Simulation analysis of operation respond in a field setting

Transferred from EDL on 5/14/2008PDFTech ReportHazardous materialsIncident managementEmergency managementInformation disseminationDemonstration projectsEvaluation and assessmentField studiesTexas Transportation InstituteMathur, Sondip K.Operation Respond Institute, Inc.Texas Transportation InstituteNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Incident ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Emergency ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Information ManagementNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeThe Operation Respond system aims to facilitate rapid access to transportation carrier databases containing information on hazardous material cargo. As a consequence, first responders, such as police and fire department personnel, are expected to respond with increased speed and accuracy to potentially hazardous situations