Regional ITS Architecture

Emergency Management Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder	Role and Responsibility
Caltrans District 11	Work with public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border.
	Coordinate closure requests with Emergency Management Agencies and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies.
	Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	During disaster response, recovery, and evacuation scenarios coordinate with public safety for use of maintenance or construction resources.
	During evacuation scenarios share information with public safety and municipal traffic managers.
	Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans.
	On receipt of alert notifications from the Emergency Management Agency, the DOT formats the alert for the driver information services using 511–type services, website, dynamic message signs, highway advisory radio, or other driver information systems in the roadway; returning status back to the emergency operations center.
	Collect threat information and system status data concerning bridge, tunnel or other transportation assets.
CHP – CA Dept of Public Safety	Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and pubilic safety agencies along the border.
	During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems and maintenance resources with DOT.
	Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Customs and Border Protection.
	Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Canadian emergency preparedness centres.
	Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border.
	Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border – both US and Canadian.
	Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans.
	Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Coordination with Emergency Management Agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. This includes notification of a major emergency near the border such as a natural or man–made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction.
Mexican Baja Coordinación Estatal de Protección Civil	Implement disaster response and emergency response plans.
	Work with municipal governments, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of the environment, and other public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border.
	The Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) coordinates the distribution of alert notifications with other public safety agencies and with the Ministry of Transportation. These alerts may describe child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the travelling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public's help in some scenarios.
	Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and public safety agencies along the border.
	Receive landline emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9–1–1 centres).
	During evacuation scenarios coordinate with the local governments and Ministry of Transportation for use of maintenance or construction resources.
	Perform incident detection and verification for arterial streets and highways within the jurisdiction of the public safety agency.
	Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along both sides of the border.
	Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with municipal governments, provincial traffic management centres and other public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Dispatch Police, Fire, and emergency medical services to incidents within the municipalities, region, or province.
	During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with regional transportation authorities, Ministry of Transportation, and municipal traffic managers.
Mexican Baja SIDURT	Implement disaster response and emergency response plans.
	Coordinate closure requests with Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies.
	Collect threat information and system status data concerning bridge, tunnel or other transportation assets.
	During evacuation scenarios share information with regional transportation authorities and municipal traffic managers.
	Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and municipal governments during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Disseminate advisories using 511–type services, website, dynamic message signs, highway advisory radio, or other driver information systems in the roadway.
	Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border.
Municipio de Tijuana	Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and provincial traffic management centres during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Implement disaster response and emergency response plans.
	Shares traffic information with the provincial traffic management centre during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Work with public safety agencies, the ministry of transportation, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border.
SANDAG	Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Shares traffic information with the state DOT traffic management center during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans.
US Customs and Border Protection	Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans.
	Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border – both US and Canadian.
US Emergency Management Agencies (OME)	Work with DOT and other public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border.
	Coordinate closure requests with DOTs and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies.
	Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border – both US and Canadian.
	Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with DOT, CBP, and other public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations.
	Coordinates the distribution of alert notifications with other public safety agencies and with the DOT. These alerts may describe child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the traveling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public's help in some scenarios.
	During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with DOT and municipal traffic managers.
	During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with regional transportation authorities, DOT, and municipal traffic managers.
	During evacuation scenarios coordinate with DOT for use of maintenance or construction resources.
	Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans.
	Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and pubilic safety agencies along the border.