FHWA Operational Concept: 5.3 Resources and Equipment

5.3 Resources and Equipment

This phase focuses heavily upon the ability for personnel in the field to communicate with personnel in the emergency operations center and Traffic Management Center. Supplying needed resources and equipment to the field may present a challenge depending upon the condition of the roadway network. Identifying resources and equipment that would be needed in the field and strategically placing those items in locations that would be easily accessible in the event of an evacuation may facilitate the task of providing resources and equipment to field personnel.

Table 8 describes some of the resources and equipment needed for various agencies to conduct the evacuation operations phase.

Table 8: Phase 4 Evacuation Operations Resources and Equipment
Agency Type	Agency	Resources and Equipment
	Emergency Management	Emergency evacuation plans Intra-agency communications system Inter-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) Emergency alert system Personnel (on- and off-duty) Service patrol vehicles with towing and refueling capabilities used to provide evacuees with assistance with minor automobile issues Emergency Operations Center
	Transportation	Emergency evacuation plans Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) Personnel (on- and off-duty) Traffic Management/Operations Center Current road condition information ITS devices (e.g., surveillance cameras, DMS, HAR, 511 or other traveler information systems (phone and/or Web), interconnected traffic signal systems, HOV lanes, ramp metering, traffic signal priority for buses, and vehicle detection systems) Vehicle fleet Service patrol vehicles with towing and refueling capabilities used to provide evacuees with assistance with minor automobile issues Barricades, cones, sandbags, gravel, light towers, arrow boards
	Law Enforcement/ Public Safety	Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) ICS Personnel (on- and off-duty) Police cruisers Flares Fire arms, tasers, etc. Mobile Command Post Helicopters
	Fire Department	Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) ICS Personnel (on- and off-duty) Fire trucks Ambulances Mobile Command Post Decontamination equipment Fire suppression equipment Fire protection equipment Hazmat teams
	Transit	Intra-agency communications system Personnel (on- and off-duty) Transit vehicles (e.g., buses, trains, trolleys, ferries, and wheelchair lift-equipped vehicles) Park-and-ride lots

County and State Agencies	County Emergency Management	Emergency evacuation plans Intra-agency communications system Inter-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) Emergency alert system Personnel (on- and off-duty) Mobile Command Center Emergency Operations Center
County and State Agencies	State Emergency Management/Office of Homeland Security	Emergency evacuation plans Intra-agency communications system Inter-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) Emergency alert system Personnel (on- and off-duty) Mobile Command Center Emergency Operations Center
County and State Agencies	County Department of Transportation	Emergency evacuation plans Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) Personnel (on- and off-duty) Traffic Management/Operations Center Current road condition information ITS devices (e.g., surveillance cameras, DMS, HAR, 511 or other traveler information systems (phone and/or Web), interconnected traffic signal systems, HOV lanes, ramp metering, traffic signal priority for buses, and vehicle detection systems) Mobile Command Center Barricades, cones, sandbags, gravel, trucks, light towers, arrow boards
County and State Agencies	State Department of Transportation	Emergency evacuation plans Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) Personnel (on- and off-duty) Traffic Management Center Current road condition information ITS devices (e.g., surveillance cameras, DMS, HAR, 511 or other traveler information systems (phone and/or Web), interconnected traffic signal systems, HOV lanes, ramp metering, traffic signal priority for buses, and vehicle detection systems) Mobile Command Center Barricades, cones, sandbags, gravel, trucks, light towers, arrow boards
County and State Agencies	County Law Enforcement/Public Safety	Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) ICS Personnel (on- and off-duty) Police cruisers Helicopters Flares Fire arms, tasers, etc. Mobile Command Post
County and State Agencies	State Law Enforcement/Public Safety	Intra-agency communications system Back-up communications (e.g., cell phones, satellite phones, bull horns, cable television, AM/FM radio, email, Internet, fax, handouts, maps, and ham radio operators) ICS Personnel (on- and off-duty) Police cruisers Helicopters Flares Fire arms, tasers, etc. Mobile Command Post Web site

Other Agencies	Media	Mobile units with satellite communications Video cameras Reporters Technical crews Helicopters
Other Agencies	Private Support Agencies (e.g., Red Cross and Salvation Army)	Personnel Mobile and permanent shelters Rest stations Food Water Medical care Pet resources

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