Objective Category
Emergency/Incident Management: Inter-Agency Coordination

This category contains objectives that focus on increasing coordination and communication between agencies with responsibilities for traffic incident management.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Increase percentage of incident management agencies in the region that (participate in a multi-modal information exchange network, use interoperable voice communications, participate in a regional coordinated incident response team, etc.) by X percent in Y years. Percentage of incident management agencies in region participating in multi-modal information exchange network.
Increase percentage of incident management agencies in the region that (participate in a multi-modal information exchange network, use interoperable voice communications, participate in a regional coordinated incident response team, etc.) by X percent in Y years. Number of agencies in the region with interoperable voice communications.
Increase percentage of incident management agencies in the region that (participate in a multi-modal information exchange network, use interoperable voice communications, participate in a regional coordinated incident response team, etc.) by X percent in Y years. Number of participating agencies in a regional coordinated incident response team.
Increase the number of corridors in the region covered by regional coordinated incident response teams by X percent in Y years. Number of TIM corridors in the region covered by regional coordinated incident response teams.
Hold at least X multi-agency after-action review meetings each year with attendance from at least Y percent of the agencies involved in the incident's response. Number of multi-agency after-action reviews per year.
Hold at least X multi-agency after-action review meetings each year with attendance from at least Y percent of the agencies involved in the incident's response. Percentage of responding agencies participating in after-action review.
At least X percent of transportation operating agencies have a plan in place for a representative to be at the local or State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate strategic activities and response planning for transportation during emergencies by year Y. X percent of transportation operating agencies that have a plan in place for a representative to be at the local (city or county) EOC or State EOC to coordinate strategic activities and response planning for transportation during emergencies.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
B. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; Achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads
F. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight; Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
CVO12: HAZMAT Management
PS01: Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch
PS02: Emergency Response
PS03: Emergency Vehicle Preemption
PS06: Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders
PS08: Roadway Service Patrols
PS10: Wide-Area Alert
PS12: Disaster Response and Recovery
PS13: Evacuation and Reentry Management
TM08: Traffic Incident Management System

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference


 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.