New York Sub-Regional ITS Architecture

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: PANYNJ TBT Emergency Response Vehicles


Functional Area: On-board EV 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.
  4. The emergency vehicle shall provide traffic incident information to approaching vehicles using short range communications..