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From page 12... ... 12 chapter three SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY The objective of this study is to report on experiences and effective practices in communications planning in preparing for, working through, and learning from actual airport emergencies. The audiences for this synthesis are airport leadership teams, emergency responders, and those responsible for public information. Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... 13 Airports in two multi-airport systems (i.e., Miami and Phoenix) were included to explore possible interactions among airports within a single system. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 14 To identify case examples that illustrate approaches to these four subjects that may be useful to airports of any type or size, the following criteria were applied: • The airport's reported use of various communications methods in emergencies • Whether there was a single comprehensive plan or many separate plans • Innovative measures used • The nature of administrative management of an airport's emergency communications • The extent to which NIMS and ICS were used by an airport in emergency communications • The completeness of the airport's documentation of its emergency communications plans and planning process • The scalability or generalizability of the airport's emergency communications planning process • The airport's willingness to serve as a case example • The airport's willingness to share its emergency communications planning materials and resources. The survey results aligned strongly with the data and conclusions in ACRP Synthesis 60 (Smith et al. Read the entire page →

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... 12 chapter three SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY The objective of this study is to report on experiences and effective practices in communications planning in preparing for, working through, and learning from actual airport emergencies. The audiences for this synthesis are airport leadership teams, emergency responders, and those responsible for public information.

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... 13 Airports in two multi-airport systems (i.e., Miami and Phoenix) were included to explore possible interactions among airports within a single system.

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... 14 To identify case examples that illustrate approaches to these four subjects that may be useful to airports of any type or size, the following criteria were applied: • The airport's reported use of various communications methods in emergencies • Whether there was a single comprehensive plan or many separate plans • Innovative measures used • The nature of administrative management of an airport's emergency communications • The extent to which NIMS and ICS were used by an airport in emergency communications • The completeness of the airport's documentation of its emergency communications plans and planning process • The scalability or generalizability of the airport's emergency communications planning process • The airport's willingness to serve as a case example • The airport's willingness to share its emergency communications planning materials and resources. The survey results aligned strongly with the data and conclusions in ACRP Synthesis 60 (Smith et al.

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