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3.3 Resources and Equipment

The resources and equipment needed to carry out the incident notification phase of an emergency evacuation include individuals, systems, and devices that are used to broadcast information to a large number of people. The ability to use multiple modes of communication both to communicate within and among agencies, as well as to communicate with the media and the public, is essential to the incident notification phase.

Table 4 describes the resources and equipment needed to carry out the incident notification phase of an emergency evacuation.

Table 4: Phase 2 Incident Notification Resources and Equipment

Agency Type

Agency

Resources and Equipment

Local Agencies

Emergency Management

  • PIO
  • Emergency alert system
  • Dedicated TV and/or radio stations
  • Emergency Operations Center
  • Web site
  • Incident Command System (ICS)

Transportation

  • 511 system
  • Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)
  • Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system
  • Web site
  • ICS
  • Traffic Management Center (TMC)

Law Enforcement/ Public Safety

  • 911 dispatch (Including Reverse 911® if available)
  • Communications system
  • ICS

Fire Department

  • 911 dispatch (Including Reverse 911® if available)
  • Communications system
  • ICS
  • TMC

Transit

  • Communications system
  • Dispatch/Operations Center
  • Web site
  • ICS

County and State Agencies

County Emergency Management

  • PIO
  • Emergency alert system
  • Dedicated TV and/or radio stations
  • Emergency Operations Center
  • Web site
  • ICS

State Emergency Management/Office of Homeland Security

  • PIO
  • Emergency alert system
  • Dedicated TV and/or radio stations
  • Emergency Operations Center
  • ICS

County Department of Transportation

  • 511 system
  • DMS
  • HAR system
  • Web site
  • ICS
  • TMC

State Department of Transportation

  • 511 system
  • DMS
  • HAR system
  • Web site
  • ICS
  • TMC

County Law Enforcement/Public Safety

  • 911 dispatch
  • Communications system
  • ICS
  • Reverse 911® system

State Law Enforcement/Public Safety

  • 911 dispatch
  • Communications system
  • ICS

Other Agencies

Media

  • Communications system to facilitate notification of first-responders in the event the media is the first on the scene

June 26, 2006
Publication #FHWA-HOP-08-020