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82 Organizational, Staffing, and Position Guidance To be ready for the agency's role, a comprehensive emergency management program must be in place within the agency. Emergency management programs can be challenging for state DOTs and other transportation agencies, especially in terms of the coordination with other local, tribal, state, regional, and federal agencies that may be involved.
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Emergency Management Stakeholders and Regional Collaboration 83 ESF #1 -- Transportation The state DOT is typically assigned to be the lead agency for ESF #1. ESF #1 addresses the key response core capability of critical transportation and is described in the National Response Framework ESF Annexes as coordination of "the support of management of transportation systems and infrastructure, the regulation of transportation, management of the nation's airspace, and ensuring the safety and security of the national transportation system" (National Response Framework FEMA 2016)
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84 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies • Administers special funding that can be used for repair or reconstruction of major highway facilities as well as grant programs for transit systems and railroads that could be used for repair and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure" (2008 ESF #3 -- Public Works and Engineering Annex)
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Emergency Management Stakeholders and Regional Collaboration 85 are able to respond to and support larger-scale incidents. Specific TMC emergency support activities include the following: • Plan for anticipated events (hurricanes, winter storms, etc.)
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86 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Stakeholder Emergency Management Responsibilities U.S. DOT Serves as head of federal ESF #1.
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Emergency Management Stakeholders and Regional Collaboration 87 Stakeholder Emergency Management Responsibilities State Transportation Agency or Territorial/Tribal Equivalent The state transportation agency (usually a DOT) is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the highway system.
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88 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Stakeholder Emergency Management Responsibilities Law Enforcement (Police and Sheriffs) Generally, limited-access and state highways are part of the national transportation system and are primarily patrolled and responded to by the State Patrol; however, some limited-access routes and most state roads within local municipality city limits are the responsibility of the city police.
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Emergency Management Stakeholders and Regional Collaboration 89 Stakeholder Emergency Management Responsibilities City and County Public Works and Traffic Engineering City and county transportation agencies have roles similar to the state transportation agencies but at the local level. They are responsible for the highways not included under the state's highway system.
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90 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Table 11. Associations.
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Emergency Management Stakeholders and Regional Collaboration 91 • Regions with some type of a planning organization were predominately represented; however, planning organizations' participation in transportation around emergencies and planned events was not a widespread practice. • Barriers to effective regional transportation planning for emergencies, disasters, planned special events, or events of national significance were issues related to funding, limited time and staff resources, communication between agencies and across various organizational levels, and traditional stovepipes in and between organizations.
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92 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Mutual Aid and Emergency Management Assistance Compact State DOTs provide and receive mutual aid to and from other states and organizations using mutual aid agreements and mutual aid plans. Mutual aid operational plans include a schedule of training and exercises for validation of plan design, concept, implementation and communications, logistics, and administrative structure, and it affords practice opportunities to emergency response providers (Draft 2017 NIMS Guideline for Mutual Aid)
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