ITS Element: City of Las Cruces Police Vehicles

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Description: Police vehicles owned and operated by the City of Las Cruces. ITS technologies on-board cruisers may include mobile data terminals (MDTs), AVL, etc.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: City of Las Cruces Police Department
Mapping: Emergency Vehicle

Interfaces:

MVRDA Communications Center
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
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, including roadway service patrols, shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.
  • 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 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 the vehicle’s location, speed and direction to other vehicles in the area.
  • 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