This sixth volume of NCHRP Report 525: Surface Transportation Security is designed to assist transportation agencies in adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS). In his September 8, 2004, letter to state governors, DHS Secretary Tom Ridge wrote that “NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local governments to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity.” The objective of Volume 6: Guide for Emergency Transportation Operations is to support the development of a formal program for the improved management of traffic http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_525v6.pdfincidents, natural disasters, security events, and other emergencies on the highway system. This report outlines a coordinated, performance-oriented, all-hazard approach called “Emergency Transportation Operations.” The NIMS-friendly Guidance was developed as part of a series requested by The American Association of State Highway This report may be accessed by Internet users at and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) through its Standing Committee on Transportation Security. It is based on current best practice on the part of state DOTs and is designed for maximum compatibility with the objectives of public safety agencies. It has also benefited from discussion with the National Transportation Incident Management Coalition, which brings together the combined perspectives of the transportation and public safety communities. This guide is intended for both senior managers/policy makers and for agency program managers. The first five sections are for all readers. The sections entitled “The Institutions and Leadership Self-Assessment” and “The Institutions and Leadership Guidance” are for senior managers/policy makers and focus on the importance of a coherent policy, organizational, and financial framework. The section entitled “The Operations and Technology Self-Assessment and Guidance” is for agency program managers involved in the development, management, and improvement of processes, equipment, and relationships that constitute such a program. PB Consult and Science Applications International Corporation prepared this volume of NCHRP Report 525 under NCHRP Project 20-59(11). (Author/publisher)
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