Objective Category
Emergency/Incident Management: Evacuation Times

This objective provides a focus on the safety and efficiency of emergency evacuation via surface transportation. The objective emphasizes per capita time to evacuate and allows for evaluation of large and small events involving large and small geographic areas and/or numbers of people.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Reduce the per capita time to evacuate Z persons in the region by X percent over Y years. Per capita time to evacuate.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
B. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; Achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads
C. Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; Improve the security of the transportation system
D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; Achieve a significant reduction in congestion

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
PS13: Evacuation and Reentry Management
PS14: Disaster Traveler Information

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference



 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.