Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: Local Public Safety Agencies

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Incident Management

Coordinate incident response with all local public safety agencies (police, fire and EMS). Existing
Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents. Existing
Coordinate public safety resources for incident response with local traffic management agencies. Existing
Coordinate with ambulance services in response to incidents. Existing
Perform incident detection and verification for the streets and provide this information to local traffic and other pubic safety agencies (including state and local agencies). Existing
Dispatch local public safety vehicles (and track their location), as well as coordinate with all other local public safety agencies. Existing and Planned
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 local public safety vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies. Existing
Participate in the incident response, coordination, and reporting on the Statewide Information Exchange Network in a coordination effort only. Existing
Plan and coordinate region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans dealing with HAZMAT incidents. Existing
Provide evacuation, incident, and transportation system status information to regional public information systems. Existing
Receive Amber Alert and other Wide Area Alert information from New York State Police. Existing
Receive and respond to (i.e. dispatch) threat information from the Local and Regional TOCs regarding critical infrastructure. Existing
Receive early warning information and threat information from the New York SECC. Existing
Receive Wide Area Alert information from the New York SECC and the Local EOCs. Existing
Respond to transit emergencies/alarms on-board transit vehicles or at regional transit facilities. Existing
Coordinate with regional hospitals for care facility status. Planned
Operate the Local EOCs. Planned

Last updated: 12-31-08