4.4 Coordination

Using the ICS, the lead agency will be responsible for coordinating the resources of other affected agencies to help identify appropriate evacuation routes. Utilization of ITS devices both to monitor roadway conditions as well as to communicate with the evacuating public is a crucial task during this phase. The information-gathering portion of this phase will rely heavily on the efforts of both transportation agencies and law enforcement agencies. Information regarding the status of the immediate post-incident transportation infrastructure will aid in identifying evacuation routes as well as providing law enforcement agencies with an idea of what types of traffic control procedures to implement at various locations along these routes. Depending upon the size of the evacuated area, evacuation routes will likely pass through multiple jurisdictions. To ensure through flow on preferred evacuation routes, agencies will need to coordinate signal timing information, lane capacity information, ITS capabilities, and other related data across jurisdictional boundaries.

Each agency will be responsible for gathering various types of information and relaying that information, through the proper channels according to the ICS, to the PIO and posting it on the agency Web site. The PIO will be responsible for notifying the public of appropriate evacuation routes.

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