Austin Regional ITS Architecture

Emergency Management Operations for Austin Regional ITS Architecture Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder	Role and Responsibility
Army Corps of Engineers	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs and regional transit agencies.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
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	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 Austin and Travis County	Receive and respond to threat information from regional transportation infrastructure protection equipment.
	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.
	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.
	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 the 911 center for the City and County, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
City of Austin Aviation Department	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 Fire Department	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.
	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.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the City.
City of Austin Police Department	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).
	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.
	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 the traveling public through DMS and with flood gates.
	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.
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.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment (water level monitors and CCTV cameras).
	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies.
City of Round Rock Public Safety	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 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).
	Receive signal preemption from City's traffic signals, and regional traffic signals.
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	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.
	Operates 911 center for the City and County, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
City of San Marcos	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.
	Provide disaster traveler information to regional emergency management agencies, regional traffic agencies, and regional transit agencies.
County Emergency Management Agencies	Provide regional traffic, transit, emergency management, and maintenance operations with disaster information to disseminate to the traveling public.
	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.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	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.
County Public Safety	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.
	Receive signal preemption for county public safety vehicles from regional traffic signals.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the counties of the state as well as on county roads.
	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).
Department of Public Safety	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Generate AMBER Alerts and distribute them to regional emergency management agencies, transit agencies, traffic agencies, and the media.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from the State Office of Emergency Management.
	Receive and respond to threat information from the City's TMC regarding critical infrastructure.
	Receive signal preemption from regional traffic signals.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Dispatch State Police vehicles (and track their location) as well as coordinate with all other public safety agencies within the 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.
	Operate PSAP for statewide services, but has the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	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).
Lower Colorado River Authority	Provide flood warning information to regional TMCs/TOCs and regional transit agencies.
	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
Municipalities	Operates PSAP for the municipalities, with the ability to dispatch regional and statewide emergency services.
	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).
	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.
	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 municipality and City traffic signals, as well as regional traffic signals.
	Perform incident detection and verification for streets within the municipalities of the region.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	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).
Public/Private Ambulance Providers	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Coordinates with regional and statewide emergency services to dispatch and track their own vehicles.
	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.
	Dispatch ambulance vehicles with suggested route information and track the vehicles to the incident.
	Receive signal preemption from municipal and City traffic signals as well as regional traffic signals.
	Receive Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
Travis County Public Safety	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 Wide-Area Alert information from the Regional EOCs.
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans.
	Perform incident detection and verification for county roads.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	Receive signal preemption from regional traffic signals.
TxDOT	Receive flood monitoring information from its own field equipment.
	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
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.
	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).
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	Receive signal preemption from municipal traffic signals as well as regional traffic signals.
	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.
	Coordinates with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
	Perform incident detection and verification on county roads.
	Receive AMBER Alert and other Wide-Area Alert information from DPS.
	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.
	Plan and coordinate region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans dealing with HAZMAT incidents.
	Provide regional traffic, transit, emergency management, and maintenance operations with disaster information to disseminate to the traveling public.
	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.