This equipment package supports routing of emergency vehicles and enlists support from the Traffic Management Subsystem to facilitate travel along these routes. Routes may be determined by this equipment package based on real-time traffic information and road conditions or routes may be provided by the Traffic Management Subsystem on request. Vehicles are tracked and routes are based on current vehicle location. This equipment package may coordinate with the Traffic Management Subsystem to provide preemption or otherwise adapt the traffic control strategy along the selected route.
Included In:
Bexar County Sheriffs Office
COSA FD/EMS Dispatch
County/Municipal Public Safety Dispatch
Texas DPS
Functional Requirements
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The center shall collect current traffic and road condition information from traffic management centers for emergency vehicle route calculation. 2 -
The center shall receive inputs from traffic management and maintenance centers on the location and status of traffic control equipment and work zones along potential emergency routes. 3 -
The center shall receive status information from care facilities to determine the appropriate facility and its location. 4 -
The center shall receive asset restriction information from maintenance centers to support the dispatching of appropriate emergency resources. 5 -
The center shall calculate emergency vehicle routes, under center personnel control, based on information from traffic management and maintenance centers. 6 -
The center shall request and receive ingress and egress routes or other specialized emergency access routes from the traffic management center. 7 -
The center shall provide the capability to request special traffic control measures, such as signal preemption, from the traffic management center to facilitate emergency vehicle progress along the suggested route. 8 -
Once the route is calculated the route shall be provided to the dispatch function. 9 -
The center shall provide the capability for digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the emergency system operator.
