Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook (2013) / Chapter Skim
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83 C h a p t e r 6 It could be argued that recovery is something paratransit agencies of all sizes do daily as part of normal operations. Schedulers and dispatchers arrange trips for the coming day, matching up vehicles and drivers.
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84 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook shelter providers to identify people with critical transportation needs and develop strategies for scheduling non-emergency medical trips more efficiently. Considerations ▪▪ Lack of information regarding the medical needs of evacuees can result in paratransit providers being deployed to transport evacuees who may require a higher level of medical or psychological care than paratransit is able or qualified to provide.
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recovery 85 Resource for Urban/Suburban and Rural/Tribal Areas ▪▪ Prioritizing Trips http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=4182 This excerpt from "Guidance for Paratransit Emergency Planning" presents examples of the trip-priority procedures of several agencies that were interviewed for a study on paratransit emergency planning.
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86 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Strategy ▪▪ Advance planning for reconstituting paratransit service increases efficiency and resiliency when an emergency occurs or disaster strikes. Develop service restoration plans in coordination with other transportation modes and providers.
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recovery 87 6.B Reentry Reentry is the returning of people to the residences from which they were evacuated. Estimating the number and types of paratransit vehicles required for reentry service can be challenging.
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88 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Tool: Reentry Concerns ❑ Confirm with emergency management and other appropriate entities that all utilities are working properly. ❑ Confirm with emergency management, first responders, and human service agencies that paths of ingress and egress are clear for people with mobility limitations.
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recovery 89 Effective Practices ▪▪ APTA, CTAA, and some state DOTs have established registries that allow transit systems to volunteer to assist other transit agencies during or after emergencies. Many paratransit providers have relied on these programs to temporarily augment capacity, utilizing drivers and vehicles from other transit agencies across the region.
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90 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Considerations ▪▪ Urban/suburban paratransit systems are more likely to have Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) to support crisis-counseling needs.
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recovery 91 Resources for Urban/Suburban and Rural/Tribal Areas ▪▪ Managing After a Disaster http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=4143 A disaster creates unusual challenges for management if staff are suffering from its effects.
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92 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Strategy ▪▪ Encourage staff to maintain logs of their actions during an emergency. In the recovery phase, compile an overall summary of actions that details key statistics of services rendered.
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recovery 93 6.D.3 Reimbursement Following large-scale emergencies or natural disasters, state officials will make a formal disaster declaration and request federal aid if recovery costs exceed the combined resources of local and state governments. If a presidential declaration is made, the way is cleared for federal resources and funding to support recovery efforts.
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94 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Tool: Reimbursement FTA, in its "Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies," provides the following information on paratransit post-disaster reimbursement. ❑ There is broad flexibility under FTA planning and capital funding programs for states, metropolitan planning agencies, and transit authorities to spend FTA funds for emergency preparedness and response planning and capital security projects, including security training for personnel and conducting emergency response drills under their discretionary planning and research programs and their program management oversight program.
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