a large event, something not attached to a single occupancy, or units or annotations that you want visible at a higher zoom level than your typical "building preplan"... like Landing Zones, Water Supply Fill Sites or a marathon.  This is where Regional Pre-Planning bridges that gap.
   

NOTE: Currently, the viewing of Regional Pre-Plan information is not available on the Android Mobile App

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Creating a Regional Pre-Plan

NOTE: Creating and editing a regional preplan can only be accomplished through the Web side of First Due.

1. From Response > Responder View or Pre-Planning > Pre-Plans Map select the Show/Hide Layers button:

1. To reorder the list, drag the stack 
   
2. To edit an existing layer, select the pencil 
   
3. To delete the layer, select the trashcan  
   
4. To create a new layer, select Create New Layer. 
   

a. Edit the layer name and description

b. Edit Annotations

c. Edit or add Pre-Plan Units (For more about Pre-Plan Units, see: Pre-Plan Units )

d. Search for a place or address

e. Create an annotation on the map

f. Rotate the tilted view of the map

g. Tilt or reset the map (if available)

a. Line

b. Polygon

c. Circle

d. Square or Rectangle

e. Text

f. Arrow

g. Measurement (creates a line and text annotation)

NOTE: For more about Annotations, see: Adding Annotations to a Pre-Plan.

To edit the Annotation, select the pencil icon on the left menu, make your modifications and then select "Accept".

NOTE: For more information about Visible Zoom Levels see: Pre-Planning: Visible Zoom Levels for Annotations and Units. Please note that these Visible Zoom Level settings are for the web view only.  On the Mobile App, all Regional Pre-Plan items will display at the "3 - Cities" zoom level and closer.

INFO: For the Regional Preplan Text annotations viewed on the web, your specified text will show up at the zoom level selected and closer.  Above that level, a    icon will display.  This lets the user know that there is a text annotation in that place without crowding the map with the actual text.

a. Select the PLUS icon. 

b. At the bottom of the window, select: 

 

c. From the dropdown menu, search or scroll and select the Unit you wish to use.  The Unit will populate on the screen as a "bouncing unit".  Drag the Unit to the appropriate location on the map, fill in the appropriate supplemental information and the Visible Zoom Level settings.

d. Scroll to the bottom of the window and select:

 

Viewing a Regional Pre-Plan

1. From the Map view, select the Map Layers button:

 

2. Scan down on the list and enable the regional pre-plan layers you would like to see:

1. Select Response > Responder View or Pre-Planning > Pre-Plans Map

2. Select the Show/Hide Layers button:  

3. Scan down to the bottom of the list and enable the regional pre-plan layers you would like to see:

Sharing Regional Preplan layers with data sharing partners

INFO: For more information on data sharing across client accounts, see the KBA: Client Data Sharing

NOTE: Regardless of permissions or roles, users cannot edit or delete Regional Preplan layers that are shared from partners.

Regional preplans are not automatically shared with your data sharing partners.  To share and view shared regional preplan layers, follow the directions below:

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1. From the Web: Go to Pre-Planning > Pre-Plan Setup > Regional Layers
   

1. To share layers with partner agencies:
1. Select My Department Layers
   
2. Toggle the layer(s) you wish to share
   
3. Check the partner you wish to share it with
   

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1. To display the layers shared from partner agencies:
   
1. Select Shared with Me
   
2. Select the partner agency
   
3. Toggle on the layer(s) you wish for users in your account to have access to.