Talking Operations Seminar on Emergency Transportation Operations & Planned Special Events

- The DDOT Perspective -

Joe KammermanHomeland Security Coordinator

District Department of TransportationApril 25, 2007

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Agenda

• Planned Special Events and the District of Columbia

• DDOT’s Emergency Preparedness Program

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District of Columbia and Planned Special Events

• Mayor’s Special Event Task Group Coordinating Agency:

• Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency:

– Primary Agencies: DDOT, DPW, MPD, FEMS, DCRA

• Over 100 Major Events a year

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District of Columbia and Emergency Preparedness

• District Response Plan– ESF Structure

• ESF #1 Transportation – DDOT Lead Agency

• Emergency Transportation Annex– Urban Evacuation Plan and ESF# 1 guidance

document

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District Department of Transportations Emergency Preparedness Program

• Office of the Director – Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management– Ensure the Department’s overall emergency readiness

• Roadway Operations Patrol– Quick Clearance Enforcement

• Traffic Management Center– 24/7 Operations and Support

• Other Duties:– Tree Removal– Roadway Restoration– Public Space Enforcement– Bridge and Tunnel Inspection

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District Department of TransportationRegional Support

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District Department of TransportationRecent Accomplishments

• Emergency Transportation Board

• DDOT Incident Command Program

• Emergency Preparedness and Planned Special Events Fusion Program

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Operation Fast Forward Program

• Operation Fast Forward I • Operation Fast Forward II

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Operation Fast Forward I - Results

• Traffic signals initiated and returned to normal when programmed– One route did not activate– Pedestrian signals only counted down from 99

• Remote traffic signaling software was successfully initiated

• News media proved to be an effective outlet for educating public on the evacuation plan

• Additional DDOT staff is needed to support complex operational endeavors.

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Operation Fast Forward II - Results

• All routes in the District activated to 240 second cycle– Rest of the region monitored routes and augmented as

necessary• Use of 800MHz radios was a success

– DDOT vs VDOT was an issue• Need to better understand how regional routes

should operate.• Dispatching DDOT Liaisons to multiple agencies

was a success.

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Fast Forward III• July 4, 2007• Potential Activities

– Additional Routes• Same routes as last year but add

– E street (to I-66)– Pennsylvania Ave NW / to M St. over Key Bridge (to GW Parkway)– 16th Street NW (via Georgia Ave to Beltway)– Wisconsin Ave NW (via Rockville Pike)

– Mass Transit – Activate 2 transfer points and offer free bus service from the metro

station to the transfer point location – Regional Press Conference

• Present regional transportation safety and security programs from the previous year.

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?Questions?

Joe KammermanHomeland Security Coordinator

District Department of TransportationOffice of Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management

2000 14th Street NW, 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20009

202-671-4040 (office)202-497-7799 (cell)202-671-0650 (fax)