Operational Concepts: San Juan County Communications Authority
The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for the San Juan County Communications Authority.| Functional Area or Project | Roles and Responsibilities | Status |
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Emergency Management |
Aid in the coordination of region-wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans. | Planned |
| Coordinate with regional hospitals and care facilties during emergencies. | Planned | |
| Dispatch all regional police, fire and EMS vehicles and coordinate with all other public safety agencies and communication centers in the region. | Planned | |
| Operate the regional EOC. | Planned | |
| Provide evacuation, incident, and transportation system status information to regional public information systems. | Planned | |
| Receive Amber Alert and other Wide Area Alert information from state police. | Planned | |
| Receive and respond to threat information regarding critical infrastructure. | Planned | |
| Receive early warning information from the New Mexico Statewide EOC | Planned | |
| Respond to transit emergencies/alarms on board transit vehicles or at regional transit facilities. | Planned | |
| Track location of all regional public safety vehicles. | Planned | |
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Emergency Management for Farmington Fire Department CCTV |
Monitor incidents using CCTV installed on emergency vehicles. | Planned |
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Incident Management |
Coordinate incident response with all regional municipal public safety agencies. | Planned |
| Coordinate incident response with NMDOT and other regional traffic management centers. | Planned | |
| Dispatch all police, fire, sheriff, and EMS vehicles in response to incidents within the region. | Existing | |
| Receive emergency calls for incidents in the region. | Planned | |
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San Juan County Communications Authority Communications Upgrade Roles and Responsibilities |
Coordinate incident response with all regional municipal public safety agencies. | Planned |
| Coordinate incident response with NMDOT and other regional traffic management centers. | Planned | |
| Dispatch all police, fire, sheriff, and EMS vehicles in response to incidents within the region. | Existing | |