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UNCERTAINTY PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY
ELLIS M. STANLEY, SR., CEM Director of Western Emergency Management Services Dewberry & Davis estanley@dewberry.com
SLIDE 2 Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., CEM
Director of Emergency Management, Brunswick County NC ’75 – ‘82 Director Emergency Management, Durham-Durham County NC ’82 – ‘87 Director of Emergency Management, Atlanta-Fulton County GA ’87 – ‘97 General Manager, Emergency Preparedness Department, Los Angeles CA ’97 – ‘07 BA, 1973 Political Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate of Executive Leadership Program for Senior Homeland Security Officials for the Post Naval Graduate School in Monterey, CA. Graduate of the JFK School of Government’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Elected a Fellow on the National Academy of Public Administration - 2007 Inducted into Contingency Planning and Management (CPM) Hall of Fame’s PUBLIC SERVANT category - 2005 Awarded a Los Angeles area EMMY for PSA “Emergency Preparedness Patrol” – 2001 Appointed to Homeland Security Advisory Council’s (HSAC) Emergency Responder Senior Advisory Committee (ERSAC) - 2007 Appointed to FEMA Regional Advisory Council for Region IX – 2007 Appointed to the National Advisory Board for Harvard University’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative - 2007
SLIDE 3 Real-Time Emergency EvAcuation Decision SYstem
will create and manage a no-notice evacuation plan specific to the nature of the threat, the prevailing transportation network, and weather conditions. Information about real-time traffic conditions would be sent to the command center to assess whether evacuation operations are proceeding as planned,
- r if changes are necessary to assure the safety of
the evacuating public.
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Freeway Closures Freeway Closures
SLIDE 5 Emergency Management Challenge
Develop a comprehensive emergency traffic management evacuation plan that would include…
identification of evacuation scenarios, traffic control points, potential shelters, location of hospitals and other critical care facilities, staging areas, and required traffic management resources.
Incorporate appropriate use of Incident Command System, Pre-event contracts with towing services, and traffic signal coordination.
SLIDE 6 Evacuation is Regional
Initiate and actively participate in the development of a regional evacuation plan that incorporates federal, state and local government partners, including EMS, transit agencies with rail and bus assets, MTA, and Amtrak. Include the following components in any evacuations plan in the future:
Special needs population planning, to include planning for pets
and service animals
Hospital and other care facilities planning Traffic management planning Criteria for shelter-in-place vs. evacuation Public information
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Legislation
Draft language that gives the Mayor the explicit power to order, but not compel, an evacuation. The Code provision gives the Mayor the authority to halt access or egress upon public highways to or from the City and any part thereof and halt the movement of trains, boats, or other vehicles into, within, or from the City.
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Automated Traffic Surveillance Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center (ATSAC) and Control Center (ATSAC)
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ATSAC Dynamic Map ATSAC Dynamic Map
Area Map Area Map I ntersection Map I ntersection Map
SLIDE 10 Making it a Reality
Using the tools we currently have
Better utilization of ring-downs, etc
Incorporate CCTVs into the process
Wrestle with the privacy issues and move on
Automated exchange of information Sharing of Databases
SLIDE 11 Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness
- 1. Traffic Control Devices
- 1. Traffic Control Devices
- 2. Emergency Trucks / Trailers
- 2. Emergency Trucks / Trailers
- 3. Hand Held Radios
- 3. Hand Held Radios
- 4. Detailed Staff Database
- 4. Detailed Staff Database
- 5. Emergency Trained Cadre
- 5. Emergency Trained Cadre
- 6. Engineering & Traffic Officer
- 6. Engineering & Traffic Officer
On On-
Call 24 Hours
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Five Response Levels Five Response Levels
Level 1: Level 1: Field I nspection Field I nspection Level 2: Level 2: Level 1 + Traffic Officers Level 1 + Traffic Officers Level 3: Level 3: Level 2 + Engineering & Automated Traffic Level 2 + Engineering & Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center Surveillance and Control Center Level 4: Level 4: Level 3 + Department Operation Center & Level 3 + Department Operation Center & Field Command Posts Field Command Posts Level 5: Level 5: Level 4 + City Emergency Operations Center Level 4 + City Emergency Operations Center
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Training Staff On Planning, Training Staff On Planning, Coordination, Design & I mplementation Coordination, Design & I mplementation
Detailed Traffic Plans Detailed Traffic Plans
SLIDE 14 Public I nformation Public I nformation
- 1. Weekly Detailed FAX Of Upcoming
- 1. Weekly Detailed FAX Of Upcoming
Special Events To 105 Agencies Special Events To 105 Agencies
- 2. Recorded 24 Hour Phone Line
- 2. Recorded 24 Hour Phone Line
- 3. Radio Advisory
- 3. Radio Advisory
- 4. Real Time Traffic Website
- 4. Real Time Traffic Website
www.trafficinfo.lacity.org www.trafficinfo.lacity.org
- 5. Electronic Changeable
- 5. Electronic Changeable
Message Signs Message Signs
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