ITS Element: City of Las Cruces Fire Vehicles

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Description: Fire and EMS vehicles owned and operated by the City of Las Cruces ITS technologies on-board fire and EMS vehicles may include mobile data terminals (MDTs), AVL, signal preemption devices, etc. Also includes HAZMAT vehicles dispatched within the City limits.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: City of Las Cruces Fire Department
Mapping: Emergency Vehicle

Interfaces:

City of Las Cruces Traffic Signals
Dona Ana County Traffic Signals
MVRDA Communications Center
NMDOT Traffic Signals
Regional Medical Centers
Service Packages: ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System - MRVDA Communications Center (EM to EV)
EM01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - Mesilla Valley Public Safety Communications Center
EM02 - Emergency Routing - NMDOT District 1
EM02 - Emergency Routing - Dona Ana County
EM02 - Emergency Routing - City of Las Cruces (1 of 2)
EM02 - Emergency Routing - Regional Medical Center Coordination
Functional Requirements:

On-board EV En Route Support

  • The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall track its current location.
  • The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.
  • The emergency vehicle shall send the current en route status (including estimated time of arrival) and requests for emergency dispatch updates.
  • The emergency vehicle shall send requests to traffic signal control equipment at the roadside to preempt the signal.
  • The emergency vehicle shall provide the personnel on-board with dispatch information, including incident type and location, and forward an acknowledgment from personnel to the center that the vehicle is on its way to the incident scene.
  • The emergency vehicle shall send patient status information to the care facility along with a request for further information.
  • The emergency vehicle shall forward care facility status information to emergency vehicle personnel, including the location, specialized services, quality of care, waiting time, number of rooms available, and emergency room status of hospitals or emergency care providers.
  • The emergency vehicle shall compute the location of the emergency vehicle based on inputs from a vehicle location determination function.
  • The emergency vehicle shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.
  • The emergency vehicle shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.

On-board EV Incident Management Communication

  • The emergency vehicle shall receive dispatch instructions sufficient to enable emergency personnel in the field to implement an effective incident response. It includes local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources that have been allocated to an incident.
  • The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the incident site such as the extent of injuries, identification of vehicles and people involved, hazardous material, etc.
  • The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the current incident response status such as the identification of the resources on site, site management strategies in effect, and current clearance status.

Last updated: 08-08-14