Major Initiatives

Emergency Transportation Operations

Typically there is at least a 72-hour forewarning of a hurricane evacuation. There is time to take appropriate advance measures. However, there are major transportation challenges when incidents arise suddenly. The Emergency Transportation Operations initiative is designed to support these types of incidents. The outcome of this initiative will be the tools, techniques, demonstrated benefits, technical guidance, and standards necessary for state and local agencies and their private sector partners to effectively manage "no notice" evacuations.

• Now Available: Best of Public Safety and Emergency Transportation Operations
• Initiative Overview
• Work Plan
• Current Activities
• Related Areas of Interest
• Publications and Presentations
• Links

Contact

For more information about this initiative, please contact:

Information about Public Safety Applications of ITS Technologies
Linda D. Dodge, Emergency Transportation Operations Initiative Team Leader
ITS Public Safety Program
Joint Program Office
U.S. Department of Transportation
linda.dodge@dot.gov

Information about Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration and Emergency Transportation Operations
Bob Ferlis, Team Leader
Office of Operations R&D
Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center
Federal Highway Administration
robert.ferlis@dot.gov

Information about Standards Deployment and Emergency Transportation Operations
Tom Stout
Office of Operations
Federal Highway Administration
tom.stout@dot.gov

Information about Standards Development and Emergency Transportation Operations
Steve Sill
ITS Architecture and Standards Program Manager
Joint Program Office
Department of Transportation
steve.sill@dot.gov

Updated October 9, 2008 4:11 PM