ITS Element: FEMS Fire-EMS Dispatch

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Description: This element represents the dispatch function for the District Fire and EMS services.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: FEMS - District Fire-Emergency Medical Service
Mapping: Emergency Management
Other Emergency Management

Interfaces:

CAPWIN System
CHEMTREC
DDOT TMC
District 911 Call Center
FEMS Fire-EMS Vehicles
FEMS Fire-EMS Vehicles
FEMS Fire-EMS Vehicles
HSEMA Center
Regional Emergency Coordination System
Regional Medical Centers
Market Packages: ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System - DDOT and Public Safety
ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System - Traffic Management to Emergency Management
ATMS20 - Drawbridge Management - DDOT
CVO10 - HAZMAT Management - District
EM01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - HSEMA Center Emergency Response Coordination
EM01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - Regional Emergency Coordination System
EM01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - District 911 Call Center and MPD / FEMS Dispatch
EM02 - Emergency Routing - DDOT Traffic Signals - FEMS
EM02 - Emergency Routing - FEMS and Regional Medical Centers
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert - HSEMA Center
EM07 - Early Warning System - HSEMA Center
EM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery - HSEMA Center – Public Safety and MATOC
EM09 - Evacuation and Reentry Management - HSEMA Center – Public Safety and MATOC
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - DDOT TMC
Functional Requirements:

Emergency Call-Taking

Emergency Dispatch

Emergency Response Management

Mayday Support

Emergency Environmental Monitoring

Emergency Routing

  • The center shall collect current traffic and road condition information for emergency vehicle route calculation.
  • The center shall receive information on the location and status of traffic control equipment and work zones along potential emergency routes.
  • The center shall calculate emergency vehicle routes, under center personnel control, based on the collected traffic and road conditions information..
  • The center shall request and receive ingress and egress routes or other specialized emergency access routes from the traffic management center.
  • The center shall provide the capability to request special traffic control measures, such as signal preemption, from the traffic management center to facilitate emergency vehicle progress along the suggested route.
  • Once the route is calculated the route shall be provided to the dispatch function.
  • The center shall provide the capability for digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the emergency system operator.

Incident Command

Emergency Evacuation Support

Emergency Early Warning System

Emergency Commercial Vehicle Response


Last updated: 06-10-11