TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 215: Incident Command System (ICS) Training for Field-Level Supervisors and Staff provides training materials and guidance for transportation field personnel to help their organizations operate safely in an emergency or traffic management event. This course is intended to review the basic ICS structures and terminologies aimed.. read more →
TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 160: Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook includes guidance, strategies, tools, and resources to help paratransit service providers plan and prepare for, respond to, and recover from a range of emergencies. The guidance has applicability to urban, suburban, rural, and tribal paratransit operating environments. The project that developed.. read more →
This report presents the Proceedings of the 2009 American Public Transportation (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference that was held in Austin, TX from May 1-6, 2008. The topics presented include: public transit facilities design; public transit service planning; workforce development; environmental impacts, maintenance, technological innovations; transit vehicle operations; safety, security; and emergency preparedness. View Report read more →
TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 87: Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery in the Transit Industry explores emergency preparedness programs in public transportation systems in several Asian cities. View Report read more →