Florida Highway Patrol

Description: The Florida Highway Patrol's (FHP) mission is to promote a safe driving environment through aggressive law enforcement, public education, and safety awareness; reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes in Florida, preserve and protect human life and property.

Stakeholder Groups Associated With:

• FDOT D5/FHP
• Florida Emergency Management Stakeholders

Inventory Elements:

• FHP Regional Dispatch
• FHP Vehicles
• Other FHP Regional Dispatches

Projects:

• none

Roles and Responsibilities:

Emergency Management for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Coordinate emergency response with the county EOCs, local police, and county sheriff.
• Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/fire/EMS/EOC, local police/fire/EMS, and other public safety agencies.
• Receive Amber Alert, Silver Alert, LEO Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC/warning point.
• Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC/warning point.
• Coordinate region wide emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans; and disaster management plans.
• Dispatch FHP vehicles to incidents within the jurisdiction.
• Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.
• Perform incident detection and verification for the highways within the cities in the region.
• Provide incident information to the FDOT District 2 traffic, maintenance, and construction agencies, as well as regional ISPs.

Incident Management (Emergency) for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies, such as the police/fire/EMS/sheriff offices).
• Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with the county and city DPWs, and the FDOT District 2 maintenance section.
• Coordinate public safety (FHP) resources for incident response with regional traffic agencies, such as the FDOT District 2 RTMC, and county and city agencies.
• Dispatch FHP vehicles to incidents within the jurisdiction.
• Perform incident detection and verification for all streets in the region, and provide this information to traffic and other safety agencies.