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A System to Allow Orderly Evacuation of Cities During Airborne Release of Toxic Substances
Alexander E. MacDonald
NOAA Forecast Systems Lab
A presentation to the
Urban Meteorology Forum
September 22, 2004
Talk Summary
1. Thoughts on Orderly Evacuation of Cities
2. Reverse 911
3. System Description
4. Actions in Progress
Homeland Security: Everyone gets location specific evacuation instructions.
- Information Flow
Intellicast: Brand name of a reverse 911 system developed by Intrado, a company located in Longmont Colorado.
94% + households have a telephone
The telephone always is “ON”
Uses an existing, reliable networkTypically not affected by power
outages or adverse weatherSame as 9-1-1 network Intrado: 99% of US phones located within 30 ft
Why Telephone Notification
Intrado
• Intrado manages the nations 911 database– Over 210 million telephone records including wireline,
wireless, unlisted and unpublished numbers
• Through its database management, call routing and licensing arrangements with all major telephone companies manages 99% of all 911 emergency calls nationwide
• Identified by the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) as part of the nations critical infrastructure for emergency management and telecommunications
October 29, 2003, 1:30 pm. The Jamestown fire about 1 ½ mile from the Crestview Subdivision (where I live).
October 29, 3 pm. The Jamestown fire, after a run of five miles, enters the Crestview Subdivision, ½ mile from my house.
Specific Area Depiction of Reverse 911 Calls During Jamestown Fire
– Pre-planned• Map out flood plains,
areas around HazMat sites, chemical/petrol manufacturers, etc.
• Works with real time Telephone Number extracts within pre-planned areas
City Escape System
System Description
• Airborne Toxic Prediction Subsystem (x,y,t)
• Advanced City Scale Observing Subsystem
• Individual Notification System (Reverse 911, others)
• Evacuation Optimum Routing Subsystem
• Human Interaction and Control Subsystem
• Computing and Communications Subsystem
Actions In Progress
Several organizations building a system for DC area:
Dept of Homeland Security
NOAA DHS Program
National Weather Service
NOAA Forecast Systems Lab
NOAA Air Resources Lab
Intrado Corporation