UNCERTAINTY PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY

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1 UNCERTAINTY PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY ELLIS M. STANLEY, SR., CEM Director of Western Emergency Management Services Dewberry & Davis

2 Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., CEM Director of Emergency Management, Brunswick County NC Director Emergency Management, Durham-Durham County NC Director of Emergency Management, Atlanta-Fulton County GA General Manager, Emergency Preparedness Department, Los Angeles CA BA, 1973 Political Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate of Executive Leadership Program for Senior Homeland Security Officials for the Post Naval Graduate School in Monterey, CA. Graduate of the JFK School of Government s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Elected a Fellow on the National Academy of Public Administration Inducted into Contingency Planning and Management (CPM) Hall of Fame s PUBLIC SERVANT category Awarded a Los Angeles area EMMY for PSA Emergency Preparedness Patrol 2001 Appointed to Homeland Security Advisory Council s (HSAC) Emergency Responder Senior Advisory Committee (ERSAC) Appointed to FEMA Regional Advisory Council for Region IX 2007 Appointed to the National Advisory Board for Harvard University s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

3 Real-Time Emergency EvAcuation Decision SYstem will create and manage a no-notice evacuation plan specific to the nature of the threat, the prevailing transportation network, and weather conditions. Information about real-time traffic conditions would be sent to the command center to assess whether evacuation operations are proceeding as planned, or if changes are necessary to assure the safety of the evacuating public.

4 Freeway Closures

5 Emergency Management Challenge Develop a comprehensive emergency traffic management evacuation plan that would include identification of evacuation scenarios, traffic control points, potential shelters, location of hospitals and other critical care facilities, staging areas, and required traffic management resources. Incorporate appropriate use of Incident Command System, Pre-event contracts with towing services, and traffic signal coordination.

6 Evacuation is Regional Initiate and actively participate in the development of a regional evacuation plan that incorporates federal, state and local government partners, including EMS, transit agencies with rail and bus assets, MTA, and Amtrak. Include the following components in any evacuations plan in the future: Special needs population planning, to include planning for pets and service animals Hospital and other care facilities planning Traffic management planning Criteria for shelter-in-place vs. evacuation Public information

7 Legislation Draft language that gives the Mayor the explicit power to order, but not compel, an evacuation. The Code provision gives the Mayor the authority to halt access or egress upon public highways to or from the City and any part thereof and halt the movement of trains, boats, or other vehicles into, within, or from the City.

8 Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center (ATSAC)

9 Intersection Map ATSAC Dynamic Map Area Map

10 Making it a Reality Using the tools we currently have Better utilization of ring-downs, etc Incorporate CCTVs into the process Wrestle with the privacy issues and move on Automated exchange of information Sharing of Databases

11 Emergency Preparedness 1. Traffic Control Devices 2. Emergency Trucks / Trailers 3. Hand Held Radios 4. Detailed Staff Database 5. Emergency Trained Cadre 6. Engineering & Traffic Officer On-Call 24 Hours

12 Five Response Levels Level 1: Field Inspection Level 2: Level 1 + Traffic Officers Level 3: Level 2 + Engineering & Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center Level 4: Level 3 + Department Operation Center & Field Command Posts Level 5: Level 4 + City Emergency Operations Center

13 Detailed Traffic Plans Training Staff On Planning, Coordination, Design & Implementation

14 Public Information 1. Weekly Detailed FAX Of Upcoming Special Events To 105 Agencies 2. Recorded 24 Hour Phone Line 3. Radio Advisory 4. Real Time Traffic Website 5. Electronic Changeable Message Signs

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