Emergency Evacuation Support Functional Area

Description

'Emergency Evacuation Support' coordinates evacuation plans among allied agencies and manages evacuation and reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency that poses a risk to public safety. Where appropriate, the affected population is evacuated in shifts, using more than one evacuation route, and including several evacuation destinations to spread demand and thereby expedite the evacuation. All affected jurisdictions (e.g., states and counties) at the evacuation origin, evacuation destination, and along the evacuation route are informed of the plan. The public is provided with real–time evacuation guidance including basic information to assist potential evacuees in determining whether evacuation is necessary. Resource requirements are forecast based on the evacuation plans, and the necessary resources are located, shared between agencies if necessary, and deployed at the right locations at the appropriate times. The evacuation and reentry status are monitored and used to refine the plan and resource allocations during the evacuation and subsequent reentry. It communicates with public health systems to develop evacuation plans and recommended strategies for disasters and evacuation scenarios involving biological or other medical hazards.

Included In

City of Columbus Traffic Management Center
City of Columbus 911 Call Center
COTA Fixed–Route Transit Management System
CRAA Communications Operations Center
OSHP State Highway Patrol Dispatch
OSU DPS EOC
Franklin County EMA Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
Local Fire/EMS Emergency Dispatch
Local Police/Sheriffs Management and Dispatch
Local 911 Call Centers
County EMA Emergency Operations Centers (EOC)
ODOT District Offices

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
01The center shall manage inter–agency coordination of evacuation operations, from initial planning through the evacuation process and reentry.
02The center shall develop and exchange evacuation plans with allied agencies prior to the occurrence of a disaster.
03The center shall provide an interface to the emergency system operator to enter evacuation plans and procedures and present the operator with other agencies' plans.
04The center shall coordinate evacuation destinations and shelter needs with shelter providers (e.g., the American Red Cross) in the region.
05The center shall provide evacuation information to traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, rail operations, and other emergency management centers as needed.
06The center shall request resources from transit agencies as needed to support the evacuation.
07The center shall request traffic management agencies to implement special traffic control strategies and to control evacuation traffic, including traffic on local streets and arterials as well as the major evacuation routes.
08The center shall provide traveler information systems with evacuation guidance including basic information to assist potential evacuees in determining whether evacuation is necessary and when it is safe to return.
09The center shall monitor the progress or status of the evacuation once it begins and exchange tactical plans, prepared during the incident, with allied agencies.
10The center shall monitor the progress of the reentry process.
11The center shall submit evacuation information to toll administration centers along with requests for changes in the toll services or fee collection during an evacuation.
12The center shall retrieve information from public health systems to plan for and implement evacuations or in–place sheltering for biological, chemical, radiation, and other public health emergencies.
13The center shall make use of population and housing data to plan for and implement evacuations or in–place sheltering for biological, chemical, radiation, and other public health emergencies.
14The center shall maintain information on the population of an area in the event of an evacuation, including addresses, types of facility (residence, multi–family dwelling, commercial retail, commercial office, etc.), and special considerations (storage of flammable liquids, special needs residents.