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... 1 S u m m a r y This Handbook was developed through Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project A-37, "Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook." Its purpose is to provide paratransit service providers with guidance, strategies, tools, and resources to plan and prepare for, respond to, and recover from a range of emergencies.
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... 2 Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook Chapter 3: Preparedness The Preparedness chapter provides general guidance on planning, training, and exercising as it pertains to paratransit providers. Key recommendations include the following.
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... Summary 3 Exercises ▪▪ Paratransit agencies are encouraged to participate in emergency response drills and exercises. – Discussion-based exercises help validate policies, procedures, and communications strategies and ensure that emergency procedures will actually work.
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... 4 Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook Chapter 5: Response The Response chapter provides general guidance on communication, coordination, and operations as it pertains to paratransit providers. Key recommendations include the following.
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... Summary 5 Chapter 6: Recovery The Recovery chapter provides general guidance on reconstitution, reentry, post-disaster service assessment, and restitution as it pertains to paratransit providers. Key recommendations include the following.

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