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 West Central Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 7
• Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs, the FHP, and county sheriffs.
• Coordinate incident response and incident reports with county fire/EMS agencies, county EOCs, the FHP, local fire/EMS/police 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.
• Coordinate with regional medical centers regarding the status of care facilities.
• Respond to transit emergencies/alarms on transit vehicles or at transit facilities.
• Dispatch county sheriff vehicles to incidents in the jurisdiction.
• Suggest routes to sheriff vehicles in response to emergencies and track sheriff vehicles to 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 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 counties and municipalities in the jurisdiction of individual communication centers.
• Dispatch public safety vehicles to incidents in the county or city limits.