Emergency Response Management (Equipment Packages*)

This equipment package provides the strategic emergency response capabilities and broad inter-agency interfaces that are implemented for extraordinary incidents and disasters that require response from outside the local community. It provides the functional capabilities and interfaces commonly associated with Emergency Operations Centers. This equipment package develops and stores emergency response plans and manages overall coordinated response to emergencies. It monitors real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, special event and incident information. It tracks the availability of resources and assists in the appropriate allocation of these resources for a particular emergency response. This equipment package provides coordination between multiple allied agencies before and during emergencies to implement emergency response plans and track progress through the incident. It also coordinates with the public through the Emergency Telecommunication Systems (e.g., Reverse 911). This equipment package coordinates with public health systems to provide the most appropriate response for emergencies involving biological or other medical hazards.

Functionality:

    Functional Requirements*:
    1. The center shall provide strategic emergency response capabilities provided by an Emergency Operations Center for large-scale incidents and disasters.
    2. The center shall manage coordinated inter-agency responses to and recovery from large-scale emergencies. Such agencies include traffic management, transit, maintenance and construction management, rail operations, and other emergency management agencies.
    3. The center shall provide the capability to implement response plans and track progress through the incident by exchanging incident information and response status with allied agencies.
    4. The center shall develop, coordinate with other agencies, and store emergency response plans.
    5. The center shall track the availability of resources and coordinate resource sharing with allied agency centers including traffic, maintenance, or other emergency centers.
    6. The center shall allocate the appropriate emergency services, resources, and vehicle (s) to respond to incidents, and shall provide the capability to override the current allocation to suit the special needs of a current incident.
    7. The center shall receive event scheduling information from Event Promoters.
    8. The center shall support remote control of field equipment normally under control of the traffic management center including traffic signals, dynamic message signs, gates, and barriers.
    9. The center shall provide the capability to remotely control and monitor CCTV systems normally operated by a traffic management center.
    10. The center shall provide the capability to request transit resource availability from transit centers for use during disaster and evacuation operations.
    11. The center shall assimilate the damage assessment of the transit, traffic, rail, maintenance, and other emergency center services and systems to create an overall transportation system status, and disseminate to each of these centers and the traveling public via traveler information providers.
    12. The center shall provide information to the media concerning the status of an emergency response.
    13. The center shall provide the capability for digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the emergency system operator.
    14. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to provide inputs to the management of incidents, disasters and evacuations.
    15. The center shall collect information about the status of the recovery efforts for the infrastructure during disasters.
    16. The center shall provide the overall status of infrastructure recovery efforts to traveler information providers and media.
    17. The center shall provide the capability to communicate information about emergency situations to local population through the Emergency Telecommunications System.
    18. The center shall provide the capability to identify neighborhoods and businesses that should be informed of an emergency situation based on information collected about incidents including their severity, impacted locations, and recovery schedule.
    19. The center shall retrieve information from public health systems to increase preparedness for, and implement a response to biological, chemical, radiation, and other public health emergencies.
    20. The center shall manage coordinated inter-agency responses to incidents at an international border.

    Pspecs:

Inputs/Outputs (Included Architecture Flows)

Source Architecture Flow Destination
Border Inspection Systems border incident information Emergency Management
Emergency Management border incident response status Border Inspection Systems
Emergency Management emergency operations status Emergency System Operator
Emergency Management incident information for public Emergency Telecommunications System
Emergency Management event confirmation this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Event Promoters
Emergency Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider
Emergency Management transportation system status Information Service Provider
Emergency Management emergency plan coordination Maintenance and Construction Management
Emergency Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Maintenance and Construction Management
Emergency Management incident response status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Maintenance and Construction Management
Emergency Management maint and constr resource request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Maintenance and Construction Management
Emergency Management transportation system status Maintenance and Construction Management
Emergency Management work plan feedback Maintenance and Construction Management
Emergency Management map update request Map Update Provider
Emergency Management incident information for media this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Media
Emergency Management emergency plan coordination Other Emergency Management
Emergency Management incident report this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Other Emergency Management
Emergency Management incident response coordination this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Other Emergency Management
Emergency Management resource coordination this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Other Emergency Management
Emergency Management transportation system status Other Emergency Management
Emergency Management public health request Public Health System
Emergency Management emergency plan coordination Rail Operations
Emergency Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Rail Operations
Emergency Management incident response status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Rail Operations
Emergency Management transportation system status Rail Operations
Emergency Management emergency plan coordination Traffic Management
Emergency Management emergency traffic control request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management incident response status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management remote surveillance control this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management resource deployment status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management resource request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management road closure notification this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Emergency Management transportation system status Traffic Management
Emergency Management emergency plan coordination Transit Management
Emergency Management emergency transit service request Transit Management
Emergency Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Transit Management
Emergency Management incident response status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Transit Management
Emergency Management transportation system status Transit Management
Emergency System Operator emergency operations inputs Emergency Management
Event Promoters event plans this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management current asset restrictions Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management emergency plan coordination Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management maint and constr resource response this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management maint and constr work plans Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management road network status assessment Emergency Management
Map Update Provider map updates Emergency Management
Other Emergency Management emergency plan coordination Emergency Management
Other Emergency Management incident report this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Other Emergency Management incident response coordination this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Other Emergency Management resource coordination this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Other Emergency Management transportation system status Emergency Management
Public Health System public health response Emergency Management
Rail Operations emergency plan coordination Emergency Management
Rail Operations incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Rail Operations rail system status assessment Emergency Management
Traffic Management emergency plan coordination Emergency Management
Traffic Management emergency traffic control information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Traffic Management incident information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Traffic Management incident response status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Traffic Management resource deployment status this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Traffic Management resource request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Traffic Management road network conditions this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Traffic Management road network status assessment Emergency Management
Traffic Management traffic images this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Transit Management emergency plan coordination Emergency Management
Transit Management emergency transit schedule information Emergency Management
Transit Management emergency transit service response Emergency Management
Transit Management transit emergency data this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Transit Management transit system status assessment Emergency Management

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