Long Description: Implementation Activities Checklist - Step 3
Step 3. Establish Interagency Communication Service and Compatibility
Assessment: Equipment
If Assessments apply:
- Evaluate use of radio channels/ frequencies, trunked radio systems, and/or cellular phones
Tips/Examples:
- Cellular phones with a push-to-talk feature to provide a common channel during an event
- One or more special talk channels may be established for use during the planned special event to allow only traffic management team personnel to be on the air
Assessment: Protocol
If Assessments apply:
- Determine how agencies and specific traffic management team personnel will communicate with each other in the field and what channels will be used
Tips/Examples:
- Direct communication between team personnel versus indirect communications via agency dispatch
Assessment: Information
If Assessments apply:
- Consider what information should be shared by traffic management team personnel and the method for information exchange
Tips/Examples:
- Information not shared with others who are affected could lead to difficulties managing traffic and cause mistrust among participating stakeholders
- Use of clear language protocols (commonly understood words and phrases instead of codes) on multi-agency frequencies
