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137 As noted in the 2010 Guide, much of the original 2002 Guide to Updating Highway Emergency Response Plans for Terrorist Incidents (NCHRP, 2002) remains valid today. This appendix iden- tifies those still-valid portions and those that are not. (NOTE: a word-for-word review of the 2002 Guide was not conducted, so take these as high-level comments.) A P P E N D I X A Guide to Using Portions of the 2002 Guide 2002 Guide Section Remains Valid No Longer Valid Comments General The 2002 Guide refers to variable message signs, while the 2010 Guide uses the (now) more popular dynamic message signs (DMSs); they are the same thing. Similarly, the 2002 Guide refers to Emergency Management Plans , while the 2010 Guide uses Emergency Operations Plans . References to the Office of Homeland Security should now read as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (also called Administration in the report) is now under DHS. References to Departments of Transportation (DOTs) should now be considered as State Transportation Agencies. Websites listed in the 2002 Guide have not been revalidated. Executive Summary Mostly still valid, but the 2010 Guide covers all hazards. 1. Introduction All 2. Existing State and DOT Emergency Response In Section 2, Planning replaces the first of the four EM components, but the purpose remains the same. In Section 2, Institutional Context for Emergency Respons e , the Com p rehensive Table 2 suggests that state transportation agencies should have a secondar y Preparedness Guide replaces the FEMA- established Federal Response Plan, but the former is not mandatory. Also, ESFs #13â15 have been added. role in ESFs #6 (to transport mass- care victims) and #12 (providing fuel to other caregivers). The agencies have secondary roles in the new ESFs #13 and #14 as well. (continued on next page)
2002 Guide Section Remains Valid No Longer Valid Comments 3. The Expanded Terrorist Threat While FEMA is still the primary federal emergency agency, it is now under the Department of Homeland Security. In Section 3.3, Presidential Decision Directives have been replaced by Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs), as discussed in the 2010 Guide. In general, the threats posed have expanded since 2002. 4. Thinking Through Highway Emergency Response Strategies. Mostly still valid. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) has replaced earlier guidance. Now we would recommend more emphasis on coordination with Emergency Ope- rations Centers and the new Fusion Centers. 4.1.11, ConOps, is still valid, but should be coordinated/ integrated with the Intelligent Trans- portation Systems (ITS) Concept of Operations. 4.2, Costing is still valid, but state transportation agencies must reco g nize that incident scene maintenance of traffic and high-visibility apparel are now required. 4.2.1, Transportation funding should refer to the most current authorization act, but the concept remains valid. Appendix A, NCHRP Contact Replace the reference to PB Farradyne with: NCHRP 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Appendix E, Bibliography Replace all references to PB Farradyne (PBF) with Telvent Farradyne . (PB alone remains valid.) The FEMA State and Local Guide (SLG) 101 has been replaced by the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101. (CPG 101, 2009) The Bill listed for the 107 th Congress, dated 9/25/2001, is no longer valid. There are numerous additional resources to supplement those listed here; see the Bibliography to the 2010 Guide. 138 A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies
