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TRB Mission Statement

Emergency Preparedness: State DOT Role Stephan A. Parker, TRB AASHTO Standing Committee on Public Transportation Multi-State Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) Winter Meeting Savannah, Georgia December 6-9, 2010. TRB Mission Statement.

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TRB Mission Statement

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  1. Emergency Preparedness: State DOT RoleStephan A. Parker, TRBAASHTO Standing Committee on Public TransportationMulti-State Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) Winter MeetingSavannah, GeorgiaDecember 6-9, 2010

  2. TRB Mission Statement To provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal.  1920: Advisory Board on Highway Research 1924: renamed Highway Research Board 1974: renamed Transportation Research Board TRB Today

  3. 1863 Charter of the National Academy of Sciences “. . . the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art . . .” The work of The National Academies is reported through an Annual Report to Congress

  4. The National Academies—Private, Nonprofit Congressionally Chartered 1863 National Academy of Sciences Ralph J. Cicerone, President Institute of Medicine Harvey Fineberg, President The National Academy of Engineering Charles M. Vest, President Office of News and Public Information Office of Congressional and Government Affairs National Research Council Ralph J. Cicerone, Chair Charles M. Vest, Vice-Chair E. W. Colglazier, Executive Officer Report Review Committee Office of Communication Institute of Medicine (IOM) Programs Harvey Fineberg, Chair Judith Salerno, Exec. Officer Division on Behavioral & Social Sciences & Education (DBASSE) Richard Atkinson, Chair Michael Feuer, Exec. Dir. Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) Barbara A. Schaal, Chair Warren Muir, Exec. Dir. Transportation Research Board (TRB) Michael R. Morris, Chair Robert Skinner, Exec. Dir. 1916 National Research Council Division on Engineering & Physical Sciences (DEPS) Cherry Murray, Chair Peter Blair, Exec. Dir. Division on Policy and Global Affairs (PGAD) M.R.C.Greenwood, Chair Richard Bissell, Exec. Dir.

  5. A Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation AgenciesNCHRP Project20-59(23) Published as NCHRP Report 525, Vol. 16

  6. Project Purpose • Project 20-59(23) initiated to replace 2002 Guide to Updating Highway Emergency Response (ER) Plans for Terrorist Incidents • Expand scope • Implement new national policy and guidance

  7. Project Objective . . . to develop a recommended guide for use by state transportation agencies in planning and developing their organizational functions, roles, and responsibilities for emergency response within the all-hazards context of NIMS (the National Incident Management System)

  8. Why NIMS is Important • National uniformity in emergency management • Multi-agency cooperation: • Collaborative planning • Interoperable communications • Incident Command System • Unified Command • Structured response, even to minor incidents • Flexibility to grow/adapt to meet complexities of large-scale events • Standardize resource definitions • Continued improvement through after-action reporting and inclusion in emergency operations plans

  9. Project Overview—2002 Guide • A Guide to Updating Highway Emergency Response (ER) Plans for Terrorist Incidents • Quick, direct response to 9/11 • Addressed terrorist attacks, emphasis on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) • Highway oriented • Preliminary guidelines

  10. Update Project Stimuli • New national initiatives: • National Incident Management System (NIMS) all-hazards approach, Incident Command System (ICS) • National Response Framework (NRF) Guidance • National Preparedness Guidelines (NPG) Examples • Consistency through 15 standardized Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) • National Unified Goal (NUG) for Traffic Incident Management (TIM)

  11. Update Project Stimuli (cont’d) • Build on completed research: • Guide to Emergency Transportation Operations (ETO) • Complements risk management guidance, including Costing Asset Protection: An All Hazards Guide for Transportation Agencies (CAPTA) • A different approach from 2002: • Now have how-to Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 • Emphasis on NIMS/NPF/NUG compliance • Much of 2002 Guide still useful

  12. 2010 Guide Differences • Emergencies―larger scale • All hazards―more than traffic issues • Multimodal―more than highways • Operationally oriented and practical • NIMS/NRF/NPG―more application and emphasis • State transportation agency in support role (ESF #1, etc.) • Covers preparedness functions to support state and local emergencies to include: • Plan, organize, staff, train, exercise, manage, implement, and fund preparations • Not a how-to-plan Guide―refer to Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101

  13. Some Key Tenets of Emergency Management Planning Principles • Agency-wide emergency operations plan • State transportation agency plans and procedures complement state’s overall emergency structure and plans • Agency plans to adhere to all-hazards approach • Use conventional emergency management planning cycle (plan, prepare, respond, recover)

  14. Key Tenets (cont’d) • Acknowledge that different state transportation agencies (particularly DOTs) view their response roles differently • Encourage agencies to be full players within state emergency management community • Recognize need for agencies to understand basic NIMS concepts of incident command system (ICS), including unified command • Encourage agencies to reallocate resources used originally to prepare for terrorist incident responses to pre-event preparedness efforts that enable agency response to full range of emergencies

  15. National Context for Emergency Response

  16. Implementation of HSPD-5,Management of Domestic Incidents

  17. Implementation of HSPD-7, Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection

  18. Implementation of HSPD-8, National Preparedness

  19. Plan Emergency Management Planning Process Recover Prepare Respond

  20. PLAN Steps • Form collaborative planning team • Research state’s hazards and their consequences • Analyze information • Determine goals and objectives • Develop and analyze courses of action and identify resources

  21. PLAN Steps (cont’d) • Write plan • Approve and implement plan • Train staff on plan • Exercise the plan • Evaluate its effectiveness • Create list of improvements demonstrated in exercise • Review, revise, and maintain plan

  22. PREPARE Steps • Develop approaches to implement state transportation agency roles and responsibilities during emergencies, as specified in state’s EOP and supporting annexes and referenced materials • Establish protocols to communicate with employees and general public • Develop plans and procedures to manage traffic under emergency conditions • Develop mobilization plans to ensure readiness to deploy agency personnel and resources • Ensure cost tracking and accountability

  23. RESPOND Steps • Initiate emergency response • Address emergency needs and requests for support • Coordinate emergency response with state transportation agency providing support • Support evacuation/shelter-in-place/quarantine in conjunction with law enforcement • Conclude response

  24. RECOVER Steps • Restore services and traffic to affected area • Identify and implement lessons learned • Learn–learn–learn • Replan

  25. Agency Involvement by Incident Level

  26. State Transportation Agency Planning Contexts • Within role as transportation lead in State Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) • Primary: ESF #1―Transportation • Secondary: ESF #3―Public Works ESF #6―Mass Care ESF #13―Public Safety/Security ESF #14―Long-Term Recovery – others as needed • Within agency’s own EOP

  27. 2010 Guide Products • Guide • Summary • Overview for state transportation agencies (authorities, etc.) • High-level requirements based on national policies and guidelines • High-level self-assessment w/pointers toward Section 6 • Section 6: Resource Guide • Organizational/staffing/position guidance • Decision-making sequences • Detailed self-assessment and resource lists

  28. 2010 Guide Products (cont’d) • Appendices (A–M) • Applicable parts of 2002 Report (A) • Details of material summarized in Sections 1–5 (B–G) • Links to model emergency operations plans (H) • Policy/procedural memoranda/MOUs (I) • Training/exercise plans (J) • Annotated bibliography (K)* • White Paper on Emergency Levels (L)* • PowerPoint presentation (M)* *Available by download

  29. TRB Web site:http://www.trb.org/SecurityPubs Search forA Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies Graphic courtesy of Michigan State University, Critical Incident Protocols, a Public-Private Partnership

  30. Security-, Emergency Management-, and Infrastructure Protection-related Projects In Development (December 2010) • Research Support for Transit Industrial Control Systems and Cyber Security • Role of Transportation in the Incident Command System (ICS) Structure & the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Structure • Securing Transportation Structures, Systems & Facilities — Long Term R&D Plan • Catastrophic Transportation Emergency Management Guidebook • Debris Management Handbook for State and Local DOTs • Voice and Data Interoperability for Transportation • Synthesis of Airport Closings and Emergency Evacuation Problems • Regional Transportation Disaster Response Template • Integration of Security Training into Routine Operations Training • Public Transportation Response Plan for a Pandemic • Using Pictograms to Make Transit Easier to Navigate for Customers with Communication Barriers • A Guide To Public Transportation Policing and Security for the Small and Medium Transit System • Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Communications among Airports and Community EMS Partners • Using Integrated Emergency Data Communication Systems at Airports • Integrating Community Emergency Response Teams at Airports • Multi Modal Transportation Workshop to Support the Rebuilding of Haiti 30

  31. TRB Website www.TRB.org

  32. Transportation Research Board Communications and Outreach March –April 2004 • TR News magazine • Weekly e-Newsletter • Open calls for papers • Open solicitations for • Research problems • Project proposals • IDEA proposals • Panel nominations • Interactive Annual Meeting program May-June 2005 May-June 2007 www.TRB.org www.TRB.org/SecurityPubs = 100+ items www.TRB.org/NASecurityProducts www.TCRPonline.org November- December 2000

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