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epresentatives should be dispatched to the EOC, evacuation routesshould be decided upon, and a determination should be made aboutwhich transportation resources will be needed. Service patrols andhighway engineers may be deployed or staged along evacuation routesto aid in the evacuation.Tier 1 Operations: Evacuating People from Harm’s Way – Thisphase involves the actual evacuation of citizens from the affected area.While there are many aspects to this phase, transportation officialsshould be most concerned about traffic control and traffic incidentmanagement. These issues are discussed in detail in Section 5, PlanningConsiderations.Tier 2 Operations: Evacuee Re-Entry – This phase focuses on there-entry of citizens back into the once-evacuated area. Because theEvacuee Re-Entry Phase is the same for no-notice evacuations as itis for advance notice evacuations, this Primer does not specificallyaddress this phase. See the first Primer, Using Highways During EvacuationOperations for Events with Advance Notice, for additional information.Return to Readiness Phase – The Return to Readiness Phase is atransition between being operational and returning to a state of planningand preparedness. Lessons learned from the evacuation shouldbe incorporated into existing plans so that, during the next incidentrequiring an evacuation, the same mistakes are avoided and best practicesare utilized. Because the Return to Readiness Phase is the samefor no-notice evacuations as it is for advance notice evacuations, thisPrimer does not specifically address this phase. See the first Primer,Using Highways During Evacuation Operations for Events with AdvanceNotice, for additional information.TrANSPORTATION THEMESThe FHWA studied several emergencies: the September 11, 2001, terroristattacks; and natural disasters including hurricanes Katrina, Rita,and Floyd. The following common transportation themes emerged:n All types of security incidents have transportation impacts.n Traffic impacts occur outside of the incident scene and can become a26 USING HIGHWAYS FOR NO-NOTICE EVACUATIONS
separate ‘incident.’n State, local, and regional emergency management plans do not fullyintegrate transportation agencies in their emergency planning.n Transportation responders are often not:· Linked fully with emergency managers.· Trained to work with other responders under the ICS.· Prepared with equipment and knowledge to deal with terroristthreats.By keeping these transportation issues in mind during the developmentof an evacuation plan, plan organizers can design an evacuation in sucha way as to alleviate the current disconnect between the transportationand emergency management communities. As there are always goingto be incidents that cause evacuations of all types and magnitudes, thesooner transportation officials are brought into the fold, the better thecoordination will be between agencies, leading to a stronger evacuationplan. The stronger the evacuation plan, the more likely it is to hold upunder the stresses inherent in no-notice incidents.USING HIGHWAYS FOR NO-NOTICE EVACUATIONS27
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