Description
State transportation agencies have a variety of responsibilities related to emergency management. Field personnel manage events--from day-to-day emergencies to disasters--using the Incident Command System (ICS) as their organizational basis. At the headquarters level, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) coordinates the use of resources across the department and its districts, with other state departments and agencies, and through the federal Emergency Support Function 1. District-level EOCs coordinate with the department. In extreme events, the transportation department may only be able to deliver limited essential services in austere conditions, so a continuity of operations/ continuity of government plan (COOP/COG) is essential. This research applied the principles of andragogy to deliver ICS field level training, EOC training and COOP/COG training to state transportation agency’s staff in all districts and at headquarters. The data supports the need for adult-oriented methods in emergency management training.
Publication Date
8-2016
Publication Type
Report
Topic
Security and Counterterrorism
MTI Project
1280
Mineta Transportation Institute URL
https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/Emergency-Management-Training-Transportation-Agencies
Keywords
Incident command system, Standardized emergency management system, Continuity of operations/continuity of government, Emergency support functions, Emergency management
Disciplines
Emergency and Disaster Management | Transportation
Recommended Citation
Frances Edwards, Daniel Goodrich, and James Griffith. "Emergency Management Training for Transportation Agencies" Mineta Transportation Institute (2016).
Research Brief
