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Attachment 6 Transportation Incident Response Typology
Attachment 6 Transportation Incident Response Typology
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Guidelines for Transportation Emergency Training Exercises 158 ATTACHMENT 6 TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT RESPONSE TYPOLOGY
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On-scene resources, which may be supplemented by additional resources through ICS single command, are used to resolve the incident. The main resource is person-to-person communication at the scene, but agency-to-agency communication may be necessary (i.e., transportation dispatch/management center to emergency responder dispatch center)
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and agency-to-agency communication (between the transportation and local emergency operations center and the transportation dispatch/management center and emergency responder dispatch centers)
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Guidelines for Transportation Emergency Training Exercises 161 Example of Level III Incident Classification for Elements of Local and Transit Agency Response
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Guidelines for Transportation Emergency Training Exercises 162 State DOT/Traffic Management Center Emergency Response Activities Disaster Response Develop Mission Statement and Operational Concept Scene Protection & Traffic Control Coordinate Field Response Operational Objectives & Strategies Situation AssessmentVerification Notification/ Detection Evacuation Preparedness Public Information Campaign Monitor Alert Levels Coordinate Regional Response Plans and Evacuation Plans Prior to Event Event Occurs Support for Emergency Responders Area Traffic Control Strategies Event Stabilization Pu bl ic In fo rm at io n Critical Services Restoration Manage Area Transportation Traffic Dissipation Emergency Evacuation Evacuation Traffic Management Evacuation Resource Sharing Incident Management on Routes Monitor Evacuation Coordinate Evacuation Strategy Emergency Management Life Cycle Phases R ecovery R esponse Prevention Preparedness A w areness Evacuation ReEntry
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Improve access to alerting systems for natural disasters. Develop and implement protective measures in times of heightened threat or natural disaster, which include early notification of transportation decision-makers; early activation of key traffic control strategies; staging of predeployed resources throughout the area; and direct assignment of transportation managers and others with authority to make decisions at strategic locations.
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Provide public information/traveler alerts on the status of the transportation system. Assign personnel to local/regional and state emergency operations centers to collaborate with public safety agencies and other agencies involved in disaster response and recovery efforts.
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Assign appropriate personnel at key disaster sites to oversee operations and to provide consistent, verified public information to emergency management agencies, public information officers, and the media. Evacuation Coordination Activities Function Representative Activities Performed by Transportation Management Centers and State and Local Transportation Organizations Evacuation Planning Support Develop evacuation plans at the county, state, and multistate levels.
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Provide shelter-in-place information, and use transportation agency resources to expedite relief to the endangered population in cases where evacuation is not possible because little or no warning is provided and/or because transportation agency resources are limited or severely impacted. Maintain emergency service access to the disaster area and to the evacuation routes themselves by providing for and managing emergency service access routes in the opposite direction and/or across the major evacuation routes where necessary.
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Public Transportation Emergency Response Activities REPORT THE INCIDENT EVALUATE THE INCIDENT NOTIFY INCIDENT COMMAND NOTIFY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NOTIFY DISPATCH RESPONDERS PROTECT PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT EVACUATE PEOPLE PROVIDE BRIEFINGS PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT TRANSPORT VICTIMS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGE THE EMERGENCY RESTORE THE SERVICE DEBRIEF AND REPORT COMBAT FIRE HAZMAT CHEM/BIO 911 REPORTS
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Guidelines for Transportation Emergency Training Exercises 168 Emergency Exercises for Assessing Transportation Activities Activity Can Best Be Assessed Using This Type of Emergency Exercise Transportation Emergency Planning and Response Activities Seminar Workshop Tabletop Game Drill Functional Exercise FullScale Exercise Develop Mission Statement and Operational Concept for Transportation Agency Emergency Management X X X Coordinate Local/Regional/State Response Plans and Evacuation Plans X X X Develop Public Information Dissemination Strategies for Range of Conditions/Events X X X Develop System to Monitor Threat Levels (Weather and Security) X X X X Develop Transportation Emergency Operations Plans and Procedures X X X Develop Transportation Training to Support Plans and Procedures X X X X Detect Events X X X X X Verify Events X X X X X Notify the Appropriate People/Organizations X X X X X Assess Situations X X X X X Evacuate Passengers and Facilities X X X Manage Casualties X X Protect Property/Equipment X X X Evaluate/Combat Dangers at Incident Scene X X Develop Operations Objectives and Strategies X X X X X Integrate with Local/Regional Incident Management System X X X X X Coordinate Transportation Field Response X X X X X Protect Scene and Control Traffic X X X Provide Support for Emergency Responders X X X X X X X Develop Area Traffic Control Strategies X X X X Manage Evacuation Traffic X X X X Coordinate and Monitor Evacuation X X X X Provide Incident Management of Evacuation Routes X X X X Stabilize Events X X Restore Critical Services X X Facilitate Traffic/Evacuation Re-Entry X X X X Manage Area Transportation X X X Dissipate Traffic X X X Restore Transportation Service X X X X
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