Virginia State Police

Definition:

The Virginia State Police provides state law enforcement and operate dispatch centers to respond to emergencies. Responsible for operating Virginia State Police Centers. Includes Computer Aided Dispatch database, which collects incident/emergency detection, dispatch, response, and status information related to the Virginia State Police officers/equipment. Performed out of division offices. Also responsible for Virginia State Police vehicles.

Inventory Elements:

• VSP Center
• VSP Mobile Unified Command Center
• VSP Vehicles

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Systems for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Commercial Vehicle Operations for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Electronic Toll Collection for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Emergency Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
• Route public safety vehicles to facilitate the quickest/safest arrival either based on real-time traffic information and road conditions or request routes from the traffic management center.
• Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
• Request signal preemption via short range communication directly from the emergency vehicle to the traffic control equipment on the roadside.
• Disseminate threat information to other agencies.
• Gather dispatch and routing information from an emergency vehicle using on-board equipment for vehicle tracking and communications with care facilities.
• Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
• Track location and status of emergency vehicles.
• Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
• Plan strategically for emergency response.
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
• Plan and coordinate evacuation and reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency that poses a risk to public safety.
• 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 Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Incident Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• 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.
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
• Plan strategically for emergency response.

Maintenance and Construction for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Plan strategically for emergency response.
• Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.

Surface Street Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Transit Services for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Analyze security sensor data and correlate with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats.
• Plan strategically for emergency response.
• 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.
• Disseminate threat information to other agencies.
• Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
• 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.

Traveler Information for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined