NTL Record

Title Best practices in emergency transportation operations preparedness and response : results of the FHWA workshop series, annotated.
Record ID 38811
Personal Name
Creator
Houston, Nancy
Corporate Creator Booz Allen Hamilton
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20061218
Language English
Abstract Between May 2002 and June 2005, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Booz Allen Hamilton conducted workshops on Transportation Operations Preparedness and Response in 30 regions across the United States. The objectives of these workshops were to: 1. Increase participant awareness of the critical processes, issues, and activities that may arise during and following an emergency, and of the possible approaches for addressing them. 2. Enhance working relationships among personnel from multiple organizations responsible for emergency preparedness and response in each of the 30 regions. 3. Identify areas for improvement for transportation emergency response planning and readiness in each of the 30 regions. Determine next steps to address these areas. 4. Provide input to transportation emergency preparedness guidance material being prepared at the national level. This report consolidates the best practices identified during the 30 workshops. Practices are not presented in priority order, but rather have been grouped in common categories. The categories are as follows: • Interagency Coordination and Communication • Emergency Operations • Equipment • Intelligent Transportation Systems • Mutual Aid • Threat Notification, Awareness, and Information Sharing • Policy
Rosap ID dot:20658
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20658
TRT Terms Emergency transportation; Disasters and emergency operations; Evacuation; Emergency management; Emergency communication systems; Emergency medical services
General Subjects Emergency transportation operations, Interagency coordination, Emergency operations, Evacuation, Emergency traffic management, HazMat, Traffic control, Emergency Information sharing
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number FHWA-HOP-07-076
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38800/38811/etopr_best_practices.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository