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:

• Region Personnel (Emergency and Maintenance)

Inventory Elements:

• FHP Regional Dispatch
• FHP Vehicles
• Florida Highway Patrol Vehicles

Projects:

• FDOT District 7 Dynamic Tolling
• FDOT District 7 Gateway Expressway Project
• FDOT District 7 I-4 FRAME
• Hillsborough County C2C Communications
• Pinellas Connected Community ATCMTD CAV Project

Roles and Responsibilities:

Emergency Management for West Central Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 7
• Provide incident information to FDOT District 7 traffic, maintenance, and construction agencies, as well as regional ISPs.
• Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs, local police, and county sheriffs.
• Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/fire/EMS agencies, the county EOC, local police/fire/EMS agencies, and other public safety agencies.
• Receive AMBER Alerts and other wide area alert information from the county EOC/warning points.
• Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC/warning points.
• Dispatch FHP vehicles to incidents in the jurisdiction.
• 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 highways in cities in the region.

FDOT DIstrict 7 Gateway Expressway Project Roles and Responsibilities
• Receive toll payment violation notification from Floridas Turnpike Enterprise.

FDOT District 7 I-4 FRAME Roles and Responsibilities
• Dispatch FHP vehicles for incidents on state-operated roadways.
• Dispatch FHP vehicles to incidents in the jurisdiction.
• Perform incident detection and verification for all state-operated roadways in the region, and provide this information to traffic management and other public safety agencies.
• Perform incident detection and verification for highways in cities in the region.

FDOT Dynamic Tolling Roles and Responsibilities
• Receive toll payment violation notification from Floridas Turnpike Enterprise.

Hillsborough County C2C Communications Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide incident information to traffic management and public safety agencies.
• Coordinate incident response with county and municipal public safety agencies; traffic management agencies; and the FDOT, as appropriate.

Incident Management (Emergency) for West Central Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 7
• Provide incident information to traffic management and public safety agencies.
• Coordinate incident response with county and municipal public safety agencies; traffic management agencies; and the FDOT, as appropriate.
• Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with county and local PWDs; FTE's operations center; and the FDOT District 7 maintenance system.
• Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events.
• Receive emergency calls from cell phones for incidents in the region.
• Dispatch FHP vehicles for incidents on state-operated roadways.
• Input crash and incident information in the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) Crash Analysis Reporting System (CARS) database.
• Perform incident detection and verification for all state-operated roadways in the region, and provide this information to traffic management and other public safety agencies.

Pinellas Connected Community ATCMTD CAV Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide incident information to traffic management and public safety agencies.
• Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs, local police, and county sheriffs.
• Coordinate incident response with county and municipal public safety agencies; traffic management agencies; and the FDOT, as appropriate.
• Dispatch FHP vehicles to incidents in the jurisdiction.