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· Supporting law enforcement by providing information · Debris clearance;
on licenses and commercial carriers; · Emergency bridge and tunnel inspections;
· Issuing permits for restricted vehicles and carriers; · Clean-up oversight for hazardous materials spills;
· Supporting military movement of goods; · Technical assistance for geological hazards;
· Inspections and safety regulations; · Emergency repairs;
· Hazardous materials spills clean-up and oversight; · Damage assessment;
· Administrative services; · Transportation support (including analysis for alternate
· Financial services; routes);
· Information technology services; · Public works and engineering support; and
· Legal; · Coordination with other agencies (support to local,
· Human resources; tribal, and other state agencies; coordination with federal
· Civil rights; agencies).
· Internal audits;
· Coordinating with local agencies; A transit agency might perform the following emergency
· Coordinating with other state agencies; and activities:
· Coordinating with the federal government.
· Notification;
· Direction and control;
STEP 3: DETERMINE CRITERIA FOR · Warning;
SELECTING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
· Communications;
Use Worksheet 13 to complete this step. You may also · Emergency public information;
wish to use Worksheet 14 to guide the discussion and docu- · Incident response;
mentation effort. · Resource management;
Once the COOP team has identified the functions per- · Financial management;
formed for each area of responsibility, then it begins select- · Emergency contracts administration;
ing essential functions for its COOP plan. Essential functions · Transportation support to other jurisdictions;
can be determined based on criteria that reflect the highest · Coordination with local, state, and federal agencies;
effect to the transportation/transit agency. · Recovery plans;
Establishing criteria to govern the selection of essential · Reporting the emergency;
functions is a challenging task. Typically, the COOP team · Evaluating the emergency;
begins this activity by reviewing the transportation agency's · Notification of internal and external responders;
emergency plans and procedures. A DOT or TMC might per- · Closing or limiting service to the affected area;
form the following emergency activities: · Initiating or joining incident command system or uni-
fied command;
· Notification; · Evacuation of passengers and personnel to safety;
· Direction and control; · Providing medical treatment and transportation to appro-
· Warning; priate locations;
· Communications; · Protecting personnel and equipment;
· Emergency public information; · Dispatching emergency equipment and supervisors;
· Incident management; · Emergency inspections;
· Resource management; · Providing emergency briefings and updated situation
· Hazardous materials clean-up program; assessments;
· Financial management; · Performing damage assessments and emergency repairs;
· Chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program; · Transportation support and systemwide management;
· Emergency contracts administration; · Public works and engineering support;
· Transportation support to other jurisdictions; · Coordination with other agencies; and
· Coordination with local, state, and federal agencies; · Temporary service plans.
· Recovery plans;
· Traffic control; Based on a review of these activities, a transportation agency
· Public information; may establish criteria to govern the selection of essential
Traffic control devices, functions. For example, does the identified function support
Variable message signs, activities to
Highway advisory radio,
Amber alerts, · Ensure the safety of personnel and passengers and pro-
511 traveler information; tection of property;
