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Service Package Description

This service package uses ITS driver and traveler information systems to alert the public in emergency situations such as child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the traveling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public’s help in some scenarios. The ITS technologies will supplement and support other emergency and homeland security alert systems such as the Emergency Alert System (EAS). When an emergency situation is reported and verified and the terms and conditions for system activation are satisfied, a designated agency broadcasts emergency information to traffic agencies, transit agencies, information service providers, toll operators, and others that operate ITS systems. The ITS systems, in turn, provide the alert information to transportation system operators and the traveling public using ITS technologies such as dynamic message signs, highway advisory radios, in-vehicle displays, transit displays, 511 traveler information systems, and traveler information web sites.

List of Elements on this Diagram
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Element Name Stakeholder
Local EOCs Local Cities and Municipalities
ADOT Maintenance Group Arizona Department of Transportation
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT Flood Control District of Maricopa County
Local Public Works Divisions Local Cities and Municipalities
MCDOT Maintenance Division Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Local City and Municipal TMC Local Cities and Municipalities
Arizona DPS Arizona Department of Public Safety
Local Police Dispatch Local Cities and Municipalities
Maricopa County EOC Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management
MCSO Dispatch Center Maricopa County Sheriffs Office


List of Stakeholder Elements and Roles on this Diagram
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Stakeholder Element Name Functional Area/Role Functional Area Description
Arizona Department of Public Safety Arizona DPS Emergency Early Warning System This equipment package monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies and uses this information to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other equipment packages that provide the emergency response, including public notification using ITS traveler information systems, where appropriate.
Arizona Department of Transportation ADOT Maintenance Group MCM Incident Management This equipment package supports maintenance and construction participation in coordinated incident response. Incident notifications are shared, incident response resources are managed, and the overall incident situation and incident response status is coordinated among allied response organizations.
Flood Control District of Maricopa County Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT MCM Incident Management This equipment package supports maintenance and construction participation in coordinated incident response. Incident notifications are shared, incident response resources are managed, and the overall incident situation and incident response status is coordinated among allied response organizations.
Local Cities and Municipalities Local City and Municipal TMC TMC Traffic Information Dissemination This equipment package disseminates traffic and road conditions, closure and detour information, incident information, driver advisories, and other traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and driver information systems. It monitors and controls driver information system field equipment including dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio, managing dissemination of driver information through these systems.
Local Cities and Municipalities Local City and Municipal TMC TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication This equipment package formulates and manages an incident response that takes into account the incident potential, incident impacts, and resources required for incident management. It supports dispatch of emergency response and service vehicles as well as coordination with other cooperating agencies. It provides access to traffic management resources that provide surveillance of the incident, traffic control in the surrounding area, and support for the incident response. It monitors the incident response and collects performance measures such as incident response and clearance times.
Local Cities and Municipalities Local EOCs Emergency Early Warning System This equipment package monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies and uses this information to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other equipment packages that provide the emergency response, including public notification using ITS traveler information systems, where appropriate.
Local Cities and Municipalities Local Police Dispatch Emergency Early Warning System This equipment package monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies and uses this information to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other equipment packages that provide the emergency response, including public notification using ITS traveler information systems, where appropriate.
Local Cities and Municipalities Local Public Works Divisions MCM Incident Management This equipment package supports maintenance and construction participation in coordinated incident response. Incident notifications are shared, incident response resources are managed, and the overall incident situation and incident response status is coordinated among allied response organizations.
Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management Maricopa County EOC Emergency Early Warning System This equipment package monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies and uses this information to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other equipment packages that provide the emergency response, including public notification using ITS traveler information systems, where appropriate.
Maricopa County Department of Transportation MCDOT Maintenance Division MCM Incident Management This equipment package supports maintenance and construction participation in coordinated incident response. Incident notifications are shared, incident response resources are managed, and the overall incident situation and incident response status is coordinated among allied response organizations.
Maricopa County Sheriffs Office MCSO Dispatch Center Emergency Early Warning System This equipment package monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies and uses this information to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other equipment packages that provide the emergency response, including public notification using ITS traveler information systems, where appropriate.


List of Flows on this Diagram
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Source Element Architecture Flow Destination Element
Local EOCs alert notification coordination Arizona DPS
Local EOCs alert notification ADOT Maintenance Group
Local EOCs alert notification MCDOT Maintenance Division
Local EOCs alert notification coordination MCSO Dispatch Center
Local EOCs alert notification Local Public Works Divisions
Local EOCs alert notification coordination Maricopa County EOC
Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT alert status Local EOCs
Local Public Works Divisions alert status Local EOCs
MCDOT Maintenance Division alert status Local EOCs
ADOT Maintenance Group alert status Local EOCs
Local City and Municipal TMC alert status Local EOCs
MCSO Dispatch Center alert notification coordination Local EOCs
Arizona DPS alert notification coordination Local EOCs
Local Police Dispatch alert notification coordination Local EOCs
Maricopa County EOC alert notification coordination Local EOCs
Local EOCs alert notification Flood Control District of Maricopa County ALERT
Local EOCs alert notification coordination Local Police Dispatch
Local EOCs alert notification Local City and Municipal TMC

Last updated: 06-24-13