Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: Local Police Departments

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Incident Management for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Coordinate incident response with county and municipal public safety agencies; traffic management agencies; and the state DOT, as appropriate. Existing and Planned
Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with the county and local public works department; and the state DOT maintenance section. Existing and Planned
Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events. Existing and Planned
Dispatch highway patrol vehicles to incidents within its jurisdiction. Existing and Planned
Perform incident detection and verification for all state-operated roadways in the region, and provide this information to traffic management and other public safety agencies. Existing and Planned
Receive emergency calls from cell phones for incidents in the region. Existing and Planned

Emergency Management for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Coordinate emergency response with the county EOCs, local police, and county sheriff. Existing and Planned
Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC. Existing and Planned
Coordinate regional emergency plans, incident responses, evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans with the county EOC. Existing and Planned
Dispatch highway patrol vehicles to incidents in the region. Existing and Planned
Issue Amber Alerts and other wide area alert information to other public safety providers and traffic management agencies. Existing and Planned
Receive Amber Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC. Existing and Planned
Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC. Existing and Planned
Share incident report information with other public safety providers. Planned
Suggest routes to highway patrol vehicles in response to emergencies and track public safety vehicles to the incidents. Planned

Archived Data Systems for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Collect and archive crash and incident information in the state crash records database. Existing and Planned

Last updated: 10-23-09