Description of Figure 10. Information Flows in Emergency Response

Figure 10 describes the communications and information exchange that occurs in TIM. This figure shows a drawing of an emergency incident occurring on the left, and the various communications and responses conducted on the left, with the agencies involved on the right.

The drawing of the emergency incident response is labeled "Response requires accurate, real-time information." The drawing shows a vehicle crashed into a tree in the upper left corner. The label "Notification" leads to the right to a drawing of a worker sitting at a computer asking questions about the incident:

• Where?
• What kind of help?

The label "Dispatch" leads from the worker to a drawing of an ambulance with the questions:

• How many victims?
• Conditions?
• Helicopters or other responders or resources needed?
• Hazards?
• Will vehicles yield to us?
• Fastest route to scene?

The label "En route" leads from the ambulance to the incident site. Below the incident site, the label "Transport" is shown below a drawing of an ambulance with the questions:

• Which hospital?
• Fastest route to hospital?
• Medical direction from hospital?

The "Transport" label leads from the ambulance to a drawing of a hospital with the questions:

• How many victims?
• Medical history?
• Patient transfer or bypass?
• Condition?
• Call in specialists?
• Orders for EMS (Emergency Medical Services) at scene?
• How many operating rooms?
• Quarantine?

The agencies involved in emergency response include the following:

• Transportation Management Center, with the following questions:
  • Road open or closed?
  • Hazmat?
  • Traffic flow?
  • Evacuation?
  • Quarantine?
  • Traffic recovery strategy?
• Public Health Agency, with the following questions:
  • Lab samples needed?
  • Hazmat, C B R N E (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives)?
  • Quarantine or contagious disease?
• Law Enforcement, with the following questions:
  • Crime scene?
  • Threat to public safety?
• Fire and Rescue Agency, with the following questions:
  • Fire or fire hazard?
  • Extrication needed?
  • Hazmat (Hazardous Materials)?
• Emergency Management Operations Center, with the following questions:
  • Mass casualty?
  • Hazmat or C B R N E?
  • Evacuation?
  • Threat to public safety?