Local Public Safety Agencies

Description: Local Public Safety Agencies are responsible for providing public safety in the forms of police, fire and EMS throughout the Staunton District Operations Area.

Inventory Elements:

• City and County PSAPs
• Local Public Safety Centers
• Local Public Safety Vehicles

Projects:

• PSAP I-64 CIP

Roles and Responsibilities:

Emergency Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
• Analyze security sensor data and correlate with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats.
• Disseminate threat information to other agencies.
• Operate and maintain security sensors in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
• Operate and maintain security surveillance devices and analysis of that data to detect potential threats such as at transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
• Plan strategically for emergency response.
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
• Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.
• Provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration among public safety agencies for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.

Freeway Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
• Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.

Incident Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
• Plan strategically for emergency response.
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
• Provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration among public safety agencies for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.

Maintenance and Construction for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
• Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.
• None defined
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.

PSAP I-64 CIP Roles and Responsibilities
• Communicate incident information to the NWRO TOC/ATMS.