NTL Record

Title Emergency communications for evacuation (EVAC) in New Orleans impact assessment report.
Record ID 55045
Personal Name
Creator
Cordahi, Gustave; Roden, David; Wolshon, Brian; Yin, Weihao
Corporate Creator Booz Allen Hamilton
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Publication Date 20150500
Language English
Abstract This document constitutes the Impact Assessment Report for Emergency Communications for Evacuation (EVAC) in New Orleans. Response, Emergency Staging and Communications, Uniform Management, and Evacuation (R.E.S.C.U.M.E.) is a bundle of applications that targets the improvement of traffic safety and mobility during crashes and other emergencies that affect the highway network. A key R.E.S.C.U.M.E. focus is on traffic incident management and responder safety. Another is emergency communications for evacuation. The R.E.S.C.U.M.E. bundle includes the following three applications: 1. Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (RESP-STG) 2. Incident Scene Work Zone Alerts for Drivers and Workers (INC-ZONE) 3. Emergency Communications for Evacuation (EVAC). Areas of interest within the EVAC application include information on traffic and road conditions, location of available lodging, and location of fuel, food, water, cash machines, and other necessities for evacuees using their own mode of transportation and those for whom transportation services were provided. The EVAC application bundle employs mobile communications technologies. This document assesses the potential impacts of EVAC through simulation that uses a model of the Greater New Orleans region.
Rosap ID dot:3543
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3543
TRT Terms Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency communication systems; Evacuation; Traffic safety; Mobility; Evaluation and assessment
Geographical
Coverage
New Orleans (Louisiana)
TRIS Online
Accession No
1568655
Contract Number DTFH61-12-D-00041
Report Number FHWA-JPO-15-204
Availability Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/55000/55000/55045/R_E_S_C_U_M_E__EVAC_IAReport_FINAL_FHWA-JPO-15-204.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository