County Public Safety Agencies - Fire/EMS

Description: Represents the generic county fire and EMS departments, including volunteer fire departments.

Stakeholder Groups Associated With:

• County Public Safety Agencies

Inventory Elements:

• none

Projects:

• none

Roles and Responsibilities:

Commercial Vehicle Operations for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Coordinate HAZMAT spill incident response with other area emergency management agecies.
• Receive HAZMAT spill notifications from private commercial fleets.

Emergency Management for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs and local fire/EMS.
• Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/EOC, the FHP, local fire/EMS/police, 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.
• Receive emergency vehicle preemption from counties and municipalities in the region.
• Suggest routes to fire/EMS vehicles in response to emergencies and track EMS vehicles to incidents.
• Coordinate with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility, as well as the patient status en route to the medical center.
• Dispatch county fire and EMS vehicles to incidents within the region.
• Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.

Incident Management (Emergency) for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Coordinate county fire/EMS/rescue resources for incident response with regional traffic agencies, including the FDOT District 2 RTMC, and county and city agencies.
• Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies, such as the sheriff’s office, police, and the FHP).
• Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with the county and city DPWs, and the FDOT District 2 maintenance section.
• Dispatch county fire/EMS 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.