Transit Evacuation Support Functional Area

Description

'Transit Evacuation Support' manages transit resources to support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency. It supports coordination of regional evacuation plans, identifying the transit role in a regional evacuation and identifying transit resources that would be used. During an evacuation, it coordinates the use of transit and school bus fleets, supporting evacuation of those with special needs and the general population. Transit service and fare schedules are adjusted and updated service and fare information is made available through traveler information systems.

Included In

KAT Transit Dispatch Center
The LIFT Dispatch Center
Knox County CAC Transit Dispatch Center
Pigeon Forge/Sevierville Trolley Dispatch

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
01The center shall manage the use of transit resources to support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency.
02The center shall coordinate regional evacuation plans with Emergency Management – identifying the transit role in an evacuation and the transit resources that would be used.
03The center shall coordinate the use of transit and school bus fleets during an evacuation, supporting evacuation of those with special needs and the general population.
04The center shall adjust and update transit service and fare schedules and provide that information to other agencies as they coordinate evacuations.
05The center shall be capable of establishing emergency fare structures to override all other fares during disasters, states of emergency, or evacuations.