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The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation
Christie L. Brown, Registered Nurse Consultant, Florida Department of Health
Karen Somerset, Assistant Director, Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, State of Florida
Major Documents Consulted
Pinellas County
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners. Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. October 2006.
Pinellas County Emergency Management. Special Needs Assistance Program, StandardOperating Guidelines. June 2007.
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. Tampa Bay Region Hurricane Evacuation Study. September 2006.
Executive Summary.
Transportation Analysis, August 2006.
Model Support Document, August 2006.
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (in partnership with Pinellas County). 2007Hurricane Guide (note that similar guides are available for Hillsborough, Manatee, and Pasco counties).
Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County. Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). May 2006.
Hillsborough County Department of Health and Hillsborough County Emergency Management. The Hillsborough County Special Needs Shelter and Evacuation Plan. Undated.
Hillsborough County Emergency Management. Transportation Planning for a Category4 or 5 Hurricane.
Hillsborough County. Emergency Operations Center Guide. March 2004.
Hillsborough County. Know Your Role. CD video presentation about the program and its requirements.
State of Florida
Department of Health. 2007. Special Needs Shelter Rule. Florida Administrative Weekly, Vol. 33, No. 39, pp. 4524–4526.
