Talking Operations Seminar on Emergency Transportation Operations

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Talking Operations Seminar on Emergency
Transportation Operations Planned Special
Events- The DDOT Perspective -

• Joe Kammerman
• Homeland Security Coordinator
• District Department of Transportation
• April 25, 2007

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Agenda

• Planned Special Events and the District of
  Columbia
• DDOTs Emergency Preparedness Program

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District of Columbia and Planned Special Events

• Mayors Special Event Task Group Coordinating
  Agency
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  Agency
• Primary Agencies DDOT, DPW, MPD, FEMS, DCRA
• Over 100 Major Events a year

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District of Columbia and Emergency Preparedness

• District Response Plan
• ESF Structure
• ESF 1 Transportation DDOT Lead Agency
• Emergency Transportation Annex
• Urban Evacuation Plan and ESF 1 guidance document

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District Department of Transportations Emergency
Preparedness Program

• Office of the Director Emergency Preparedness
  and Risk Management
• Ensure the Departments overall emergency
  readiness
• Roadway Operations Patrol
• Quick Clearance Enforcement
• Traffic Management Center
• 24/7 Operations and Support
• Other Duties
• Tree Removal
• Roadway Restoration
• Public Space Enforcement
• Bridge and Tunnel Inspection

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District Department of TransportationRegional
Support
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District Department of TransportationRecent
Accomplishments

• Emergency Transportation Board
• DDOT Incident Command Program
• Emergency Preparedness and Planned Special Events
  Fusion Program

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Operation Fast Forward Program

• Operation Fast Forward I

• Operation Fast Forward II

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Operation Fast Forward I - Results

• Traffic signals initiated and returned to normal
  when programmed
• One route did not activate
• Pedestrian signals only counted down from 99
• Remote traffic signaling software was
  successfully initiated
• News media proved to be an effective outlet for
  educating public on the evacuation plan
• Additional DDOT staff is needed to support
  complex operational endeavors.

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Operation Fast Forward II - Results

• All routes in the District activated to 240
  second cycle
• Rest of the region monitored routes and augmented
  as necessary
• Use of 800MHz radios was a success
• DDOT vs VDOT was an issue
• Need to better understand how regional routes
  should operate.
• Dispatching DDOT Liaisons to multiple agencies
  was a success.

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Fast Forward III

• July 4, 2007
• Potential Activities
• Additional Routes
• Same routes as last year but add
• E street (to I-66)
• Pennsylvania Ave NW / to M St. over Key Bridge
  (to GW Parkway)
• 16th Street NW (via Georgia Ave to Beltway)
• Wisconsin Ave NW (via Rockville Pike)
• Mass Transit
• Activate 2 transfer points and offer free bus
  service from the metro station to the transfer
  point location
• Regional Press Conference
• Present regional transportation safety and
  security programs from the previous year.

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?Questions?

• Joe Kammerman
• Homeland Security Coordinator
• District Department of Transportation
• Office of Emergency Preparedness and Risk
  Management
• 2000 14th Street NW, 5th Floor
• Washington, D.C. 20009
• 202-671-4040 (office)
• 202-497-7799 (cell)
• 202-671-0650 (fax)