County Public Safety Agencies - Sheriffs Department

Description: Represents the generic county sheriff's 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, the FHP, and the county sheriff.
• Coordinate incident response and incident reports with county fire/EMS agencies, the county EOC, the FHP, local fire/EMS agencies, local police, and other public safety agencies.
• Coordinate with regional medical centers regarding the status of a care facility.
• Receive AMBER Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC.
• Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC.
• Dispatch county sheriff vehicles to incidents in the jurisdiction.
• Respond to transit emergencies/alarms on transit vehicles or at transit facilities for StarMetro, ECAT transit operations, Bay County transit operations, and school buses.
• Suggest routes to sheriff vehicles in response to emergencies and track sheriff vehicles to the incidents.
• Support the coordination of regional emergency plans; evacuation and reentry plans; and disaster management plans.
• Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network.
• Perform incident detection and verification for streets in the counties of the region.

Incident Management (Emergency) for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3
• Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies, including police/fire/EMS agencies and the FHP.
• Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with county and city PWDs, and the FDOT District 3 maintenance section.
• Coordinate public safety resources for incident response with regional traffic agencies, including the FDOT, and county and city agencies.
• Dispatch county sheriff 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.