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Using Highways During Evacuation Operations for Events with Advance Notice

Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series

Produced in collaboration with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)

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Table of Contents

Foreward

Introduction

Evacuation Planning and Preparedness Process from the Transportation Perspective

Components of an Effective Evacuation Plan

Glossary of Terms

NOTICE

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