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EVACUATION LIAISON TEAM

EVACUATION LIAISON TEAM. George Schoene U.S. DOT - FHWA. Consensus during Floyd – “We did not know what was coming our way from our neighbors”. Purpose of the Evacuation Liaison Team. Facilitate information exchange between states

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EVACUATION LIAISON TEAM

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  1. EVACUATION LIAISON TEAM George Schoene U.S. DOT - FHWA

  2. Consensus during Floyd – “We did not know what was coming our way from our neighbors”

  3. Purpose of theEvacuation Liaison Team • Facilitate information exchange between states • Provide FEMA and USDOT Headquarters with timely and accurate information

  4. Duties of the Evacuation Liaison Team • Collect evacuation and transportation data from states • Compile data into information • Share the information with the states

  5. Evacuation Liaison Team Membership • U.S. DOT • FEMA • U.S. ACE • State EM and DOT contacts

  6. Evacuation Travel Demand Forecasting Model (TDFM) • Web based GIS tool to run on Windows Explorer • Requires three inputs for each county • Storm evacuation category, tourist occupancy, participation rate • Additional inputs - traffic counts, directional number of lanes • Distributes evacuees among pre-determined destinations based on hurricane evacuation studies • Traffic volumes and updates not real-time, by design in this version of the model

  7. Current Operation

  8. Add screen shot of counties here

  9. Findings from the Table-Top Exercise • The ELT concept was successful • The TDFM improved communication among the states and ROC • The TDFM gave a reasonable idea of the likely state to state traffic volumes

  10. Next Steps for the ETDFM • Inclusion of coastal states from Texas to Delaware • Inclusion of all threatened counties and major evacuation routes • Identification of major incidents along the evacuation routes

  11. Field Operational Test: Transportation Operations and Emergency Management during Hurricanes Integrated Information • Traffic surveillance data • Weather • Evacuation status • Emergency management information (transportation related) • Link multiple agencies • Multi-state coordination • Traveler information

  12. Communication and Coordination Today 200? Evacuation Travel Demand Forecasting Model On-Going Operations and Enhancements ETDFS • Enhanced model • Decision Support • Separate Models • Other? ITS Applications Field Test / Proof of Concept Define Requirements Operational Concept

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