Ensuring public safety across transportation facilities and their surrounding communities requires a complex coordination of emergency response services, advanced alerting systems, and tightly integrated operations.
Due to the transitory nature of transportation, emergency management leaders are always searching for ways to improve the performance and efficient coordination of emergency response. This white paper describes the evolution of Emergency Mass Notification Systems (EMNS) employed by major transportation organizations. Integrated safety and security solutions have grown from stand-alone, unmanageable physical systems to sophisticated communication networks that support efficient, effective real-time emergency response.
This paper also offers best practices and other guidance for transportation executives seeking to improve operational efficiency along with safety, security, and regulatory compliance at their own facilities, and out into surrounding communities.
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Theera-Ampornpunt N. Information and technology: emergency medical informatics. Presented at: The International Conference in Emergency Medicine: Challenges in Emergency Medicine: It’s Time for Change!; 2012 Feb 1; Bangkok, Thailand. Invited speaker.
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Terör sınır tanımıyor. Taktik, teknik ve hedef seçimleri sıklıkla değişiyor. Ulaşım geçmişte olduğu gibi günümüzde de yüksek risk seviyesini muhafaza ediyor. Okunmasında yarar var.
1
Transportation Security Proposal
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Instructor’s Name
Date
Abstract
In order to maintain social and economic equilibrium, day-to-day operations must make use of other modes of transportation, such as buses, trains, and ferries. These intricate and interconnected transit systems need to make use of the proper technology to avoid disruptions in their operations, which would be detrimental to the inhabitants, users, data, and assets they serve. At every stage of the journey, the passengers, the crew, the equipment, and the cargo all need to be safeguarded and protected. This is because of the very complicated and frequently vast landscapes. Transportation routes, such as those found in airports and seaports, need to be routinely examined to verify that they are not only free of obstructions but also that they are operating as smoothly as possible. In addition to the risks posed by other dangers and vulnerabilities, the potential for terrorist attacks is an inherent risk at these transportation facilities; as a result, they require the necessary measures to protect what is most important. In addition to issues regarding the environment and the structure, maintaining the integrity of information technology systems is a consistent focus. In each of these situations, a comprehensive and well-thought-out security solution is necessary, even though the particular needs may vary.
Transportation Security Proposal
Introduction
One of the organizations that have successfully ensured the safety of the nation's transportation system is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The transportation business is unique in that it has an impact not only on the specifics of daily living but also on the state of the economy as a whole. When it comes to providing transportation services in a fast and effective manner, the dependability and safety of the organizations providing those services are quite necessary. The transportation industry faces a wide range of issues that get more complex as the market matures. These challenges are exacerbated by the large number of people who use transit stations and the high value of the items that are transported on ships and ferries. Transportation Security in the United States employs a variety of strategies to defend the country, some of which may be covert while others may be obvious to the general public. These strategies are implemented in varying degrees depending on the severity of the threats. This division makes use of tactics such as canine-team airport searches and randomized data collecting and analysis to accomplish its goals. In addition, it works in conjunction with the United States Federal Air Marshals and checks passenger manifests to watch lists. According to Palmer (2020), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses a variety of screening measures to ensure the safety of American citizens. These screening methods might r ...
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A significant burden of diseases in developing countries is brought by time-sensitive illnesses and injuries, such as severe infections, dehydration caused by diarrhoea, postpartum bleeding, and acute myocardial infarction. The provision of timely treatment during life-threatening emergencies should be a priority for many health systems in developing countries. Medical emergencies are time sensitive, because the longer
the time that elapses before recognition and treatment, the greater the likelihood of morbidity, mortality or disability. Accessing emergency medical care should therefore be made easy. Delays in accessing care can be reduced through transportation. Systems for transporting patients with medical emergencies to health care facilities are essential. This paper designates the need to develop emergency application for access to nearest emergency care that indicates the regional referral transportation facilities.
Czwarte wydanie magazynu GLOBAL poświęcone zostało właściwemu zabezpieczeniu obiektów przemysłowych oraz obiektów wysokiego ryzyka, które w szczególny sposób narażone są na ataki terrorystyczne. W numerze znalazły się również informacje dotyczące drzwi bezpieczeństwa produkowanych przez Gunnebo.
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This paper addresses a conceptual framework for sharing information across jurisdictions, agencies and public safety disciplines. It was developed as part of the NCR jurisdictions (i.e. Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia) interoperable communications programs. The paper explores why information sharing is important to successfully dealing with large scale events and how a lack of public safety communications systems interoperability is a major impediment. It describes a how a conceptual framework of information layers (i.e. the Data, Integration and Presentation layers) is useful to developing solutions to the lack of interoperability.
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ATM has contact with the ground system. There is a high demand for ATMs due to the increase in air passenger traffic, and since more aircraft use the same available space. There is a constant development of advanced technologies in the aviation industry and increasing investment in airport infrastructure, which makes us anticipate the demand for ATMs in the forthcoming years.
Get the full report here: - https://bit.ly/48GQhWR
The air ambulance industry has seen consolidation, with larger companies acquiring smaller operators and forming networks or alliances. This consolidation has facilitated the sharing of resources, standardized practices, and improved operational efficiency. Integration between air ambulance services and ground-based emergency medical services has also increased, with better coordination and communication between different components of the emergency medical system.
Get the full report here: - https://bit.ly/48GQhWR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY CHALLENGESIJNSA Journal
The natural or man-made disaster demands an efficient communication and coordination among first responders to save life and other community resources. Normally, the traditional communication infrastructures such as landline or cellular networks are damaged and don’t provide adequate communication services to first responders for exchanging emergency related information. Wireless ad hoc networks such as mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks and wireless mesh networks are the promising alternatives in such type of situations. The security requirements for emergency response communications include privacy, data integrity, authentication, key management, access control and availability. Various ad hoc communication frameworks have been proposed for emergency response situations. The majority of the proposed frameworks don’t provide adequate security services for reliable and secure information exchange. This paper presents a survey of the proposed emergency response
communication frameworks and the potential security services required by them to provide reliable and secure information exchange during emergency situations.
The fact that air ambulance service offers a higher standard of treatment is its key advantage. Additionally, a lot of patients find it difficult to endure the discomfort of ground medical transportation, which increases the likelihood that their illness will get worse, especially for lengthy trips. An easy and speedy flight in an air ambulance can significantly reduce the risks of the patient's condition getting worse. A type of aircraft called an air ambulance is used to transfer people who need medical attention.
An explanation of the role technology, science, and engineering in d.docxmelvinjrobinson2199
An explanation of the role technology, science, and engineering in disaster communications. Provide at least two specific examples of communications in your region and how technology, science, or engineering played a role.
Communication during and immediately after a disaster situation is an essential component of response and recovery, in that it associates affected individuals, families, and communities with first responders, emotionally supportive networks, and other family members. Reliable and accessible communication and information systems also are key to a community’s resilience (NIDM, 2014).
The role of communication technology has been acknowledged and been perceived as fundamental to disaster management for a long time. Despite the fact that utilization of communication technology has a role in all the four distinct phases of disaster management namely, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, most of the application has traditionally been in response and recovery phases. The newly advance communication and data that have risen in the course of the most recent two decades loan themselves to more prominent potential outcomes of incorporation of various communication frameworks. The interoperability of different correspondence frameworks including web, cell phones, fax, email, radio and TV is progressively getting to be plainly utilitarian. Therefore, the potential outcomes for utilization of communication advancements in alleviation and aversion of catastrophes are likewise expanding.
All disaster crises and emergency actions are by nature disorderly and profoundly dynamic, creating physical, emotional, and social disorder. At the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport varies forms of communication is utilized for disaster management. One of those forms of communication is the usage of the Everbridge Notification System. This system is a global system that allows the airport to send out mass notifications to individuals on incidents that have occurred, or pending that could or have affected the daily operations of the airport. Those notifications are sent in various forms such as text message, email or phone. This one method allows the airport to be able to communicate and be efficient in its translation during a vulnerable and strenuous timeframe. Another method used at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the usage of a Motorola radio system. The Motorola Radio System is a two way communication system that allows the FAA, fire, Ems, law enforcement, and other specific division of the airport to communicate when an incident occurs on the property of the airport. The advancement of technology has been very effective in how the FAA is able to communicate when an aircraft has mechanical issues, or there is an emergency onboard and the needs to land.
Resources:
National Institute Disaster Management. (2014). Disaster Communication. Retrieved from
http://nidm.gov.in/easindia2014/err/pdf/themes_.
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The Need of Trustworthy Announcements to Achieve Driving Comfortijwmn
An Intelligent Transport System (ITS) is more demanding nowadays and it can be achieved through deploying Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs). Vehicles and Roadside Units (RSUs) exchange traffic events. Malicious drivers generate false events. Thus, they need to be identified to maintain trustworthy communication. When an authorised user acts maliciously, the security scheme typically fails. However, a trust model can isolate false messages. In this paper, the significance of trustworthy announcements for VANETs is analysed. To this end, a series of experiments is conducted in Veins to illustrate how the trustworthiness of announcements affects travel time. A traffic scenario is created where vehicles detour to an alternate route with an announcement from the leading vehicle. Both true and false announcements are considered. Results confirm that false announcements and refraining from announcements increase travel time. However, the travel time is reduced with trustworthy announcements. From this analysis, it can be concluded that trustworthy announcements facilitate driver comfort.
The Need of Trustworthy Announcements to Achieve Driving Comfortijwmn
An Intelligent Transport System (ITS) is more demanding nowadays and it can be achieved through deploying Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs). Vehicles and Roadside Units (RSUs) exchange traffic events. Malicious drivers generate false events. Thus, they need to be identified to maintain trustworthy communication. When an authorised user acts maliciously, the security scheme typically fails. However, a trust model can isolate false messages. In this paper, the significance of trustworthy announcements for VANETs is analysed. To this end, a series of experiments is conducted in Veins to illustrate how the trustworthiness of announcements affects travel time. A traffic scenario is created where vehicles detour to an alternate route with an announcement from the leading vehicle. Both true and false announcements are considered. Results confirm that false announcements and refraining from announcements increase travel time. However, the travel time is reduced with trustworthy announcements. From this analysis, it can be concluded that trustworthy announcements facilitate driver comfort.
COVID-19 has made many governments realize the need to invest in crisis management networks, in which
satellite communications play an important part. As governments adopt these solutions, they will need to
customize their networks to fit their unique needs and circumstances. At ST Engineering iDirect, we offer
advanced satellite communication products and solutions that not only support current needs but also adapt
easily to meet evolving circumstances. In this whitepaper, we will provide short-term solutions to reduce the
impact of the current pandemic and suggest longer-term satellite network architectures to prepare for upcoming
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Student’s Name
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In order to maintain social and economic equilibrium, day-to-day operations must make use of other modes of transportation, such as buses, trains, and ferries. These intricate and interconnected transit systems need to make use of the proper technology to avoid disruptions in their operations, which would be detrimental to the inhabitants, users, data, and assets they serve. At every stage of the journey, the passengers, the crew, the equipment, and the cargo all need to be safeguarded and protected. This is because of the very complicated and frequently vast landscapes. Transportation routes, such as those found in airports and seaports, need to be routinely examined to verify that they are not only free of obstructions but also that they are operating as smoothly as possible. In addition to the risks posed by other dangers and vulnerabilities, the potential for terrorist attacks is an inherent risk at these transportation facilities; as a result, they require the necessary measures to protect what is most important. In addition to issues regarding the environment and the structure, maintaining the integrity of information technology systems is a consistent focus. In each of these situations, a comprehensive and well-thought-out security solution is necessary, even though the particular needs may vary.
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One of the organizations that have successfully ensured the safety of the nation's transportation system is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The transportation business is unique in that it has an impact not only on the specifics of daily living but also on the state of the economy as a whole. When it comes to providing transportation services in a fast and effective manner, the dependability and safety of the organizations providing those services are quite necessary. The transportation industry faces a wide range of issues that get more complex as the market matures. These challenges are exacerbated by the large number of people who use transit stations and the high value of the items that are transported on ships and ferries. Transportation Security in the United States employs a variety of strategies to defend the country, some of which may be covert while others may be obvious to the general public. These strategies are implemented in varying degrees depending on the severity of the threats. This division makes use of tactics such as canine-team airport searches and randomized data collecting and analysis to accomplish its goals. In addition, it works in conjunction with the United States Federal Air Marshals and checks passenger manifests to watch lists. According to Palmer (2020), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses a variety of screening measures to ensure the safety of American citizens. These screening methods might r ...
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A significant burden of diseases in developing countries is brought by time-sensitive illnesses and injuries, such as severe infections, dehydration caused by diarrhoea, postpartum bleeding, and acute myocardial infarction. The provision of timely treatment during life-threatening emergencies should be a priority for many health systems in developing countries. Medical emergencies are time sensitive, because the longer
the time that elapses before recognition and treatment, the greater the likelihood of morbidity, mortality or disability. Accessing emergency medical care should therefore be made easy. Delays in accessing care can be reduced through transportation. Systems for transporting patients with medical emergencies to health care facilities are essential. This paper designates the need to develop emergency application for access to nearest emergency care that indicates the regional referral transportation facilities.
Czwarte wydanie magazynu GLOBAL poświęcone zostało właściwemu zabezpieczeniu obiektów przemysłowych oraz obiektów wysokiego ryzyka, które w szczególny sposób narażone są na ataki terrorystyczne. W numerze znalazły się również informacje dotyczące drzwi bezpieczeństwa produkowanych przez Gunnebo.
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The role of communication technology has been acknowledged and been perceived as fundamental to disaster management for a long time. Despite the fact that utilization of communication technology has a role in all the four distinct phases of disaster management namely, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, most of the application has traditionally been in response and recovery phases. The newly advance communication and data that have risen in the course of the most recent two decades loan themselves to more prominent potential outcomes of incorporation of various communication frameworks. The interoperability of different correspondence frameworks including web, cell phones, fax, email, radio and TV is progressively getting to be plainly utilitarian. Therefore, the potential outcomes for utilization of communication advancements in alleviation and aversion of catastrophes are likewise expanding.
All disaster crises and emergency actions are by nature disorderly and profoundly dynamic, creating physical, emotional, and social disorder. At the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport varies forms of communication is utilized for disaster management. One of those forms of communication is the usage of the Everbridge Notification System. This system is a global system that allows the airport to send out mass notifications to individuals on incidents that have occurred, or pending that could or have affected the daily operations of the airport. Those notifications are sent in various forms such as text message, email or phone. This one method allows the airport to be able to communicate and be efficient in its translation during a vulnerable and strenuous timeframe. Another method used at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the usage of a Motorola radio system. The Motorola Radio System is a two way communication system that allows the FAA, fire, Ems, law enforcement, and other specific division of the airport to communicate when an incident occurs on the property of the airport. The advancement of technology has been very effective in how the FAA is able to communicate when an aircraft has mechanical issues, or there is an emergency onboard and the needs to land.
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Climate Science Flows: Enabling Petabyte-Scale Climate Analysis with the Eart...Globus
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Crescat is industry-trusted event management software, built by event professionals for event professionals. Founded in 2017, we have three key products tailored for the live event industry.
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Code reviews are vital for ensuring good code quality. They serve as one of our last lines of defense against bugs and subpar code reaching production.
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Innovating Inference - Remote Triggering of Large Language Models on HPC Clus...
Emergency Notification and Networked Crisis Communications for Transportation
1. Emergency Notification
and Networked Crisis
Communications for
Transportation
Best Practices for Air, Sea, Rail, Intermodal, Mass Transit,
and Other High-Volume Transportation Assets
White Paper
2. Executive Summary 3
Transportation Hubs and the
Challenge of Crisis Communications 3
The Root Causes of Inadequate
Emergency Alerting 4
Networked Crisis Communications 6
Crisis Communications and
Emergency Alerting — A Brief History 6
Multiagency Interoperable Crisis
Communications 7
Communication Needs to Extend Beyond Four Walls 7
Exchanging One Problem for Another 8
Social Media Is Not the Answer for Interoperabiity 8
Control and Security Are Mandatory, Not an Afterthought 9
Adherence to Market and Government Policies 9
Using Networked Crisis Communication
to Address Interoperability 10
The Future of Networked Crisis
Communications 11
Outcome: Secure, Interoperable, Scalable
Crisis Communications 13
Appendix: Best Practices for Leading
Implementations 14
About AtHoc 14
Table of Contents
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3. Ensuring public safety across transportation
facilities and their surrounding communities
requires a complex coordination of emergency
response services, advanced alerting systems,
and tightly integrated operations.
Communicating critical information about an
emergency event as soon as possible is one
of the most important activities necessary for
effective emergency response and recovery.
Transportation hubs depend on a wide variety
of organizations and agencies to assist
them in times of crisis or disruption. These
partnerships and networks rely heavily on
the timely sharing of accurate information
with each other, stakeholders, passengers,
employees, vendors, other businesses, and
the general public.
Due to the transitory nature of transportation,
emergency management leaders are
always searching for ways to improve the
performance and efficient coordination
of emergency response. This white paper
describes the evolution of Emergency Mass
Notification Systems (EMNS) employed by
major transportation organizations. Integrated
safety and security solutions have grown from
stand-alone, unmanageable physical systems
to sophisticated communication networks
that support efficient, effective real-time
emergency response.
This paper also offers best practices and
other guidance for transportation executives
seeking to improve operational efficiency
along with safety, security, and regulatory
compliance at their own facilities, and out into
surrounding communities.
Whether they are airports, seaports, rail stations,
or mass transit hubs, transportation facilities
carry multiple, very distinctive challenges when
it comes to emergency preparedness and crisis
communications:
• Highly secured private areas that must be
balanced with public areas in which
large numbers of passengers, service
personnel, and vendors enter and leave on a
constant basis
• Secured ticketing for some forms
of transportation, such as air travel,
operating in close proximity with other modes
in which anyone can board or carry packages
with minimal oversight, such as a bus or
transit train
• Different transportation organizations
sharing the same hub facilities, or operating
intentionally in close physical proximity to
each other, including intermodal operations
spanning multiple forms of passenger and
cargo traffic
• Multiple groups within any given facility with
responsibility for police, fire, and emergency
medical response
• Ancillary industrial operations on or next to
the transportation hub, such as industrial
facilities, hazardous chemical storage,
warehouses, and manufacturing plants
• Nearby communities not directly connected
to a transportation facility, but directly
affected by any incident that might take
place there
• Communities that may be exposed to a
threat or danger from a transportation vehicle
or vessel transiting through their jurisdiction
These issues lead to critical complications when
it comes to guiding individuals to safety and
protecting property during emergencies. In the
case of natural disasters, these gaps in coverage,
incompatible policies, and overlapping governing
entities make it extremely difficult to reach all
affected personnel in a timely manner, let alone
Transportation Hubs and the Challenge of Crisis Communications
Executive Summary
3
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4. coordinate either shelter-in-place or evacuation
orders across all of the multiple constituencies.
Man-made disasters, such as fires, explosions,
or terrorist attacks, are equally difficult to address,
for many of the same reasons. These situations
carry an additional level of threat, precisely
because transportation facilities represent areas
with high numbers of people who are all but
impossible to track, identify, and secure. As a
result, transportation hubs have become a prime
target for terrorists, as evidenced by well-publicized
attacks in Brussels, Paris, and Istanbul.
Chaotic, disorganized communications are
the worst possible result when crises strike
transportation facilities. First responders cannot
quickly establish who is in charge, delaying
the situational awareness that is essential for
formulating the correct response. Roadways into
and out from facilities are blocked by normal traffic,
or by panicked individuals attempting to flee the
area. Individuals at risk of harm cannot be reached
in time to prevent injury or death. Buildings and
other property that might have been protected
become damaged or destroyed.
It does not take a great deal of disorganization
for this nightmare scenario to develop. An airport
shooting at Los Angeles International Airport
that began in the public, unrestricted area of the
airport led to more than 20 different agencies
responding to the incident. Without an interoperable
communications platform to coordinate efforts
among the various commanders, it took an
excruciatingly long period of time for a unified
command center to be established, and an effective
response put into action. While confusion ruled,
dozens of people remained under threat, if not
active attack.
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The Root Causes of Inadequate Emergency Alerting
Why these incidents lead to uncoordinated,
ineffective response is not hard to understand. It
is difficult to alert multiple groups to an immediate
risk in real time. This lack is especially acute in
environments, such as transportation hubs, where
multiple entities are each likely to have their own
emergency notification systems.
Even worse, “civilians,” such as passengers,
employees at on-site vendors, and industrial
entities on or adjacent to the facilities, are unlikely
to have access to the hub’s emergency notification
system – or to any emergency notification system
at all. Staff turnover at transportation hubs tends
to be high, especially at businesses such as
restaurants or shops operating on premises. This
lack of a stable workforce complicates both security
vetting and reaching rapidly changing staff during
an incident.
It is exceedingly difficult to quickly alert multiple
groups to a major, immediate risk – especially when
organizations other than emergency personnel,
police, fire, and medical staff at the transportation
hub become involved. Couple this with raw data
and speculation being disseminated through social
media, plus the new style of journalism where
“everyone is a reporter,” and the ability to control
and accurately provide emergency communications
and notifications becomes even more difficult.
Today, disparate communication systems are
operating across too wide a range of technologies
and media, with too many constituencies to
coordinate, and too many moving parts to manage
effectively. This leads to chaotic responses and
inefficiencies, with the potential to cause delays and
disruptions worldwide.
5. Collaboration is a
necessary foundation
for dealing with both
natural and technological
hazards and disasters
and the consequences of
terrorism.
Transportation Research Board of the National Academies. (2014)
Effective Cooperation Among Airports and Local and Regional Emergency Management
Agencies for Disaster Preparedness and Response: A Synthesis of Airport Practice.
6. Nevertheless, a solution to this challenge does exist.
It is known as networked crisis communications,
and it represents the next evolution of emergency
notification technology.
Consider the following scenario: Control tower
personnel at an airport observe an “Alert III,” an
aircraft accident or crash on the airport. Airport
emergency response teams are activated. Police,
fire, and follow-on resources are integrated into
a live communications system, so they can
monitor unfolding events – and the extended
airport staff is able to request assistance from any
connected resource.
In near real time, the same system automatically
alerts airlines operating at the airport, plus vendors,
hotels, and medical teams. The airlines become
aware of interruptions to their flight schedules and
can immediately make adjustments. Airlines and
vendors can accelerate or delay shift changes,
minimizing traffic into and out of the airport, which
facilitates more rapid responses from emergency
personnel. Travelers and family members on their way
to the airport for any diverted flights can be advised
to go to a different local airport, or wait at home or in
their offices for updates on alternate flights.
Area hotels can be notified that passengers stranded
in the airport may need accommodations. In
coordination with emergency management officials,
schools, homes, and businesses in the affected area
can receive warnings that a potentially dangerous
situation is developing, and receive ongoing updates
regarding the severity of the threat and sheltering
options, should they be required. Hospitals and triage
teams can prepare for injuries.
That is how a properly configured emergency
alerting solution should work. Networked crisis
communications makes it possible.
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Networked Crisis Communications
The first technological attempts to notify people en
masse were called Emergency Mass Notification
Systems (EMNS). These basic systems utilized
physical wire-based hardware, such as telephones,
fire annunciators, two-way radios, and PA systems, to
alert response personnel in a command center. First
responders relied on public safety communicators to
sort out the various types of input and recommend
appropriate action.
In 2005, the speed, ubiquity, and robust nature of
Internet Protocol (IP) networking enabled some of
those systems to be connected to each other, and to
laptop and desktop computers. Rather than having
to listen to a cacophony of audio and visual signals
during a crisis, operators could see alerts on a central
screen with minimal distraction.
The move to IP-based emergency communications
provided for the integration of physical systems with
a broader response infrastructure, without having
to replace legacy technology. These cost savings
became critical, as transportation facilities needed
new ways to upgrade safety, security, and emergency
response, while maximizing return on investment
(ROI) and doing the best with limited financial
resources as a result of 9/11 and subsequent
economic downturns.
With the next step in the evolution of EMNS,
transportation hubs have started to move to a facility-
wide, enterprise approach for governing emergency
management. Increasing numbers of network-
capable devices mean more data can be brought into
the command center to provide improved situational
awareness. Facility operations can be monitored from
multiple remote locations, and can connect large
numbers of mobile personnel via smartphones or
tablets. Using alert templates, pre-defined response
scenarios, and employee profiles, emergency
Crisis Communications and Emergency Alerting – A Brief History
7. managers can now centrally manage mass
notification and control “sub-systems,” eliminating
redundancies and errors in data management across
the enterprise.
Additional technological advances are now expanding
these communications to vendors, communities,
and other entities directly affected by transportation
facility operations. These connections bridge a much
wider range of communications technologies, while
providing the real-time response and secured flow of
information that, up until now, had only been possible
inside the physical and networked perimeter of the
transportation hub itself.
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In many instances, aging communications
infrastructure, legacy technologies, and incompatible
systems are the primary challenge for emergency
alerting and messaging. Additionally, a large number
of these legacy systems are proprietary, with minimal
levels of technological support, because of the
attrition of vendors with knowledge of the systems
and products reaching the end of their intended
useful life.
The difficulty lies in transitioning these stand-alone
systems into a single unified experience, which
allows operators to control all inputs and outputs,
and to extend rapid response capability beyond the
transportation hub. History has shown that facility
operators need to inform their tenants, surrounding
infrastructure, and even the broader community, to
coordinate an effective response.
The goal, therefore, must be to keep people from
harm by delivering timely and accurate warnings to
everyone affected by a crisis at a transportation hub,
wherever they might be, based on whether they are
employees or visitors, on any device they are likely to
be using. The technology exists, but governance and
awareness will be necessary for many transportation
organizations and facilities to make it happen.
Communication Needs to Extend
Beyond Four Walls
Most major transportation hubs have to
accommodate passenger, cargo, and other ancillary
operations that maintain these services. Beyond the
facility itself, each vendor or industrial entity using
the facility is likely to have its own organizational
processes, procedures, and cultures.
Multiagency Interoperable Crisis Communications
8. These challenges can be overwhelming. Each
entity maintains a workforce of great diversity with
regard to language, size, role, disability, security
level, and access level. The entire ecosystem
surrounding a facility must be considered, because
it is an interconnected network where any individual
element does not operate in isolation.
Emergency managers typically know how to handle
internal communications within their physical
domains. True interoperability, however, has to
include collaboration with a broader range of public
and private stakeholders, including:
• Federal and state government authorities
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North
American Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD), Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Public and private security and protective
service organizations
Law enforcement, fire, paramedics, and
ambulances
• Facility and contract employees, including
full- and part-time, on- and off-site
• Geographic and functional neighbors
Industrial, supply chain, hospitals, schools,
hotels, rental car, and food vendors
It is difficult to coordinate the interactions of these
entities on a daily basis. Emergency situations
put these relationships under tremendous strain,
precisely when seamless communications are most
urgent. While some essential stakeholders may be
part of the communications infrastructure, most of
the ecosystem remains outside these frameworks.
Exchanging One Problem for Another
Some transportation and emergency management
organizations have tried to establish interoperability
by including external emails and contact lists within
their own information distribution lists. While logical
and laudable, these efforts are counterproductive in
practice, for four reasons:
1. Contact lists must constantly be updated to
ensure that critical information is sent to the
appropriate personnel.
2. Email and other passive communications rely
on someone to open and read the message.
Critical information may not reach essential
external personnel simply because that person
is not online.
3. List-based contact management is very
resource-intensive. Staff must work diligently
to confirm information about thousands – or
tens of thousands – of individuals. A more
intuitive, automated solution frees staff for higher
priorities.
4. The transportation hub does not control the level
of security and access to the external emails
and servers.
Social Media Is Not the Answer for
Interoperability
Many emergency notification systems allow
surrounding organizations and the general public
to sign up for email alerts via social media without
permission or vetting by the originating authority.
This open-access approach makes it difficult
for safety and security personnel to isolate the
communications they need from the inevitable noise
that arises during an emergency. More significantly,
these notification systems are not secured, which
creates a major risk when proper control of
information is critical.
The lack of an interoperable system means that
subscription services via social media offer no
practical interoperable value other than getting
the word out. Social media by definition produces
unreliable information from unknown sources that
cannot be relied upon to make informed decisions
during an event.
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9. Control and Security Are Mandatory,
Not an Afterthought
Control is another major concern of interoperability.
Enterprise businesses expect their systems to grant
the ability to adjust roles and permissions across
their organization to ensure individuals see only
what they need to see, at the times they need to
see it. Transportation hubs should follow similarly
strict guidelines. These controls should also extend
to customers, external partners, stakeholders, and
the general public.
Security, likewise, needs to be inherent to the
system, and is especially relevant for interoperability.
By statute and as a business practice, personally
identifiable information (PII), confidential operational
information, and other critical data need to be
protected and stored in secure failover systems,
especially when essential details must be revealed
on very short notice and to specifically targeted
populations.
Adherence to Market and Government
Policies
Transportation agencies are increasingly
encouraged to follow a collaborative approach to
integrating local and regional communities and
response agencies into the emergency planning
process, as described in many reports – most
notable is the 2014 Airport Cooperative Research
Program (ACRP) synthesis of airport practice,
sponsored by the FAA.
“Waugh and Streib (well-known scholars in
disaster studies and emergency management)
demonstrated that ‘collaboration is a necessary
foundation for dealing with both natural and
technological hazards and disasters and the
consequences of terrorism.’ They recommend a
number of methods for improving collaborative
activities, such as optimizing the use of networks,”
the Transportation Research Board synthesis noted.
Furthermore, the U.S. federal government has
enacted several laws adding to the momentum
and need for interoperable communication and
emergency response notifications:
H.R. 615: DHS Interoperable
Communication Act – enacted on July 6,
2015. DHS is now mandated “to achieve and
maintain interoperable communications among
the components of DHS, for acts of terrorism,
daily operations, planned events,
and emergencies.”
H.R. 2206: Statewide Interoperable
Communications Enhancement Act –
passed the House on July 28, 2015.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002
to “require governors of each state to
designate a Statewide Interoperability
Coordinator, or indicate that the state is
performing the functions of such a Coordinator
in another manner.”
H.R. 720: Gerardo Hernandez Airport
Security Act – enacted September 24,
2015. TSA is “to conduct outreach to all
TSA U.S. airports on the implementation and
performance of security measures, and verify
that such airports have in place individualized
working plans for responding to security
incidents inside the airport perimeter, including
active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents
that target passenger-screening checkpoints.”
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Internal alerts through multiple systems and devices
are becoming more prevalent as many transportation
organizations develop stronger communication
programs to alert their employees. (See the
Appendix for system best practices.) The ability to
communicate with other organizations, however,
is still a critical need, and must be achieved just as
quickly to protect the overall ecosystem within and
surrounding any facility.
The first requirement is to develop a Facility
Emergency Plan and protective measures that can
either execute – or prevent – a mass, uncontrolled
movement of travelers and staff, or make shelter
available to those who may be stranded. Next, a
community approach would suggest a phased
response that includes the organizations and
people located closest to the incident, followed by a
reinforced response with those farther away. Mutual
aid relationships must be nurtured, practiced, and
maintained at local and regional levels.
Typical interoperable communication scenarios
encompass:
• Emergency events that require stakeholder
notification (workforce, customers, and partners)
• Public alerting, 911 reverse dialing, and
enhanced 911 (if available)
• Business operations notifications, such as
workforce management roll call or mustering,
callouts, severe weather, and important meeting
reminders
• Context-based alerting triggered by a process
or event, such as a flight delay, work availability
options by locale, or incoming injured patients
• Potential public alerting and emergency
warnings of an impending emergency by local,
regional, or national authorities
At the forefront, two-way interactive alerting is an
essential element to begin responding to any incident.
Targeted recipients who receive alerts can respond
with their status. They can, in turn, equip their own
decision-makers with the information necessary
to protect people and facilities, and then focus on
arranging assistance for those impacted.
Next, emergency managers need to reliably and
rapidly send an alert that can reach staff across all
personal and mass communication devices to ensure
both visual and audio alerts are received within the
ecosystem. As the situation unfolds, additional alerts
need to notify on-site tenants, as well as the extended
community and political authorities, about the event
and its level of emergency. A truly state-of-the-art
solution empowers each subscribing organization
to create a unique, customized network of people
and groups, so that the quality and fidelity of the
information remains high and actionable as it is
disseminated by member organizations, each using
its own operational protocols.
Finally, given that most commercial and certificated
transportation hubs and other facilities are owned or
operated by local, state, and national jurisdictions,
emergency response requires expanding networks of
shared information and intelligence to include federal,
state, and regional agencies, such as :
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• U.S. Treasury Department
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Health and Human Services (HHS)
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• American Red Cross
• CDC • Department of Defense (DOD)
• FBI • U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
• NORAD • TSA
Networked crisis communications should support
direct collaboration among different organizations,
so responders can quickly establish ongoing
situational awareness to contain and recover from an
event. The system should also have a sophisticated
reporting capability to capture all the system and
personnel activities for post-event assessment and
compliance requirements.
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One of the key issues that continue to frustrate
emergency management at transportation hubs is
the inability to contact individuals outside the reach
of the agency’s communications infrastructure, or
at a surrounding organization that is not linked into
the interoperability framework. Fortunately, new
developments that solve these shortcomings at the
regulatory and technological level will soon
be available.
For example, the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission is actively pushing the development
of standardized Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).
This system works at the wireless carrier level,
delivering alerts and messaging to all mobile phones
within the range of specific subsets of towers. A
networked crisis communications system can
easily link with WEA to issue officially authorized
alerts and information across a broad geographic
region, even if none of the recipients participate in
emergency alerting systems operating in the area.
This capability can be critical in reaching individuals
at or approaching the public, unsecured areas of a
transportation facility that is experiencing a
dangerous situation.
The data-driven nature of networked crisis
communications enables other innovative
approaches to safety and security. For example,
a situation in Northern California led to passengers
on a train actually entering an evacuation zone after a
station had been closed due to a potential chemical
cloud. The existing system could not recognize
that trains were inside the affected area, nor could it
alert the conductors to stop before arriving at their
intended destination.
The technology already exists to use GPS and
track-based sensors to provide essential intelligence
on all train locations. When coupled with networked
crisis communications, this information can trigger
automatic alerts and actions as soon as the initial
emergency alert is issued. Those same trains today
would “know” not to enter the locked-down area, and
traffic managers would know to shunt trains to safe
locations until the situation could be resolved. The
networked crisis communications system provides
the crucial linkages so that these actions happen in
near real time.
More importantly, this same next-generation system
might alert bus lines and taxi companies, as well
as Uber and Lyft drivers, to avoid the affected
area. These emergency communications would
be triggered automatically, based on pre-defined
templates matched to the threat involved and the
predetermined optimal response. There would be no
time lost waiting for staff to recognize that the threat
required a broader reaction, and no one would be
placed at unnecessary risk because their organization
was accidentally overlooked.
Another unique possibility introduced by
networked crisis communications is the ability to
link multiple organizations into increasingly wider
webs of emergency response, graduating from
local to regional to federal levels. Both the United
States and Canada have well-understood and
widely practiced models for risk analysis and
emergency preparedness. Top-tier networked crisis
communications systems work alongside these
guidelines and best practices, helping streamline the
process of building truly large-scale, tightly integrated
interoperability solutions.
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Situational Awareness
√ Integrated data should be available
from a wide range of safety, security,
and operational resources, including
images and videos received directly
from first responders.
√ The transportation hub’s operations
center must be able to deliver
maximum situational awareness and
ground zero intelligence to protect
lives and property during any crisis
to authorized internal personnel and
external industry partners.
Performance Standards
√ Acceptable solutions must include
secure, flexible technology that
exceeds industry and government
standards, and should have a proven,
global record of accomplishment.
√ The system must be scalable with the
ability to adapt to existing workflows
and scenarios.
Ease of Use
√ The technology must be simple
to subscribe to, with a tiered
permission structure to protect
emergency content.
√ The system should be intuitive to
deploy, manage, and operate with
real-time operation, fully secured
against attack or misuse.
√ It must be capable of alerting the
surrounding communities, through
emergency management, within the
same workflow of the core emergency
communication system.
Comprehensive Reach
√ The technology should foster
collaboration and communication
between on- and off-site
transportation agencies and
organizations, passengers, and the
general public at-large to improve
daily operations and emergency crisis
management.
√ Real-time communications should be
possible to any device, including two-
way radios, wired telephones, mobile
phones and tablets, email, and SMS.
√ Integration is needed with existing
systems, including passenger and
crew information displays, VoIP
telephone equipment, perimeter
fencing, and public announcement
(PA) devices.
Positive Control
√ Privileges should be based on role, not
personal identity, so that unexpected
changes in personnel do not interrupt
emergency response.
√ Rapid coordination is needed with
key personnel across a transportation
facility’s extended ecosystem,
including federal, state, and local
agencies, on-site commercial tenants,
health care, and off-site vendors.
√ An activity log and customizable
reporting for the after-event
assessment and compliance
is critical.
Identify and select a collaborative emergency communications solution that is
omnipresent across a transportation facility, its ecosystem, and the surrounding
community. The following is a checklist of important attributes.
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Outcome: Secure, Interoperable, Scalable Crisis Communications
Transportation centers, such as airports, seaports,
bus stations, train stations, mass transit hubs, and
intermodal/multimodal facilities, are, by definition, a
critical and centralized point of interaction for people,
organizations, technology, and communities. They
are also an integral part of our emergency response
during natural disasters and threats to national
security. Given the unique position of these entities
within their geographic and economic surroundings,
it is critically important to deploy secure crisis
communications systems that deliver essential
information, situational awareness, and real-time
alerts and warnings during emergencies.
Internal communications within transportation facilities
have historically been a system of stand-alone
modalities, often limited to mobile fire and police
radios, PA systems, fire annunciators, and strobe
lights, with little coordination among the individual
elements. The growing need to deliver alerts and
warnings to external organizations and governmental
agencies has only served to highlight how existing
communications are ready for an upgrade.
Transportation executives often regard EMNS as a
commoditized service where inexperienced vendors
compete on price, using limited feature sets that
inadequately address the full range of transportation
facility requirements. However, networked crisis
communications solutions already deliver secure,
cost-effective communications platforms that
streamline internal communications, empower
people, and enable emergency communication and
collaboration to an entire transportation ecosystem.
Secure, scalable networked communication
transcends devices, firewalls, radio frequencies,
channels, jurisdictions, and talk groups. By enhancing
the ability to share important elements of an
unfolding incident in a controlled fashion, people
and organizations gain the knowledge needed to
respond appropriately and the credibility that the
facility operator and responding partners are capable
of addressing the situation in a professional and highly
coordinated manner. This synchronization must take
place across a broad geographical area – with the
transportation hub at the center.
Transportation authorities must leverage technology
to prevent service disruption and protect
passengers, employees, vendors, and surrounding
neighborhoods. A carefully researched investment in
networked crisis communications is central to safety
and security for each of these constituencies.