Kauai Regional ITS Architecture

Project Details: Kauai Fire Wireless Communications Upgrade


PROJECT OVERVIEW

Project Name:

Project Details: Kauai Fire Wireless Communications Upgrade

Description:

This project will improve wireless communications for the Kauai Fire.

Status:

Planned

Timeframe:

Near-Term

Geographic Scope:

Kauai

Project ID:

K-29

Stakeholders:

County of Kauai - Police Department
County of Kauai - Fire Department

Service Packages:

ATMS08-3 - Traffic Incident Management System - Kauai Emergency Vehicles
EM01-1 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - Kauai Fire and EMS

Project Inventory:

Kauai 911 Dispatch Center
Kauai Fire Departmental Operations Center
Kauai Fire Vehicles

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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Emergency Dispatch

  • The center shall dispatch emergency vehicles to respond to verified emergencies under center personnel control.
  • The center shall relay location and incident details to the responding vehicles.
  • The center shall track the location and status of emergency vehicles responding to an emergency based on information from the emergency vehicle.

Incident Command

  • The center shall provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.
  • The center shall assess the status of responding emergency vehicles as part of an incident command.

On-board EV En Route Support

  • The emergency vehicle shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.
  • The emergency vehicle shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.

On-board EV Incident Management Communication

  • The emergency vehicle shall receive dispatch instructions sufficient to enable emergency personnel in the field to implement an effective incident response. It includes local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources that have been allocated to an incident.
  • The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the current incident response status such as the identification of the resources on site, site management strategies in effect, and current clearance status.

INTERFACES

Source Architecture Flows Destination
Kauai 911 Dispatch Center emergency dispatch requests Kauai Fire Vehicles
Kauai 911 Dispatch Center suggested route Kauai Fire Vehicles
Kauai 911 Dispatch Center decision support information Kauai Fire Vehicles
Kauai Fire Departmental Operations Center decision support information Kauai Fire Vehicles
Kauai Fire Vehicles emergency dispatch response Kauai 911 Dispatch Center
Kauai Fire Vehicles emergency vehicle tracking data Kauai 911 Dispatch Center
Kauai Fire Vehicles incident status Kauai 911 Dispatch Center
Kauai Fire Vehicles incident status Kauai Fire Departmental Operations Center
Kauai Fire Vehicles incident status_ud Other Kauai Fire Vehicles
Other Kauai Fire Vehicles incident status_ud Kauai Fire Vehicles

ITS STANDARDS

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OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS

Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
County of Kauai - Fire Department
 

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