A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Key players in the emergency response process are the owners-operators of surface transportation infrastructure -- state, territorial, tribal, and local transportation agencies. In addition to the traditional role of managing major traffic and weather events, state transportation agencies are also assuming greater responsibility for large-scale evacuations resulting from natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes and wildfires)
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• Effective emergency response is increasingly multimodal, including all modes and sectors that use the highway system -- personal travel, transit, and commercial vehicle transport. NOTE: The 2010 Guide does not directly address aviation, marine, heavy rail, or pipeline modes, although these modes and the threats against them can affect transportation infrastructure and 2 A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies
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• Throughout the ER planning process, it is important to identify explicit resource demands and operational options. The most efficient approach may be to allocate resources, used originally to prepare for terrorist incident responses, for pre-event preparedness efforts that enable the state transportation agency to respond to the full range of emergencies.
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In addition to the introduction, background, and institutional context for ER planning, the 2010 Guide has two major sections: • Sections 3–5: Design an Emergency Preparedness Program -- a program-level review of the all-hazards approach to emergency management, which will help transportation agencies assess their plans and identify areas needing improvement. • Section 6: Resource Guide -- guidance on organizational, staffing, and position decisions; decision-making sequences; a full emergency response matrix; and a purpose and supporting resources for action reference matrix.
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