TR News July–August 2013: Logistics of Disaster Response (2013) / Chapter Skim
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TR N EW S 28 7 JU LY –A UG US T 20 13 32 The author is Emergency Program Manager, Idaho Transportation Department, Boise. The realignment of the Idaho TransportationDepartment (ITD)
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TR N EW S 287 JULY–AUG UST 2013 33 Now imagine the emergency manager for the state's department of transportation (DOT) recognizing the lack of resources, expertise, staff, communications, and networks to address a problem of this magnitude.
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TR N EW S 28 7 JU LY –A UG US T 20 13 34 The Transition To support, sustain, and maintain an emergency program today requires a staffing system that is not only adaptable but taps into properly trained personnel, so that the department can have the appropriate expertise, authority, and critical thinking to respond in a disaster or large emergency -- in other words, a system that assembles the best team possible. ITD proceeded to build a support team by pooling expertise structurally and operationally.
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TR N EW S 287 JULY–AUG UST 2013 35 and state expertise if needed. The plan was to create a structure that u Can be replicated if the program manager is not available, u Can expand as large as needed or operate with only one person, u Can reach out to tap the highest level of expertise and talent, and u Can quickly acquire expertise from Idaho's best universities, agencies, associations, and the private sector.
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TR N EW S 28 7 JU LY –A UG US T 20 13 36 ment, the best intentions will not succeed or endure. ITD executives have provided essential leadership throughout the process.
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TR N EW S 287 JULY–AUG UST 2013 37 A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies Terrorist threats and environmental disasters, both natural and manmade, have raised the profile of emergency response management.
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