1. Talking Operations Seminar on Emergency Transportation Operations & Planned Special Events - The DDOT Perspective - Joe Kammerman Homeland Security Coordinator District Department of Transportation April 25, 2007

2. 2 Agenda Planned Special Events and the District of Columbia DDOT’s Emergency Preparedness Program

3. 3 District of Columbia and Planned Special Events Mayor’s Special Event Task Group Coordinating Agency: Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency: –Primary Agencies: DDOT, DPW, MPD, FEMS, DCRA Over 100 Major Events a year

4. 4 District of Columbia and Emergency Preparedness District Response Plan –ESF Structure ESF #1 Transportation – DDOT Lead Agency Emergency Transportation Annex –Urban Evacuation Plan and ESF# 1 guidance document

5. 5 District Department of Transportations Emergency Preparedness Program Office of the Director – Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management –Ensure the Department’s overall emergency readiness Roadway Operations Patrol –Quick Clearance Enforcement Traffic Management Center –24/7 Operations and Support Other Duties: –Tree Removal –Roadway Restoration –Public Space Enforcement –Bridge and Tunnel Inspection

6. 6 District Department of Transportation Regional Support

7. 7 District Department of Transportation Recent Accomplishments Emergency Transportation Board DDOT Incident Command Program Emergency Preparedness and Planned Special Events Fusion Program

8. 8 Operation Fast Forward Program Operation Fast Forward IOperation Fast Forward II

9. 9 Operation Fast Forward I - Results Traffic signals initiated and returned to normal when programmed –One route did not activate –Pedestrian signals only counted down from 99 Remote traffic signaling software was successfully initiated News media proved to be an effective outlet for educating public on the evacuation plan Additional DDOT staff is needed to support complex operational endeavors.

10. 10 Operation Fast Forward II - Results All routes in the District activated to 240 second cycle –Rest of the region monitored routes and augmented as necessary Use of 800MHz radios was a success –DDOT vs VDOT was an issue Need to better understand how regional routes should operate. Dispatching DDOT Liaisons to multiple agencies was a success.

11. 11 Fast Forward III July 4, 2007 Potential Activities –Additional Routes Same routes as last year but add –E street (to I-66) –Pennsylvania Ave NW / to M St. over Key Bridge (to GW Parkway) –16th Street NW (via Georgia Ave to Beltway) –Wisconsin Ave NW (via Rockville Pike) –Mass Transit –Activate 2 transfer points and offer free bus service from the metro station to the transfer point location –Regional Press Conference Present regional transportation safety and security programs from the previous year.

12. 12 ?Questions? Joe Kammerman Homeland Security Coordinator District Department of Transportation Office of Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management 2000 14th Street NW, 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20009 202-671-4040 (office) 202-497-7799 (cell) 202-671-0650 (fax)