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When Disaster Strikes

When Disaster Strikes. Prior Preparation, Response, Recovery King W. Gee Associate Administrator for Infrastructure Federal Highway Administration. Event Severity. Traffic Incidents. Local Disasters. Major/Regional Events. Catastrophic Events. Malevolent Acts. PROBABILITY.

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When Disaster Strikes

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  1. When Disaster Strikes Prior Preparation, Response, Recovery King W. Gee Associate Administrator for Infrastructure Federal Highway Administration

  2. Event Severity Traffic Incidents Local Disasters Major/Regional Events Catastrophic Events Malevolent Acts PROBABILITY Transp Incidents PSE Preparation and Planned Special Events HazMat Incidents TIM Wildfires Floods Major Storms Evacuations Malevolent Acts

  3. Emergency Transportation Operations CD - Compilation of more than 40 resource documents • Arranged by focus areas: • Traffic Incident Management • Traffic Planning for Special Events • Evacuation and Disaster Planning

  4. Illustrative Publications • FHWA Preparedness & Response Workshops - - - Summary • Common Issues in Emergency Transportation Operations • Best Practices in Emergency Transportation Operations • Communicating with the Public using ATIS During Disasters • Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System (ICS) for Transportation Professionals

  5. Evacuation Primers & Workshops • Routes to Effective Evacuation Primers Series • Using Highways during Evacuations Operations for Events with Advance Notice • Using Highways for No-Notice Evacuations • Evacuating Populations with Special Transportation Needs • Workshops • Four regional workshops held to help states and local authorities use the primer series in developing their evacuation plans

  6. Emergency Event Issues • Communications with Federal Partners • Division Emergency Coordinators @ EOCs • HQ EC, USDOT Crisis Management Center, • FEMA & White House • Truck Size and Weight Limits • Federal law does not authorize general waivers or temporary exemptions from size and weight limitations. • States do not have the authority with regard to Interstate weight limits though they do have the ability to issue permits for non-divisible OS/OW loads. • Motor Carrier Drivers’ Hours of Service • FMCSA has the authority to suspend hours of service rules

  7. Emergency Relief Program • Funded through a $100 M permanent annual authorization • Additional funding may be provided through supplemental appropriations • Disaster Threshold = $700,000 per State • Site Threshold = $5,000 per site • Per State Event Cap = $100 million

  8. Emergency Repairs • Restore essential traffic, minimize the extent of damage, or protect the remaining facilities • Eligible at 100% within 180 days • Eligible at normal share beyond 180 days • Emergency repair work may include: • Debris removal to outside edge of shoulders • Traffic control and temporary detours • Stabilize damaged roadways • Immediate repairs to restore essential traffic

  9. Permanent Repairs • Restore highway to pre-disaster conditions • Eligible at normal pro rata share (even within 180 days) • 80% for non-Interstate • 90% for Interstate • Increased Federal share based on “Sliding Scale” rates • Permanent repair work may include: • Debris removal beyond shoulder edge • Repair roadway to its pre-disaster condition • Replace damaged bridges • Replace culverts

  10. Before Disaster Strikes • Prior Preparation • Resiliency • Mitigating vulnerability & risk assessments • Response • Infrastructure readiness • What will you check? • Recovery • Pre-Positioning & Rebuilding Rapidly

  11. Publication Information • Emergency Transportation Operations publications • http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publications.htm#eto • Emergency Relief Program • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/erelief.cfm

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