Municipal Signal Pre-emption
Description
Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles.
Status
Planned
Timeframe
Long-Term Priority
Geographic Scope
Service Scope
Costs - $6,000 per intersection; Operational & Maintenance Costs (per year) - $500.
Stakeholders
Cuyahoga County Emergency Services
Municipal Public Safety Agencies
Municipal Public Works Departments
Inventory
City of Cleveland Emergency Vehicles
City of Cleveland Traffic Signals
Services
EM02-1 - Emergency Routing - City of Cleveland
EM02-2 - Emergency Routing - County Public Safety Dispatch
EM02-5 - Emergency Routing - Municipal Public Safety Dispatch
Functional Areas
- The emergency vehicle shall send requests to traffic signal control equipment at the roadside to preempt the signal.
- The field element shall notify controlling traffic management center and maintenance center that the signal timing has changed based on a signal preemption/priority request to help those centers determine whether a fault detected at the signal is a true m
- The field element shall respond to requests for indicator (e.g., signal) preemption requests from emergency vehicles at intersections, pedestrian crossings, and multimodal crossings.
Interfaces
Standards
| SDO | Document ID | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM | View List | Dedicated Short Range Communication at 915 MHz Standards Group | Group |
| ASTM/IEEE/SAE | View List | Dedicated Short Range Communication at 5.9 GHz Standards Group | Group |
| AASHTO/ITE/NEMA | NTCIP 1201 | Global Object Definitions | Message/Data |
| AASHTO/ITE/NEMA | NTCIP 1211 | Object Definitions for Signal Control and Prioritization (SCP) | Message/Data |
Operational Concepts
| Stakeholder | Roles and Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County Emergency Services | |
| Coordinate with the local traffic operations centers for traffic signal pre-emption. | |
| City of Cleveland | |
| Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. | |
| Municipal Public Safety Agencies | |
| Coordinate with the local traffic operations centers for traffic signal pre-emption. | |
| County Public Safety Agencies | |
| Coordinate emergency plans and maintenance resources with local maintenance and construction agencies. | |
| Coordinate emergency plans, emergency transit schedules, and the status of emergency transit systems with local transit agencies. | |
| Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs, the highway patrol, and other public safety agencies. | |
| Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC. | |
| Coordinate incident and threat information as part of an early warning system with regional emergency management agencies; maintenance and construction agencies; transit agencies; and ISPs. | |
| Coordinate regional emergency plans, incident responses, evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans with the county 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 with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility. | |
| Coordinate with the local traffic operations centers for traffic signal pre-emption. | |
| Develop and coordinate county/regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans; and disaster management plans with regional emergency and transportation management agencies. | |
| Dispatch public safety vehicles to incidents in the region. | |
| Monitor and detect potential, looming, and actual disasters including natural disasters and man-made disasters. | |
| Operate the county EOC. | |
| Provide evacuation and incident information to regional ISPs and the media for travelers in the region. | |
| Receive Amber Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC. | |
| Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC. | |
| Respond to potential threats to the transportation infrastructure. | |
| Share incident report information with other public safety providers. | |
| Suggest routes to public safety vehicles in response to emergencies and track public safety vehicles to the incidents. | |
| Municipal Public Works Departments | |
| Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. |