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 | Transportation Security Points-of-Contact |
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 | Emergency Transportation Operations Section of the FHWA Office of Operations Website |
| This website is a compilation of information related to emergency transportation operations. The website contains links to numerous publications in the areas of emergency prevention (i.e., transportation security), preparedness, response, recovery, and military deployment. The website also contains a list of high-profile emergency evacuations from around the world. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/opssecurity/index.htm. | |
| FTA's Safety & Security Website |
| This site is a compilation of resources related to safety and security of all aspects of public transportation. Sponsored by the FTA Office of Safety & Security, the site contains listings of publications, training courses, and upcoming conferences. Topics addressed include rail safety, bus safety, emergency management, fire safety, and human factors, as well as the Drug and Alcohol Management Information Statistics (DAMIS) and Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) programs. In response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the site includes a "Dear Colleague" letter from the FTA Administrator outlining public transportation security resources that FTA has made available or are in development. Available transit security resources include a one-page primer on lessons learned by transit agencies in emergency response in New York City and Washington, DC; a registration form to sign up for a mailing list with information on upcoming security awareness and training workshops; and a transit security survey that FTA is asking the members of the community to fill out. The "Dear Colleague" letter also describes a Safety and Security Tool Kit mailed to transit agencies in October 2001 containing several key transit security publications and other resources. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov. | |
| FMCSA's Motor Carrier Security Website |
| This site is a compilation of resources developed to help law enforcement and commercial vehicle owners and operators to maintain motor carrier security, especially the secure shipment of hazardous materials (HAZMAT). Reference documents available on the website include: a guide to developing a hazmat security plan, list of steps that should be taken by hazmat workers and companies in light of the current threat advisory level as determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), anti-terrorism and anti-hijacking tips for hazmat drivers and companies, a flier issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "If you receive a suspicious letter or package, what you should do," a checklist that law enforcement can use to perform a security assessment of a commercial vehicle operator, and a form to request free FMCSA training in motor carrier security risk assessment. The site also contains related links, including the National Hazardous Material Route Registry (NHMRR). Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/security/index.asp. | |
| Association of American State Highway and Transportation Officials' Special Committee on Transportation Security Website |
| This site is the official website of the Association of American State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) Special Committee on Transportation Security. The site is a compilation of resources focusing on three particular aspects of transportation security: physical features of the highway system, information systems used to manage traffic operations, and commercial vehicle operations. The site contains key materials related to the task force, including its charge, membership roster, action items, and target dates for completing these actions. The site also includes a compilation of key transportation security documents, points-of-contact, and related links. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://security.transportation.org. | |
| Institute of Transportation Engineers' Transportation Security Website |
| This site is a compilation of resources available to help transportation professionals respond to transportation security emergencies. The site contains articles, assessment tools, planning guides, case studies, and slide shows, as well as seminars, workshops, and other training opportunities related to transportation security. The "Safety and Security" section of the website contains resources highlighting the relationship between traffic incident management, public safety, and emergency preparedness and includes example documents from Washington State and the District of Columbia, as well as guidance documents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ite.org/security/index.asp. | |
 | Communicating with the Public Using ATIS During Disasters – A Guide for Practitioners (FHWA-HOP-07-068) (2007) |
| This report documents the findings of a study on the dissemination of traveler information during disasters, both natural (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes, avalanches and fires) and man-made (e.g., hazardous material spills and terrorist attacks). The report explores what information needs to be communicated to evacuees and other travelers during disaster conditions and how Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) can be used to deliver such information most effectively. The use of ATIS during actual disasters in California, Georgia, Nevada, Utah and Washington State is profiled in this report. The report presents a concept of operations that characterizes the flow of information among people, organizations, and technologies and recommends developing a local strategy for using ATIS during disasters. The report concludes with a toolkit for conducting a workshop among key stakeholders to develop such a strategy. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals (FHWA-HOP-06-004/FHWA-NHI-06-007) (2006) |
| This guide provides an introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), a systematic tool used for the command, control, and coordination of emergency response. ICS allows agencies to work together using common terminology and operating procedures for controlling personnel, facilities, equipment, and communications at a single incident scene. ICS is part of a broader incident management system as outlined in the Department of Homeland Security's National Incident Management System (NIMS). Topics covered in the guide include ICS organizational structure, characteristics of unified command, strategies and tools that support the development of an ICS framework for day-to-day highway incident management, considerations for the on-scene management of highway incidents, and the benefits of ICS. The guide also summarizes NIMS requirements for resource management, communications, and information management. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Effects of Catastrophic Events on Transportation Systems Management and Operations (2002-2004) |
| This series of reports explores the effects of catastrophic events on transportation systems management and operations. Six case studies examine how transportation systems operators responded to challenges created by recent catastrophic events in the U.S.: the Northridge earthquake in the Los Angeles, California area in 1994, a rail tunnel fire involving hazardous materials in Baltimore in 2001, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and the blackout in New York City and the Great Lakes Region in 2003. An Executive Summary report on the 2003 blackout is available, as well as a cross-cutting study that documents the lessons learned from the events prior to 2002 and a comparative analysis that document lessons learned from all these events. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Recommendations for Bridge and Tunnel Security (2003) |
| The report contains the recommendations of a Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP), sponsored jointly by the FHWA and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The BRP – composed of bridge and tunnel experts from professional practice, academia, Federal and state agencies, and toll authorities – was charged with examining bridge and tunnel security and developing strategies for deterring, disrupting, and mitigating potential terrorist attacks on bridges and tunnels. In the report, the BRP shows how the nation's bridges and tunnels are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. This report recommends policies and actions to reduce the probability of catastrophic structural damage that could result in substantial human casualties, economic losses, and sociopolitical damage. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets (2003) |
| This document identifies national goals, objectives, guiding principles, and specific actions to protect critical infrastructure and key assets in the U.S. from terrorist attack. This document stresses that homeland security, unlike national security that is almost entirely a Federal responsibility, is a cooperative effort among Federal, state, and local governments, the private sector, and individuals. The section on transportation infrastructure lists challenges and initiatives specific to aviation, rail, pipelines, maritime, highway, trucking, and bus modes. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Physical_Strategy.pdf. | |
| A Guide to Highway Vulnerability Assessment for Critical Asset Identification and Protection (2002) |
| This guide was developed as a tool for state departments of transportation to assess the vulnerabilities of their physical transportation assets (such as bridges and tunnels), develop countermeasures to detect, deter, and delay the consequences of terrorist threats to these assets, estimate the capital and operating costs of such countermeasures, and improve operational planning for transportation security. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Electronic Cargo Seals: Context, Technologies and Marketplace (2002) |
| This paper provides an overview of the current marketplace for electronic cargo seals. The paper examines the motivation for using electronic seals, the expectations of users, and the characteristics of such seals. In matrix format, the paper lists key characteristics of 20 electronic seals and locks, offered by 24 firms, representing four key technology types: radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared, remote communications, and very-short-range or contact technologies. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/eseal_wp_final_july12/ eseal_wp_final_01.htm. | |
| Homeland Security and ITS: Using Intelligent Transportation Systems to Improve and Support Homeland Security (2002) |
| This 30-page report serves both as a formal advice from the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) to the U.S. Department of Transportation and as a supplement to The National Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Plan: A Ten-Year Vision focusing on homeland security. This supplement reiterates ITS America's vision for the future while updating the Program Plan's goal regarding transportation security, assesses the opportunities for the ITS community to address homeland security issues, including challenges and projected benefits, identifies research, program, and institutional actions necessary to overcome challenges and experience the benefits, and suggests appropriate roles for a broad range of stakeholders. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/Homeland%20Security%20Supplement.pdf. To order a hardcopy, contact David Ridgley, ITS America, (202) 721-4228, DRidgley@itsa.org. | |
| Security and Emergency Response Survey of State Transportation Agencies: Preliminary Results (2002) |
| This presentation presents the results of a survey of state transportation agencies taken in the fall of 2001 regarding their security and emergency response capabilities and resources. Sponsored jointly by the Association of American State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Task Force on Transportation Security and the Transportation Research Board's Task Force on Critical Infrastructure Protection, among the survey's many conclusions is that while 98 percent of respondents have emergency response plans for natural disasters, only 70 percent have plans for terrorist attacks. The presentation also identifies areas of research and technical assistance in transportation security that are the highest priorities for state departments of transportation. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://security.transportation.org/sites/security/docs/Security_Emergency.pdf. | |
| Protecting Our Transportation Systems: An Information Security Awareness Overview (FHWA-JPO-98-005) (1997) |
| This report provides an overview of information security from an ITS perspective. The report explains the importance of being concerned about information security threats. The report recounts news stories from around the world of how information security violations have damaged the public and private sector's ability to provide ITS products and services. Finally, the report describes technical and non-technical solutions to these problems. The report also contains frequently asked questions (with answers), a detailed bibliography, and contact information for organizations that are resources on information security. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/repts_te/3243.pdf. | |
 | System Security Awareness and Security Incident Management |
| This series of four courses is designed to help transit systems better handle a potential terrorist incident as well as improve their security and reduce crime on their properties. Participants will learn how to improve their innate common sense abilities to observe, determine, and report people and things that are suspicious or out of place. Separate courses are available for employees of commuter railroads, passenger vessels, transit and transportation agencies. The course emphasizes prioritizing actions that must be taken at the scene of a threat or incident. Target Audience: Frontline employees and supervisors who have direct contact with the public for the vehicles and facilities used by the public. A train-the-trainer option for all four courses is available. Course Length: Three to four hours for the regular version; five to six hours for the train-the-trainer version. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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