Exercise Handbook: What Transportation Security and Emergency Preparedness Leaders Need to Know to Improve Emergency Preparedness
Transportation sector emergency managers require specific guidance for developing exercises that are focused on the operations such as debris removal, road and bridge inspections, permitting, and system operations. This report provides information on federal training and exercise requirements for such entities, including a list of guidance documents. It summarizes the changes to emergency management programs and requirements that grew out of the Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8) issuance in early 2011, and the challenges of adult training. It provides a Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)-compliant practical handbook using a project management approach. It includes scenarios and implementation guidance based on the actual experiences and work of the transportation sector.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers program.
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Corporate Authors:
Mineta Transportation Institute, 210 North 4th Street
San Jose, CA United States 95192-0219California Department of Transportation
Division of Research and Innovation
1227 O Street, MS-83
Sacramento, CA United States 94273-0001Research and Innovative Technology Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Edwards, Frances L
- Goodrich, Daniel C
- Publication Date: 2014-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 236p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency management; Emergency training; Federal government; Handbooks; National security; Training programs
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01530271
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Report/Paper Numbers: CA-MTI-14-1103, MTI Report 12-08
- Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC21
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 11 2014 9:27AM