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Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles

Status:

Existing

Definition:

Includes public safety vehicles of Charles City County, Chesterfield County, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg, City of Richmond, Dinwiddie County, Goodchland County, Hanover County, Henrico County, New Kent County, Powhatan County, and Prince George County.

Stakeholder:

Richmond District Local Public Safety Agencies

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles:

• Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles Henrico County TOC Field Equipment
• Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles Richmond District Local Public Safety Centers
• Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles Richmond District Local Signal Center Field Equipment

Architecture Flows
to/from the Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles:

Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles Henrico County TOC Field Equipment

• local signal preemption request

Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles Richmond District Local Public Safety Centers

• emergency dispatch response


• emergency vehicle tracking data


• incident scene status

Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles Richmond District Local Signal Center Field Equipment

• local signal preemption request

Richmond District Local Public Safety CentersRichmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles

• emergency dispatch requests

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles:

• Emergency Vehicle OBE Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles:

• PS01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - Henrico County -- (Graphic)
• PS01 - Emergency Routing - Richmond District -- (Graphic)
• PS01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - Richmond District -- (Graphic)
• PS03 - Emergency Vehicle Preemption - Henrico County -- (Graphic)
• PS03 - Emergency Vehicle Preemption - Richmond District -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with Richmond District Local Public Safety Vehicles:

EV On-Board En Route Support

1. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall track its current location.
2. The emergency vehicle shall forward care facility status information to emergency vehicle personnel, including the location, specialized services, quality of care, waiting time, number of rooms available, and emergency room status of hospitals or emergency care providers.
3. The emergency vehicle shall send patient status information to the care facility along with a request for further information.
4. The emergency vehicle shall provide the personnel on-board with dispatch information, including incident type and location, and forward an acknowledgment from personnel to the center that the vehicle is on its way to the incident scene.
5. The emergency vehicle shall send requests to traffic signal control equipment at the roadside to preempt the signal.
6. The emergency vehicle shall send the current en route status (including estimated time of arrival) and requests for emergency dispatch updates.
7. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.
8. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.

EV On-Board Incident Management Communication

1. The emergency vehicle shall receive dispatch instructions sufficient to enable emergency personnel in the field to implement an effective incident response. It includes local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources that have been allocated to an incident.
2. The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the incident site such as the extent of injuries, identification of vehicles and people involved, hazardous material, etc.
3. The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the current incident response status such as the identification of the resources on site, site management strategies in effect, and current clearance status.