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Range of Hazards CPG 101 summarizes the typical hazards facing state transportation agencies and others, as shown in Table 4. The authors of this study have added several additional hazards, shown in italic type.
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90 A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies Table 4. Sample hazards list.
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Example: Escalation of Incidents and Response One of the most challenging responsibilities of emergency responders is to anticipate the escalation of incidents in severity and scope. A good example is an incident in Florida in January 2008.
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Afternoon The fire burned throughout the day, jumped several fire lines, and grew to approximately 500 acres. As the fire was escalating, Polk County's Emergency Management Division responded and set up its mobile command post (MCV-1)
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This incident demonstrates that traffic incidents can and do rise to the level of major incident. Despite intense planning and preparation, sometimes conditions are so unpredictable that no amount of preparation can prevent tragedy.
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94 A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies a) Vehicle fires burning through the fog b)
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Agency Type Incident Type Federal SEMA Other State/Local EMA, etc. State Transportation Agencies/Local Transportation Public Safety Planned Event Not generally Not generally Not generally If transportation system impacted Generally traffic management and security Minor Incident Not generally Not generally Not generally As needed in jurisdiction Generally Incident Commander Major Incident Not generally If regional impact and GDE*
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(System) IRP Incident Response Patrol ISAC Information Sharing and Analysis Center ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems JFO Joint Field Office JIC Joint Information Center JIS Joint Information System 96 A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies
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Emergency Operations Plan SHRP II Strategic Highway Research Program, second generation SOG Standard Operating Guidelines SOP Standard Operating Procedure SSOM Subcommittee on Systems Operations and Management (of AASHTO) SSP Sector-Specific Plan or Safety Service Patrol STIX Southern Traffic Incident eXchange TCC Traffic Control Center TCL Target Capabilities List TCP Traffic Control Point TERET Transportation Emergency Response Effects Tracking TIM Traffic Incident Management TMC Transportation (or Traffic)
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Military (multiple branches) UTL Universal Task List UVC Uniform Vehicle Code WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction References A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies, Technical Memorandum: Summary of Task 4 Survey Responses.
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-- -- -- . Using Highways During Notice Evacuations Operations: Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series, Report No.
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Federal Highway Administration CD-ROM, Best of Public Safety and Emergency Transportation Operations (FHWA-JPO-08-037)
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