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SWR Local Public Safety Agencies

Definition:

SWR Local Public Safety Agencies are responsible for providing public safety in the forms of police, fire and EMS throughout the Southwestern Region Operations Area.

Inventory Elements:

• SWR Local Public Safety Centers
• SWR Local Public Safety Vehicles

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Systems for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Commercial Vehicle Operations for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Emergency Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Request signal preemption via short range communication directly from the emergency vehicle to the traffic control equipment on the roadside.
• Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
• Transmit incident information from on-scene public safety to the public safety center via on-board vehicle systems.
• Provide incident information to dispatched public safety personnel via on-board vehicle systems.
• Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
• Gather dispatch and routing information from an emergency vehicle using on-board equipment for vehicle tracking and communications with care facilities.

Freeway Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Incident Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Provide incident information to dispatched public safety personnel via on-board vehicle systems.
• Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
• Transmit incident information from on-scene public safety to the public safety center via on-board vehicle systems.
• Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.

Maintenance and Construction for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Surface Street Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Transit Services for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Transmit incident information from on-scene public safety to the public safety center via on-board vehicle systems.
• Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
• Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.

Traveler Information for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined