Emergency Environmental Monitoring Functional Area

Description

Collects current and forecast road and weather information that is used by the operator to more effectively manage incidents.

Included In

Cuyahoga County EOC
CECOMS - Emergency Communications
City of Cleveland Police, Fire, and EMS Dispatch
City of Cleveland Operation Snowbird EOC
Municipal Public Safety Dispatch
Ohio State Highway Patrol Posts
County EOCs
USCG District HQ Bridge Office
OSHP State Communications Center
City of Cleveland EOC
Ohio EOC

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services).
2The center shall collect current road and weather information from roadway maintenance operations.
3The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
4The center shall present the current and forecast road and weather information to the emergency system operator.