EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING FOR TEXAS TRANSIT AGENCIES: A GUIDEBOOK

This guidebook provides an overview of emergency planning guidelines for rural and small urban transit agencies, including hazard mitigation, emergency procedures, coordination with other local agencies, training, and emergency response and recovery considerations. The guidebook includes examples and appendices from other publications and from existing transit emergency plans, as well as contact information for additional publications, software, and training related to emergency planning.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41652
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report date October 1999; resubmitted February 2000. Research project title: Role of Public Transportation Operations in Emergency Management.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Transfer Office, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5051

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Higgins, L L
  • Hickman, M D
  • Weatherby, C A
• Publication Date: 2000-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 208 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Emergencies; Emergency training; Guidelines; Hazard mitigation; Planning; Rural areas; Small towns; Transit operating agencies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures; Emergency response and recovery
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796886
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-00/1834-4,, Research Report 1834-4,, TTI: 0-1834
• Contract Numbers: Project No. 0-1834
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM