The equipment package provides tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident. The equipment package supports communications with public safety, emergency management, transportation, and other allied response agency centers, tracks and maintains resource information, action plans, and the incident command organization itself. Information is shared with agency centers including resource deployment status, hazardous material information, traffic, road, and weather conditions, evacuation advice, and other information that enables emergency or maintenance personnel in the field to implement an effective, safe incident response.
Included In:
County EOC
EMO Emergency Operations Center
Local EMS Dispatch
Local Fire Dispatch
Local Police Dispatch
Local PSAP
Local/Agency EOC
MOE Regional Office
MTO Burlington TOC
MTO Downsview TOC
NFTA/Metro Bus and Rail Operations Control Center
Niagara Falls Transit Center
NITTEC Traffic Operations Center
NYS Police Dispatch
NYSDEC Regional Office
NYSDOT Region 5 Operations Center
NYSDOT Regional Emergency Operations Center
NYSTA Statewide Operations Center
NYSTA Statewide Operations Center Troop T Dispatch
OPP Dispatch
Other Regional Public Safety Comm and Dispatch Centers
PBA TMC
Private Tow/Wrecker Dispatch
Private/Public Ambulance Dispatch
RMN Emergency Operations Center
School District Transportation Dispatch
St. Catharines Transit Dispatch
State Emergency Operations Center
Welland Transit Center
General Functional Requirements
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The center shall provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident. 2 -
The center shall provide incident command communications with public safety, emergency management, transportation, and other allied response agency centers. 3 -
The center shall track and maintain resource information and action plans pertaining to the incident command. 4 -
The center shall share incident command information with other public safety agencies including resource deployment status, hazardous material information, rail incident information, evacuation advice as well as traffic, road, and weather conditions. 5 -
The center shall assess the status of responding emergency vehicles as part of an incident command.
