2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Milepost Locations in Rural Emergency Response: The Missing Piece Track: EMS, Fire and Disaster Management Author(s): Hillary Armstrong An incident location must be translated into an address that responders can find on the ground. In populated areas it's street name and address number. For sparsely populated areas or highways it's typically road name and nearest milepost number. This is paired with road intersection information to help responders approach the incident as quickly and safely as possible. If responders are new to the area, or for cross-country response, more assistance is needed. If dispatchers had mileposts as points on their maps they could provide this assistance as well as vital information to public safety authorities as the incident unfolds. Mileposts are already universally understood and used. The missing rural response piece is to get milepost locations onto dispatch and control center screens. Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. Hillary Armstrong Sandia National Labs Critical Information Systems MS0763, PO Box 5800 Albuquerque , NM 87185 US Phone: 505-845-9571 E-mail: hmarmst@sandia.gov |
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