1.3 Best Practices
Best practices were identified from the southern California wildfires of 2003, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the 2003 blackouts, hurricanes, and other incidents.
Some common principles were identified during the literature search including:
- Distributing maps and route-evacuation information
- Informing the community of the dangers before an incident
- Practicing cooperation between entities
- Practicing coordination between entities
- Practicing training and drills
- Preparing evacuation plans
- Using an incident command system
- Using incident planning
- Using intelligent transportation system (ITS) to monitor the situation
- Using various means to communicate.
February 7, 2006
Publication #FHWA–HOP-08-015
