Regional ITS Architecture Dec2022-Update

Emergency Management for Dallas Regional ITS Architecture Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder	Role and Responsibility
City of Arlington	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Track location and status of emergency vehicles.
	Request and grant signal preemption to emergency vehicles as necessary.
City of Dallas	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Request and grant signal preemption to emergency vehicles as necessary.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
City of Fort Worth	Plan strategically for emergency response.
	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Request and grant signal preemption to emergency vehicles as necessary.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
City of Plano	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Request and grant signal preemption to emergency vehicles as necessary.
	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Plan strategically for emergency response.
	Operate and maintain security sensors in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on–board a transit vehicle, etc.
	Monitor transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms.
	Alert operators, travelers, and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.
	Respond to emergencies and incidents on DART vehicles and at DART facilities
Dallas County	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
	Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Dispatch courtesty patrols.
Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
Local Emergency Responders	Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
	Track location and status of emergency vehicles.
	Route public safety vehicles to facilitate the quickest/safest arrival either based on real–time traffic information and road conditions or request routes from the traffic management center.
	Request and grant signal preemption to emergency vehicles as necessary.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
Tarrant County	Dispatch courtesty patrols.
Texas Highway Patrol	Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents.
	Dispatch courtesy patrols.
	Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
	Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
	Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
	Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
	Gather pertinent incident information and relay it the responding units.
	Plan strategically for emergency response.
TxDOT – Dallas District	Operate courtesy patrols.
TxDOT – Fort Worth District	Operate courtesy patrols.