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1.01.2How can transportation agencies best contribute to an evacuation effort, basedon their skills, resources, and expertise? How has this information been incorporatedinto the planning process with regard to these agencies’ placement inthe overall command structure?How have stakeholders, particularly transportation officials, been made familiarwith the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?How have stakeholders, particularly transportation officials, been trained inIncident Command System (ICS) protocols?What protocols or procedures will be used to establish an emergency responsecommand structure in a timely fashion? How are these protocols stated clearlyin the evacuation plan?How does the plan document mutual aid agreements with neighboring jurisdictionsand outside agencies?How does the plan document mutual aid agreements with the private sector,including those for the use of public transit vehicles, school buses, paratransitvehicles, and non-government agency vehicles such as church buses and volunteergroup vehicles? What issues with regard to these other entities need to beaddressed to bring them into the command structure?How does the plan address the inclusion of neighboring jurisdictions into thecommand structure with regard to these jurisdictions providing sheltering andsupport services?What provisions in neighboring jurisdictions’ plans enable effective coordinationunder the command structure with regard to sheltering and supportactivities?RESOURCE MANAGEMENTFor information on resource management issues for no-notice evacuations, refer tothe following sections of this Primer:n Section 2: Planning Context; Identify Stakeholdersn Section 4: Limited Resourcesn Section 5: ResourcesNotes88USING HIGHWAYS FOR NO-NOTICE EVACUATIONS