Emergency Management and Public Safety


	Emergency Management and Public Safety Points-of-Contact
	Linda Dodge ITS Joint Program Office (202) 366-8034, Linda.Dodge@dot.gov Dave Helman FHWA Office of Transportation Operations (202) 366-8042, David.Helman@dot.gov David Smith FHWA Office of Safety (202) 366-6614, David.Smith@dot.gov Charlene Wilder FTA Service Innovation Division (202) 366-1077, Charlene.Wilder@dot.gov Earl Hardy NHTSA Traffic Law Enforcement Division (202) 366-4292, Earl.Hardy@dot.gov Laurie Flaherty NHTSA Office of Emergency Medical Services (202) 366-2705, Laurie.Flaherty@dot.gov
	ITS Public Safety Program Section of the ITS Joint Program Office Website
	This website is a compilation of resources related to the ITS Public Safety Program. The site lists the mission, focus areas, and project benefits of the program, an explanation of how the program is administered, and contact information for program staff. The website profiles each of the ITS Public Safety Program's projects, including the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's (ITS America) Public Safety Advisory Group (PSAG), the Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 (Wireless E9-1-1) Initiative, and the Integrated Incident Management System (IIMS). The website contains several key documents available for downloading, including papers, journal articles, and project final reports such as Recommendations for ITS Technology in Emergency Medical Services, and Model Procedures Guide for Highway Incidents. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/index.htm.
	Emergency Transportation Operations Section of the FHWA Office of Operations Website
	This site is a compilation of resources related to maintaining the security of transportation operations during natural and manmade disasters, defining a new concept called "emergency transportation operations preparedness." The site outlines the FHWA Office of Operations perspective, vision, and role, as well as lists components and activities of the program. The site provides guidance materials on obtaining Federal funding for transportation security operations. The site also contains a comprehensive list of introductory materials on this topic with special emphasis on the protection of electronic infrastructure, as well as contacts and related links. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/OpsSecurity/index.htm.
	Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) Website
	This website is a compilation of resources related to the Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) project – a partnership in the Washington, D.C., area to develop a wireless information network that integrates criminal justice and transportation management functions. The site contains a description of the project, recent news, project sponsors, goals and objectives (including notes on whether or not the objectives have been met and when they were met), roles of the various project participants, a task list, and a timetable showing milestones reached. The site also contains an archive of key project documents, including two documents developed under the sponsorship of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) describing best practices for integrated public safety and transportation management. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.capwin.org.
	Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Vehicles: A Cross-Cutting Study (FHWA-JPO-05-010) (2006)
	This report is one in a series designed to educate public sector managers about particular ITS technologies. Emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) systems give emergency response vehicles a green light on their approach to a signalized intersection while providing a red light to conflicting approaches. This report examines how transportation, police, fire/rescue and emergency medical services (EMS) officials in three local jurisdictions – Fairfax County, Virginia; Plano, Texas; and St. Paul, Minnesota – used EVP to improve emergency vehicle response time, improve safety and lower costs. The report discusses who is using EVP nationwide and what are the technology options, as well as benefits, costs lessons learned from their implementation. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses: Adobe Acrobat format: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/14097_files/14097.pdf HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/14097.htm, EDL# 14097
	Recommendations for ITS Technology in Emergency Medical Services (2002)
	This document was developed by the Public Safety Advisory Group of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), as formal advice to the U.S. DOT on the role of ITS technologies in emergency medical services. New telecommunications and in-vehicle safety devices have entered the market without sufficient input from emergency medical services (EMS) professionals. These new technologies – such as cellular telephones, emergency assistance systems (Mayday systems), and automatic collision notification systems – pose significant challenges to EMS personnel. A secondary purpose of the document is to open a dialogue about the role of ITS technology in emergency medical services among the EMS community, private sector equipment manufacturers, and public sector transportation agencies, in order to address the challenges posed by these technological advances. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses: Summary: http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/docs/EMSTechBrief.pdf Full Report – Adobe Acrobat format: http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/docs/recommendations_itsems.pdf Full Report – HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format: http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/EMS_recommendations_ITS.htm
	The New York State Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Project Reports (2002)
	This pair of reports focuses on the implementation of a wireless enhanced 9-1-1 project initiated in New York State in 1999 and funded jointly by NHTSA and the ITS Joint Program Office. The most daunting challenge faced by the project participants in New York State is the same one faced by Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) nationwide. The rapid proliferation of wireless telephones has resulted in a steady erosion of the ability to locate 9-1-1 callers, because wireless telephones do not currently provide emergency dispatchers with automated caller location or identification information. Barriers to enhanced 9-1-1 implementation in New York State included call routing, lack of funding for necessary equipment upgrades, and the "closest car" concept. Project participants employed several strategies to overcome these barriers, the most important being the introduction of the medial leadership model and the focus on the patient that this model provided. A lessons learned report documents the lessons learned from the project. An implementation guide builds upon the lessons learned from the project in New York State to provide more generalized advice for other regions wishing to improve their own enhanced 9-1-1 services. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses: Implementation Guide – Adobe Acrobat format: http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/docs/implementationguide.pdf Implementation Guide – HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/13973.html, EDL# 13973 or http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/injury_control_center.htm Lessons Learned – Adobe Acrobat format: http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/docs/lessons.pdf Lessons Learned – HyperText Markup Language(HTML) format: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/13972.html, EDL# 13972 or http://www.its.dot.gov/pubsafety/new_york_state_wireless_enhanced _lessons_learnd.htm
	How Can We Work Together? A Guidebook to Smart Response through Coordinating Local Public Safety and Transportation, Communications and Technology (FHWA-OP-01-003) (2001)
	This guidebook explores how transportation and public safety professionals can coordinate their efforts, using new communications technologies including ITS. The guidebook was a joint venture between FHWA and the Public Technology Institute (PTI), an organization whose purpose is to further the use of technology among city and county governments in the U.S. The guidebook contains 16 case studies that examine how cities and counties have implemented these new technologies, the benefits they experienced, and the challenges they faced. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov.
	What Have We Learned about Intelligent Transportation Systems? Chapter 2: What Have We Learned about Freeway, Incident, and Emergency Management and Electronic Toll Collection? (2000)
	This document is an excerpt from a compendium report that looks back on the 10 years of the National ITS Program to examine which ITS technology applications have been successful, which have not been successful, and what are the underlying factors that determine success versus failure. This section examines freeway, incident, and emergency management and electronic toll collection systems. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/13318.pdf, EDL# 13318.
	Enhancing Public Safety, Saving Lives – Emergency Vehicle Preemption (FHWA-JPO-99-002) (1999)
	This brochure, one in a series designed to encourage decision-makers to invest their own budget resources in ITS, examines the public safety benefits of preemption of traffic signals for emergency vehicles such as fire trucks. The brochure quotes chiefs of transportation and fire departments at several cities around the country about the benefits they have experienced from using these systems. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/brochure/6871.pdf, EDL# 6871. To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov.
	Faster Response Time, Effective Use of Resources – Integrating Transportation and Emergency Management Systems (FHWA-JPO-99-004) (1999)
	This brochure, one in a series designed to encourage decision-makers to invest their own budget resources in ITS, examines the safety and efficiency benefits of integrating traffic incident management (typically led by transportation departments) with emergency response (typically run by law enforcement). The brochure quotes leaders in transportation and law enforcement about the benefits they have experienced from co-locating critical functions, sharing communications media, and automating notification to responding agencies. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/brochure/6874.pdf, EDL# 6874. To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov.
	Speeding Response, Saving Lives – Automatic Vehicle Location Capabilities for Emergency Vehicles (FHWA-JPO-99-003) (1999)
	This brochure, one in a series designed to encourage decision-makers to invest their own budget resources in ITS, examines the public safety benefits of installing automatic vehicle location (AVL) technology on emergency vehicle fleets, such as ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles. The brochure quotes chiefs of transportation, law enforcement, fire, and disaster recovery at cities, states, and private organizations around the country about the benefits they have experienced from using these systems. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/brochure/6866.pdf, EDL# 6866. To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov.
	Intelligent Transportation Systems Field Operational Test Cross-Cutting Study: Emergency Notification and Response (FHWA-JPO-99-033) (1998)
	This report summarizes and interprets the results of two field operational tests (FOTs) that tested the use of new technologies for emergency notification and response. Topics covered include impacts, user response, technical lessons learned, institutional challenges and resolutions, and implementation costs. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/6326.pdf, EDL# 6326. To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov.
	Highway Safety for Emergency Services (2002)
	This video provides training for "first responders" to a crash scene – police, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel – on how to use ITS technologies to improve safety for nearby motorists as well as to protect themselves and their equipment. Produced by the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Association (CVVFA) with a grant from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), the video highlights the fact that, at present, first responders have little, if any, say in the transportation management strategies employed at the scenes of incidents to which they are responding. One of the purposes of the video is to open a dialogue between first responders and transportation management agencies on this important topic. In addition, the video presents tips for first responders on how to improve safety, from how to park police cars, to whether first responders should direct traffic, to what color clothing they should wear. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a copy of the video, contact Steve Austin, Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Association, (302) 995-0303, SteveAustin@earthlink.net.

Emergency Management and Public Safety

Emergency Management and Public Safety Points-of-Contact

ITS Public Safety Program Section of the ITS Joint Program Office Website

Emergency Transportation Operations Section of the FHWA Office of Operations Website

Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) Website

Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Vehicles: A Cross-Cutting Study (FHWA-JPO-05-010) (2006)

Recommendations for ITS Technology in Emergency Medical Services (2002)

The New York State Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Project Reports (2002)

How Can We Work Together? A Guidebook to Smart Response through Coordinating Local Public Safety and Transportation, Communications and Technology (FHWA-OP-01-003) (2001)

What Have We Learned about Intelligent Transportation Systems? Chapter 2: What Have We Learned about Freeway, Incident, and Emergency Management and Electronic Toll Collection? (2000)

Enhancing Public Safety, Saving Lives – Emergency Vehicle Preemption (FHWA-JPO-99-002) (1999)

Faster Response Time, Effective Use of Resources – Integrating Transportation and Emergency Management Systems (FHWA-JPO-99-004) (1999)

Speeding Response, Saving Lives – Automatic Vehicle Location Capabilities for Emergency Vehicles (FHWA-JPO-99-003) (1999)

Intelligent Transportation Systems Field Operational Test Cross-Cutting Study: Emergency Notification and Response (FHWA-JPO-99-033) (1998)

Highway Safety for Emergency Services (2002)