Mineta Transportation Institute Publishes Study on Role of Transportation in Campus Emergencies

Researchers Edwards & Goodrich Provide Disaster Response Guidelines for
Campuses, Including Checklists and Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has published Report 08-06, Role of
Transportation in Campus Emergency Planning. The report provides practical
information about how universities and other campuses can adequately address the
transportation aspects of disaster response and recovery. It is of particular
value to campus emergency planners.

Principal investigators were Frances Edwards, Ph.D., who directs the Master of
Public Administration program at San Jose State University, and Daniel C.
Goodrich, an emergency preparedness coordinator for Lockheed Martin Space
Systems.

"While most university emergency plans address public safety and logistics
management, few adequately address the transportation aspects of disaster
response and recovery," said Dr. Edwards. "This report describes the value of
integrating transportation infrastructure into the campus emergency plan,
including planning for helicopter operations."

It also provides a list of materials and a bibliography that can be used to
educate campus leadership about campus emergency impacts. It provides a complete
set of Emergency Operations Plan (EPO) checklists and organization charts
updated to include lessons learned from Katrina, 9/11, and other wide-scale
emergencies. Campus emergency planners can quickly update their existing
emergency management documents by integrating selected annexes and elements, or
they can create new National Incident Management System (NIMS)-compliant plans
by adapting the complete set of annexes to their universities` structures.

Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama sustained significant destruction from
Hurricane Katrina, including damage to 31 colleges and universities. Other
campuses, notably Louisiana State University (LSU), became resources to the
disaster area. As a result, the Federal Department of Homeland Security, under
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, requires all public agencies that
wish to receive federal preparedness assistance to comply with NIMS, which
includes creating an EOP. Universities, which may be victims or resources during
disasters, now must write NIMS-compliant emergency plans.

The free document can be downloaded from www.transweb.sjsu.edu. Click "Research"
and then "Publications." Scroll down to the report.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

FRANCES EDWARDS, Ph.D.

Dr. Edwards is director of the Master of Public Administration program and
professor of political science at San José State University. She is a research
associate of the Mineta Transportation Institute, and she teaches emergency
management in the Master of Transportation Management program. For 14 years, Dr.
Edwards directed the Office of Emergency Services in San José, Calif. She
directed San José's Metropolitan Medical Task Force (MMTF), a CBRNE terrorism
response unit, and headed the four-county "San José Urban Area Security
Initiative." In 2001 the Wall Street Journal called San José the "best prepared
city in the United States" for disasters. She has a Ph.D. in public
administration, a Master of Urban Planning, MA in Political Science
(International Relations), and a Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management.

DANIEL C. GOODRICH, M.P.A., CEM

Mr. Goodrich coordinates emergency preparedness for Lockheed Martin Space
Systems Company. He is an instructor and research associate for the Mineta
Transportation Institute, where he also teaches Security for Transportation
Managers. He was selected as a 2006 Fellow of the Foundation for Defense of
Democracies and studied Muslim terrorism at Tel Aviv University. He has served
on the San José Metropolitan Medical Task Force, a CBRNE response unit, since
1999. Mr. Goodrich served in the United States Marine Corps for ten years,
including in Security Forces. He also served for six years in the Army Reserve
Military Police as a small arms instructor. Mr. Goodrich earned a Masters of
Public Administration from San José State University and is a Certified
Emergency Manager.

ABOUT THE MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE:

The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) was established by Congress in 1991 as
part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and was
reauthorized in 1998. The institute is funded by Congress through the US DOT`s
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, by the California Legislature
through the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and by other public and
private grants and donations. The US DOT selected MTI as a national "Center of
Excellence" following a 2002 competition.

The Institute has a Board of Trustees whose internationally-respected members
represent all major surface transportation modes. MTI`s focus on policy and
management resulted from a board assessment of the industry`s unmet needs and
led directly to choosing the San José State University College of Business as
the Institute`s home. MTI conducts research, education, and information and
technology transfer focusing on transportation policy and management topics and
issues. Visit www.transweb.sjsu.edu

Mineta Transportation Institute
Donna Maurillo, 831-234-4009
maurillo@mti.sjsu.edu
or
Riki Rafner, 415-597-6712
riki.rafner@gmail.com

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