The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide
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2003-01-01
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Edition:Final Report
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Abstract:Recent events have focused renewed attention on the vulnerability of the nation's critical infrastructure to major events, including terrorism. The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide has been prepared to support the activities of public transportation systems to plan for and respond to major security threats and emergencies. It emphasizes the importance of developing critical relationships, preparing strategies and policies, and setting training and funding priorities. It offers practical guidance for planning effectively, spending wisely, and making the public transportation infrastructure safer. This Guide builds on two previous Federal Transit Administration (FTA) publications. These are the Transit System Security Program Planning Guide and the Transit Security Handbook. This Guide is based on research to identify practical steps that systems can take to be better prepared for all emergencies. These recommendations support the industry's commitment to prevent those events that can be prevented and to minimize the impact of those that cannot. Emphasizing balanced, common sense measures, this Guide helps transportation systems answer many questions. The Guide is 181 pages long with 6 appendices, 22 figures, and 16 tables. To supplement information provided in this Guide, a CD-ROM has been prepared that contains over 200 documents, prepared by federal and state organizations, industry associations, law enforcement, emergency management organizations, and the military. These documents explain the roles and responsibilities of the 47 Federal agencies involved in homeland security and provide useful technical assistance on a range of security and emergency management subjects. Sample procedures and model plans for transportation operators are also included on the Guide CD-ROM. This CD-ROM is available from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Infrastructure Protection and Operations Division, DTS-78.
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