EVACUATION LIAISON TEAM George Schoene U.S. DOT - FHWA

Consensus during Floyd – “We did not know what was coming our way from our neighbors”

Purpose of the Evacuation Liaison Team Facilitate information exchange between states Provide FEMA and USDOT Headquarters with timely and accurate information

Duties of the Evacuation Liaison Team Collect evacuation and transportation data from states Compile data into information Share the information with the states

Evacuation Liaison Team Membership U.S. DOT FEMA U.S. ACE State EM and DOT contacts

Evacuation Travel Demand Forecasting Model (TDFM) Web based GIS tool to run on Windows Explorer Requires three inputs for each county â Storm evacuation category, tourist occupancy, participation rate â Additional inputs - traffic counts, directional number of lanes Distributes evacuees among pre-determined destinations based on hurricane evacuation studies Traffic volumes and updates not real-time, by design in this version of the model

Current Operation

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Findings from the Table-Top Exercise The ELT concept was successful The TDFM improved communication among the states and ROC The TDFM gave a reasonable idea of the likely state to state traffic volumes

Next Steps for the ETDFM Inclusion of coastal states from Texas to Delaware Inclusion of all threatened counties and major evacuation routes Identification of major incidents along the evacuation routes

Field Operational Test: Transportation Operations and Emergency Management during Hurricanes Integrated Information Traffic surveillance data Weather Evacuation status Emergency management information (transportation related) Link multiple agencies Multi-state coordination Traveler information

Communication and Coordination Enhanced model Enhanced model Decision Support Decision Support Separate Models Separate Models Other? Other? On-Going Operations and Enhancements Operational Concept Field Test / Proof of Concept Evacuation Travel Demand Forecasting Model ITS Applications ETDFS Define Requirements Today200?