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Public Safety Program
Emergency Traffic Operations
Linda D. Dodge
USDOT ITS-JPO Public Safety Coordinator
September 26, 2006
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ITS Public Safety Includes…
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Law Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Fire/HAZMAT as well as Emergency Communications Traffic Management Towing & Recovery
The Public Safety Program
Major Initiatives The Emergency Transportation Operations Initiative - Tasks and Legacy Projects Wireless E9-1-1 (WE9-1-1)
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Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1)
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Background
• Initial phase of ETO • Status of multiple coordinated efforts that focus on evacuation management • Building blocks for subsequent phases of ETO • Assess potential “gaps” in use or application of ITS in support of evacuation – all hazards • Determine support tools and resources needed
Initial Phase: Focus on “No Notice” Evacuation & Incident Management
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Towing and Recovery and Hazmat Communications Technology Demonstration Guidance for Transportation Operations in Biohazard Emergencies Real-Time Evacuation Management and Modeling Recommended Practices for Managing "No Notice" Evacuations Low-Cost Surveillance of Rural Evacuation Routes Traveler Information for Disaster Situations Integrating ITS Standards with Law Enforcement Data Exchange Standards
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ETO & No Notice Evacuation
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ETO -
Application of Technology to Transportation Operations in Biohazard Situations
Evaluate the roles of transportation during a biohazard situation and make recommendations to apply advanced operational methods and technology to accomplish those roles effectively.
• Biohazards workshop, Madison, WI • Workshop proceedings report completed
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ETO -
Low Cost Evacuation Route Surveillance Evaluated available technologies; deployed several varieties of camera devices
• Field Operations Test – rural Nebraska • Examined the cost, maintenance, power, weather resiliency etc.
• FOT and Recommendations report completed
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ETO -
ITS to Improve Response by Towing/Recovery and Hazmat Provide cell phone cameras to first responders in the National Capital Region – image transmission to dispatch and to secondary responders Test Bed: Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN)
• FOT in progress
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ETO -
Communicating With the Public Using ATIS During Disasters Analyze traveler information needs during disasters & develop guidance for transportation agencies
• Houston workshop - produced material for ConOps • Pending FOT – San Diego, using ConOps to develop a strategy for using traveler information assets during disasters for a specific location
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ETO -
Harmonization of Transportation and Public Safety Incident Management Standards
Data exchange of dissimilar data exchange standards Link public safety DOT (IEEE1512 series) and DOJ (GJXML) • • Steering Committee established and active Pending FOTs
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ETO -
Traffic Management Technology to Enhance Emergency Response To examine adaptations of ITS freeway and traffic management systems
• Report completed
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ETO -
Evacuation - State of the Art State of the Practice To examine adaptations of ITS freeway and traffic management systems
• Literature Review Complete • Case Review with “lessons learned” • Report Completed
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Evacuation Management Case Studies
• Sites – El Dorado, Arkansas (Hazardous Material Fire, January 2, 2005) – Graniteville, South Carolina (Train Derailment and Chlorine Leak, January 6, 2005) – South Salt Lake City, Utah (Toxic Chemical Spill, March 6, 2005) – Big Bear Valley, California (Old Fire, October 25, 2003)
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ETO -
Gap Analysis To review findings, identify “gaps” in existing application of ITS technologies, and propose recommendations for Initiative ITS support tools and resources
• Literature Review Complete – SA/SP • Case Review Report Completed – SA/SP • Leveraging of findings of the ITS ETO Initiative and FHWA Office of Operations activities
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ETO -
Legacy studies & activities
MayDay 9-1-1 – report complete, evaluation report complete Cad Integration FOTs – report complete, evaluation report complete Public Safety Advisory Group (PSAG), advise stakeholders on how best to deploy and integrate Intelligent Transportation Systems – several ITS responder documents prepared for publication ..and more
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Next Generation 9-1-1
9-1-1 It’s Not Just Telephones Anymore
9-1-1 in the United States
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6124 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
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Majority administered at the local government level
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First 9-1-1 call in 1968
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Approximately 96% of geographic US covered by some level of 9-1-1
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99% of Population
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200 million 9-1-1 calls annually across country
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@ 1/3 by wireless telephone
Wireless 9-1-1 in the United States
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219+ million wireless subscribers currently
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72% of US Population
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More than 240,000 wireless 9-1-1 calls per day
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In most metropolitan areas that exceeds 50%
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and growing
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Est: By 2008 @12-15 million households using VoIP
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Current and Future 9-1-1
Today’s 9-1-1 Primarily voice calls via telephones. Minimal data Local access, transfer, and backup Limited capability for emergency notification Future 9-1-1 Voice, text, or video from many types of communication devices Advanced data capabilities “Long distance” access, transfer, and backup Location-specific emergency alerts possible for any networked device
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NG9-1-1 Project: An Impact Statement
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Consensus within the 9-1-1 Community
Capitalize on advances in technologies that provide:
Quicker and more accurate information to responders
Better and more useful forms of information
More flexible, secure and robust PSAP operations
Lower capital and operating costs
NG9-1-1 Project: The Goal
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Long Term Goal:
To design a system that enables the transmission of voice, data or video from different types of communication devices to the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and onto emergency responder networks.
Major Milestones:
• National architecture and high-level design for NG9-1-1 System • Proof of Concept • Transition plan for NG9-1-1 implementation
NG9-1-1 Initiative: ITS Considerations
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The ability to generate and communicate new data and information about an emergency incident
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More effective incident management
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Safer First Responders
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Fault tolerant, flexible infrastructure in place to support flow of multi-media forms of data and information from and to all types of devices
(e.g., VII, ACN, telematics, highway and traffic information, etc.)
ENHANCE 911 Act (PL 108-494)
• Requires NHTSA and NTIA to coordinate on 9-1-1 – Create an E9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office (ICO) (“National 9-1-1 Office”) – Facilitate coordination and communication (incl. FCC and DHS) 25 • Grant Program – DOT is authorized up to $250 million per year
(no funds appropriated to date)
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NG9-1-1 Project: Current Activity
• RFP closed: July 6, 2006 (4:15 p.m.) – http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/DTFH61%2D06%2DR%2D00030/SynopsisP.html
• Evaluating the proposals • Continue engaging the stakeholders (public and private) • Conduct meeting of Federal agencies • Continue monitoring standards development activities – Provide the bridge between this initiative and on-going IP-telephony standards development and related activities
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Contact Information
Linda D. Dodge Public Safety Coordinator ITS Joint Program Office U.S. Department of Transportation 202-366-8034 [email protected]
www.its.dot.gov
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