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Technical Report Documentation1. Report No.FHWA-HOP-08-0032. Government Accession No.3. Recipient’s Catalog No.4. Title and SubtitleUsing Highways for No-Notice Evacuations: Routes to EffectiveEvacuation Planning Primer Series7. Author(s)Carol Zimmerman (Battelle), Robert Brodesky (URS), and Jordan Karp (URS)5. Report DateNovember, 20076. Performing Organization Code8. Performing Organization Reportii9. Performing Organization Name and AddressBattelle505 King AvenueColumbus OH 43201-269312. Sponsoring Agency Name and AddressUnited States Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of Operations1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 2059015. Supplementary NotesKimberley Vasconez and Laurie Radow, FHWA Office of Operations10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)11. Contract or Grant No.DTFH61-06-D-007/WO BA07-2313. Type of Report and Period Covered14. Sponsoring Agency CodeHOTO-1, FHWA16. AbstractThe focus of this primer is no-notice events. These no-notice incidents occur for many reasons, such as forest fires, majorstorms, chemical spills, or terrorist acts. Their common denominator is that they occur with little or no warning, which presentsunique challenges for the safe and secure movement of people and goods. With limited time and information available to makedecisions about evacuations, agencies’ efforts at planning ahead of time are essential.This primer is directed toward transportation officials, first responders, and emergency managers who will plan and executeevacuation efforts. Sections of the document include a discussion of the planning process used to develop an evacuation plan;explanation of no-notice incidents and their likely scale and consequences; considerations of the unique aspects of no-noticeincidents and the need for different transportation strategies and tactics; discussion of evacuation planning issues and how theplanning process needs to account for the no-notice factor; and a checklist that planners can use in preparing a plan for a nonoticeevacuation, whether natural or man-made. This document is one of several primers intended as tools to aid local and stateplanners in maximizing the use of the highway network in the development and execution of evacuation plans for their communities,states, or regions.17. Key WordEvacuation, no-notice, highways, planning, incidents, operations,traffic management, incident command system, intelligenttransportation systems, homeland security, transporationoperation center19. Security Classif. (of this report)UnclassifiedForm DOT F 1700.720. Security Classif. (of this page)UnclassifiedReproduction of completed page authorized18. Distribution StatementNo restrictions. This document is available to the public.21. No. of Pages11622. PriceN/A