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-Summary:
The co-location and integration of traffic management enters (TMCs) and public safety answering points (PSAPs) offers the possibility of coordinating emergency services with traffic operations to increase the effectiveness of the traffic incident management. While attempts at integration exist at the state level, PSAPs are often run by county or city agencies, making for a natural coordination local or regional TMCs. This webinar will look at three TMCs that are co-located or integrated with PSAPs and evaluate the various models of integration and highlight best practices:
- Montgomery County, MD
- Minnesota DOT
- Connecticut DOT
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate various models of coordination between local TMCs and public safety answering points (PSAP).
- Identify benefits, challenges, barriers to TMC and PSAP integration.
- Share technologies used and systems developed by to integrate TMCs and PSAPs.
- Understand how PSAP data and communications can benefit to traffic management in various environments
Instructors:
- Moderators
- Laurie Flaherty, NHTSA
- Bill Ferretti, Montgomery County, MD
- Paul Krisavage, Connecticut DOT Consultant
- John McClellan, MN DOT
Target Audience:
Event Type:
Webinar
Organizational Capability Element:
Traffic Incident Management
Operations Area of Practice:
Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
Traffic Incident Management