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:

Emergency Management for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3
• Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs and local fire/EMS agencies.
• Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff, county EOC, FHP, local fire/EMS agencies, local police, and other public safety agencies.
• Coordinate with regional medical centers regarding the status of a care facility, as well as patient status en route to the medical center.
• Receive AMBER Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC.
• Dispatch county fire and EMS vehicles to incidents in the region.
• Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC.
• Receive emergency vehicle preemption from Bay County; the City of Tallahassee; county and local TMCs; and signals owned and operated by the FDOT District 3 RTMCs.
• Suggest routes to fire/EMS vehicles in response to emergencies and track EMS vehicles to incidents.
• Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.

Incident Management (Emergency) for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3
• Coordinate county fire/EMS/rescue resources for incident response with regional traffic agencies, including the FDOT, and county and city agencies.
• Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies, including the sheriff, police, and FHP.
• Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with county and city PWDs, and the FDOT District 3 maintenance section.
• Dispatch county fire/EMS vehicles to incidents in the jurisdiction.
• Perform incident detection and verification for all streets in the region, and provide this information to traffic agencies and other safety agencies.