On-board EV Incident Management Communication Functional Area

Description

On-board systems provide communications support to first responders. Incident information is provided to dispatched emergency personnel. Emergency personnel transmit information about the incident and response status.

Included In

THP Vehicles
Washington County/Johnson City Public Safety Vehicles
Carter County/Elizabethton Public Safety Vehicles
TDOT HELP Vehicles
Municipal/County Public Safety Vehicles

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The emergency vehicle shall receive dispatch instructions sufficient to enable emergency personnel in the field to implement an effective incident response. It includes local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources that have been allocated to an incident.
2The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the incident site such as the extent of injuries, identification of vehicles and people involved, hazardous material, etc.
3The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the current incident response status such as the identification of the resources on site, site management strategies in effect, and current clearance status.
4The emergency vehicle shall provide traffic incident information to approaching vehicles using short range communications..