Emergency Preparedness and Response

Integrating Emergency Management and Mobility Management (National Center for Mobility Management 2020). Explores emergency management concepts, synergies with mobility management, and potential strategies for mobility management professionals looking to partner with emergency managers. In addition, NCMM researched and interviewed stakeholders from around the country to share five case studies of programs that showcase the promise of partnerships with emergency management.

A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies (Transit Cooperative Research Program, 2020). An update to a 2010 guide that provided an approach to all‐hazards emergency management and documented existing practices in emergency-response planning.

Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters Volume 1: A Guide (Transit Cooperative Research Program, 2017). A guide to "identify and implement appropriate resilience strategies" that mitigate or even prevent losses during an emergency, and allow transit systems to assist in recovery efforts.

Communications with Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation and Emergency Management Toolkit (Transit Cooperative Research Program, Report No. 150, 2011). Describes how to create a communication process to reach vulnerable populations regarding their transportation options in emergencies. Toolkit provides a guiding framework and tools for constructing a scalable, adaptable communication process built on a network of agencies from public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Evacuating Persons with Special Needs: Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series (Federal Highway Administration, 2009). Explores how to effectively evacuate people who need assistance in leaving an area, particularly people with disabilities, aging populations, people living in congregate or residential care facilities, and those with household pets.

Enhancing Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Populations: A Toolkit for State and Local Planning and Response (Center for Public Health Preparedness, RAND, 2009). Distills the most relevant strategies, practices, and resources from a variety of sources, to identify priority populations and critical strategies. This toolkit is meant to help state and local health agencies improve their current emergency preparedness activities. In addition, community-based and/or non-governmental organizations can use this toolkit to enhance their programming for these populations.

The Role of Transit in Emergency Transportation (Transportation Research Board Special Report 294, 2008). Explores the roles that transit systems can play in accommodating the evacuation, egress, and ingress of people from and to critical locations in times of emergency.

Related Websites

American Public Transportation Association “Emergency Response and Preparedness Program Resources” web page. Provides resources for transit systems and industry entities to help them prepare for an expected event or in the wake of an unforeseen situation.

Community Transportation Association of America “Emergency Management” web page. Contains resources to help communities plan transportation services and strategies that can activated in disaster situations.

Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities. An interagency council established by Executive Order to ensure that the federal government appropriately supports safety and security for individuals with disabilities in disaster situations.

Ready.gov. Federal government website to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. Presents strategies for emergency preparedness and contains links to many resources.

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