| Stakeholder |
Role and Responsibility |
| Bridge or Tunnel Operations Agency |
Responsible for performing surveillance and monitoring of the bridge or tunnel infrastructure using video surveillance, motion sensors, intrusion detectors, etc. |
| Share threat information and system status data with provincial and state traffic departements as well as pubilic safety agencies based on surveillance and monitoring of the bridge or tunnel assets. |
| Share threat information with pubilic safety agencies on either side of the borders at the federal, state/provincial and local levels. |
| Canadian Municipal Government |
Work with public safety agencies, the ministry of transportation, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and provincial traffic management centres during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Shares traffic information with the provincial traffic management centre during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| County or Municipal Public Safety Agencies |
Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Customs and Border Protection. |
| Coordination with Emergency Management Agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. This includes notification of a major emergency near the border such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Canadian emergency preparedness centres. |
| Receive landline emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9-1-1 centers). |
| Dispatch Police, Fire, and EMS to incidents within the municipalities. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Perform incident detection and verification for arterial streets within municipalities in the region.
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| Provincial Ministry of Environment |
Work with public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border - especially those that involve Dangerous Goods. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with other public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, the ministry of transportation, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Provincial Ministry of Transportation |
Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| Disseminate advisories using 511-type services, website, dynamic message signs, highway advisory radio, or other driver information systems in the roadway. |
| During evacuation scenarios share information with regional transportation authorities and municipal traffic managers. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and municipal governments during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Coordinate closure requests with Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| Collect threat information and system status data concerning bridge, tunnel or other transportation assets. |
| Provincial, Regional, and Municipal Public Safety Agencies |
Work with municipal governments, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of the environment, and other public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Receive landline emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9-1-1 centres). |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along both sides of the border. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with municipal governments, provincial traffic management centres and other public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Dispatch Police, Fire, and emergency medical services to incidents within the municipalities, region, or province. |
| The Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) coordinates the distribution of alert notifications with other public safety agencies and with the Ministry of Transportation. These alerts may describe child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the travelling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public's help in some scenarios. |
| Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and public safety agencies along the border. |
| Perform incident detection and verification for arterial streets and highways within the jurisdiction of the public safety agency. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| During evacuation scenarios coordinate with the local governments and Ministry of Transportation for use of maintenance or construction resources. |
| During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with regional transportation authorities, Ministry of Transportation, and municipal traffic managers. |
| RCMP |
Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with municipal governments, provincial traffic management centres and other public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Work with municipal governments, the ministry of transportation, the ministry of the environment, and other public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along both sides of the border. |
| Coordinate with the Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) on the distribution of alerts concerning child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. |
| Receive landline emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9-1-1 centres being serviced by RCMP). |
| Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and public safety agencies along the border. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| Regional Public Safety Agencies |
Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - especially those involving HAZMAT spills. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Regional Transportation Authority |
Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during evacuation situations. |
| Work with public safety agencies to develop emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| State Department of Public Safety |
Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Coordination with Emergency Management Agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. This includes notification of a major emergency near the border such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction. |
| Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and pubilic safety agencies along the border. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Canadian emergency preparedness centres. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems and maintenance resources with DOT. |
| Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Customs and Border Protection. |
| State DOT |
On receipt of alert notifications from the Emergency Management Agency, the DOT formats the alert for the driver information services using 511-type services, website, dynamic message signs, highway advisory radio, or other driver information systems in the roadway; returning status back to the emergency operations center. |
| During evacuation scenarios share information with public safety and municipal traffic managers. |
| During disaster response, recovery, and evacuation scenarios coordinate with public safety for use of maintenance or construction resources. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Work with public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Collect threat information and system status data concerning bridge, tunnel or other transportation assets. |
| Coordinate closure requests with Emergency Management Agencies and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| US Customs and Border Protection |
Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| US Emergency Management Agencies |
During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with regional transportation authorities, DOT, and municipal traffic managers. |
| During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with DOT and municipal traffic managers. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with DOT, CBP, and other public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinates the distribution of alert notifications with other public safety agencies and with the DOT. These alerts may describe child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the traveling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public’s help in some scenarios. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Coordinate closure requests with DOTs and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| Share threat information and incident data concerning bridge or tunnel assets with bridge or tunnel operators and pubilic safety agencies along the border. |
| During evacuation scenarios coordinate with DOT for use of maintenance or construction resources. |
| Work with DOT and other public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| US Municipal Government |
Shares traffic information with the state DOT traffic management center during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
