Continuity of operations/continuity of government for state-level transportation organizations.

758975311Final report.PDFTech ReportCA-MTI-11-2976MTI Report 11-022009-ST-061-TS0008Hazards and emergency operationsDisasters and emergency operationsDisastersDisaster preparednessGovernment agenciesFederal government agenciesTransportation departmentsState departments of transportationState highway departmentsLocal government agenciesPublic works departmentsHighway departmentsCouncils of governmentCaliforniaMineta Transportation InstituteEdwards, Frances L.Goodrich, Daniel C.Mineta Transportation InstituteCalifornia. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUnited States. Dept. of Homeland Security. Science and Technology DirectorateNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYUS Transportation CollectionThe Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20 (HSPD-20) requires all local, state, tribal and territorial government agencies,and private sector owners of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) to create a Continuity of Operations/Continuity ofGovernment Plan (COOP/COG). There is planning and training guidance for generic transportation agency COOP/COG work,and the Transportation Research Board has offered guidance for transportation organizations. However, the special concernsof the state-level transportation agency\ue2\u20ac\u2122s (State DOT\ue2\u20ac\u2122s) plan development are not included, notably the responsibilities for theentire State Highway System and the responsibility to support specific essential functions related to the State DOT Director\ue2\u20ac\u2122srole in the Governor\ue2\u20ac\u2122s cabinet. There is also no guidance on where the COOP/COG planning and organizing fits into the NationalIncident Management System (NIMS) at the local or state-level department or agency. This report covers the research conductedto determine how to integrate COOP/COG into the overall NIMS approach to emergency management, including a connectionbetween the emergency operations center (EOC) and the COOP/COG activity. The first section is a presentation of the researchand its findings and analysis. The second section provides training for the EOC staff of a state-level transportation agency, using ahybrid model of FEMA\ue2\u20ac\u2122s ICS and ESF approaches, including a complete set of EOC position checklists, and other training supportmaterial. The third section provides training for the COOP/COG Branch staff of a state-level transportation agency, including a setof personnel position descriptions for the COOP/COG Branch members