Equipment Package: Emergency Environmental Monitoring

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Description: This equipment package collects current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from a variety of sources. The collected environmental information is monitored and presented to the operator and used to more effectively manage incidents.
Included In: ADEM SEOC
Arizona DPS
Local EOCs
Local Fire and EMS Dispatch
Local Police Dispatch
Maricopa County EOC
MCSO Dispatch Center
Phoenix Fire Department Regional Dispatch Center
Phoenix Police Dispatch
Functional Requirements 1 - The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services).
2 - The center shall collect current road and weather information from roadway maintenance operations.
3 - The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
4 - The center shall present the current and forecast road and weather information to the emergency system operator.

Last updated: 06-23-13