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Evacuation and Reentry Management
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Definition:The Evacuation and Reentry Management service supports evacuation of the general public from a disaster area and manages subsequent reentry to the disaster area. The service addresses evacuations for all types of disasters, including disasters that are anticipated and occur slowly, allowing a well-planned orderly evacuation, as well as disasters like terrorist acts that occur rapidly, without warning, and allow little or no time for preparation or public warning.
This service supports coordination of evacuation plans among the federal, state, and Wichita area local transportation, emergency, and law enforcement agencies that may be involved in a large-scale evacuation. All affected jurisdictions (e.g., states and counties) at the evacuation origin, evacuation destination, and along the evacuation route are informed of the plan. Information is shared with Wichita area traffic agencies to implement special traffic control strategies and to control evacuation traffic, including traffic on local streets and arterials as well as the major evacuation routes. Reversible lanes, shoulder use, closures, special signal control strategies, and other special strategies may be implemented to maximize capacity along the evacuation routes.
Wichita Transit and the Sedgwick County Transportation Brokerage System resources play an important role in an evacuation, removing many people from an evacuated area while making efficient use of limited capacity. Additional shared transit resources may be added and managed in evacuation scenarios. Resource requirements are forecast based on the evacuation plans and the necessary resources are located, shared between agencies if necessary, and deployed at the right locations at the appropriate times.
Evacuations are also supported by the "Disaster Traveler Information" service, which keeps the public informed during evacuations.
Elements Associated with Evacuation and Reentry Management
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