Emergency Management Roles and Responsibilities

StakeholderRole and Responsibility
Local Public Safety AgenciesOperate a local PSAP (public safety answering point).
Dispatch local public safety vehicles to respond to emergencies.
Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.
Provide incident information to the local traffic and maintenance agencies.
Receive commercial vehicle reports of unusual activities.
Coordinate wide area alert notifications with local traffic management agencies, emergency management agencies, maintenance and construction agencies; and local transit agencies
Coordinate emergency plans, emergency transit schedules, and the status of emergency transit systems with local transit agencies.
Coordinate regional disaster response and recovery.
Coordinate local evacuation and reentry efforts.
Monitor and detect potential, looming, and actual disasters including natural disasters and man-made disasters.
Local Traffic ManagementProvide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.
Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/fire/EMS/EOC, local police/fire/EMS, and other public safety agencies.
Provide incident information to the regional traffic, maintenance, and construction agencies, as well as regional ISPs.
Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the local EOC.
Coordinate wide area alert notifications with regional traffic management agencies; regional emergency management agencies; regional maintenance and construction agencies; and the regional transit agencies
Coordinate regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans.
NYS PoliceDispatch New York State Police vehicles to respond to incidents in the jurisdiction.
Coordinate regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans.
Provide incident information to the regional traffic, maintenance, and construction agencies, as well as regional ISPs.
Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/fire/EMS/EOC, local police/fire/EMS, and other public safety agencies.
Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.
NYSDOT - New York State Department of TransportationCoordinate regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans.
Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the local EOC.