Austin Regional ITS Architecture

Emergency Management Operations for Austin Regional ITS Architecture Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder	Role and Responsibility
Army Corps of Engineers	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs and regional transit agencies.
Austin/Travis County Office of Emergency Management	Plan and coordinate region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans dealing with HAZMAT incidents.
	Generate and coordinate wide-area alerts and distribute them to regional emergency management agencies, transit agencies, traffic agencies, regional information service providers, and the media.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Operates PSAP for the City and the County, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Provide regional traffic, transit, emergency management, and maintenance operations with disaster information to disseminate to the traveling public.
City of Austin and Travis County	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Receive and respond to threat information from regional transportation infrastructure protection equipment.
	Operate the 911 center for the City and County, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Dispatch all city, county, municipality, and DPS vehicles to incidents within the region.
	Dispatch City fire vehicles with suggested route information and track the vehicles to the incident.
City of Austin Aviation Department	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
City of Austin Fire Department	Dispatch the City's fire vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the City and region.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the City.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
City of Austin Police Department	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Dispatch the City's police vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the City and region.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the City.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
City of Cedar Park	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies.
	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs, regional transit agencies, regional maintenance agencies, and the media.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment (water level monitors and CCTV cameras).
	Provide flood warning information to the traveling public through DMS and with flood gates.
City of Georgetown	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment (water level monitors and CCTV cameras).
	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs, regional transit agencies, regional maintenance agencies, and the media.
	Provide flood warning information to the traveling public through DMS and with flood gates.
	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies.
City of Round Rock	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs, regional transit agencies, regional maintenance agencies, and the media.
	Provide flood warning information to the traveling public through DMS and with flood gates.
	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment (water level monitors and CCTV cameras).
City of San Marcos	Provide flood warning information to the traveling public through DMS.
	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment (water level monitors and CCTV cameras).
	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs, regional transit agencies, regional maintenance agencies, and the media.
County Emergency Management Agencies	Provide regional traffic, transit, emergency management, and maintenance operations with disaster information to disseminate to the traveling public.
	Generate and coordinate wide-area alerts and distribute them to regional emergency management agencies, transit agencies, traffic agencies, regional information service providers, and the media.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Responsible for the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	Plan and coordinate region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans dealing with HAZMAT incidents.
County Public Safety	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Operate 911 center for the County, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Dispatch the County sheriff's vehicles (and track their location) and county public safety vehicles and coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the county and region.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the counties of the state as well as on county roads.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Receive signal preemption for county public safety vehicles from regional traffic signals.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
Department of Public Safety	Receive signal preemption from regional traffic signals.
	Dispatch State Police vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the region.
	Participate in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	Receive and respond to threat information from the City's TMC regarding critical infrastructure.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from the State Office of Emergency Management.
	Generate AMBER Alerts and distribute them to regional emergency management agencies, transit agencies, traffic agencies, and the media.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Operate PSAP for statewide services, but has the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
Lower Colorado River Authority	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs and regional transit agencies.
Municipalities	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the municipalities of the region.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Operates PSAP for the municipalities, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Dispatch the municipality's public safety vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the municipality and the region.
	Receive signal preemption from municipality and City traffic signals, as well as regional traffic signals.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
Public/Private Ambulance Providers	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	Receive signal preemption from municipal and City traffic signals as well as regional traffic signals.
	Coordinates with regional and statewide emergency services to dispatch and track their own vehicles.
	Dispatch ambulance vehicles with suggested route information and track the vehicles to the incident.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
Travis County Public Safety	Perform incident detection and verification for county roads.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Dispatch the County's public safety vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the county and region.
	Receive signal preemption from regional traffic signals.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
TxDOT	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
	Provide flood warning information to the traveling public through DMS and with flood gates.
	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs, regional transit agencies, regional maintenance agencies, and the media.
University of Texas	Dispatch Special Police vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the City.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the specified area of responsibility.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
USGS	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs and regional transit agencies.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
Williamson County Public Safety	Plan and coordinate region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans dealing with HAZMAT incidents.
	Participates in the incident response, coordination, and reporting of the Statewide Mutual Aid and Incident Management Network in a coordination effort only (no dispatch function).
	Operate a PSAP for the County, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Dispatch the County's public safety vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the county and region.
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	Receive signal preemption from municipal traffic signals as well as regional traffic signals.
	Perform incident detection and verification on county roads.
	Generate and coordinate wide-area alerts and distribute them to regional emergency management agencies, transit agencies, traffic agencies, regional information service providers, and the media.
	Provide regional traffic, transit, emergency management, and maintenance operations with disaster information to disseminate to the traveling public.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.