Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: NYS Police

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Incident Management

Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies (police, fire, EMS, sheriff, etc.) as well as with other NYS Police units. Existing
Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents on state highways with regional maintenance providers. Existing
Dispatch State Police vehicles for incidents on state highways. Existing
Perform incident detection and verification for the highways within the region, and provide this information to traffic and other public safety agencies (including state and local agencies). Existing
Coordinate an incident response with regional rail operations for incidents involving rail. Planned

Emergency Management

Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans. Existing
Dispatch New York State Police vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies. Existing
Generate Amber Alerts and distribute them to regional emergency management agencies, transit agencies, traffic agencies, and the media. Existing
Participate in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Information Exchange Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function). Existing
Receive and respond to threat information from state agencies and local TOCs regarding critical infrastructure. Existing
Receive early warning information and threat information from the New York SECC. Existing
Receive local signal preemption from municipal and state-operated traffic signals. Existing
Coordinate with regional hospitals for care facility status. Planned

Last updated: 12-31-08