Interface: County and City Fire and EMS Departments - County and City Emergency Vehicles

County and City Fire and EMS Departments to County and City Emergency Vehicles Interface Diagram

Architecture Flow Definitions

emergency dispatch requests  (Existing)  Applicable ITS Standards

Emergency vehicle dispatch instructions including incident location and available information concerning the incident.

emergency dispatch response  (Existing)  Applicable ITS Standards

Request for additional emergency dispatch information and provision of en route status.

emergency vehicle tracking data  (Future)  Applicable ITS Standards

The current location and operating status of the emergency vehicle.

incident status  (Planned)  Applicable ITS Standards

Information gathered at the incident site that more completely characterizes the incident and provides current incident response status. This includes notification of medical facility transport and details about the vehicle occupants being transported.

road weather advisories for emergency response  (Planned)  Applicable ITS Standards

Segment-specific weather and road conditions including real-time advisories of deteriorating road and weather conditions, medium-term advisories for the next 2–12 hours, and long-term advisories more than 12 hours into the future. This flow is filtered, tailored, and augmented to support emergency responders.

suggested route  (Future)  Applicable ITS Standards

Suggested route for a dispatched emergency or maintenance vehicle that may reflect current network conditions and the additional routing options available to en route emergency or maintenance vehicles that are not available to the general public.