Interface: NYSP Emergency Vehicles - NYSP Dispatch and Regional Command

Information Flow Definitions

decision support information (Existing)

Information provided to support effective and safe incident response, including local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources (including vehicles, other equipment, supplies) that have been allocated to an incident.

emergency acknowledge (Existing)

Acknowledge request for emergency assistance and provide additional details regarding actions and verification requirements.

emergency data request (Existing)

A request for additional information or a control command issued by the emergency response agency in response to an emergency request for assistance from a traveler.

emergency dispatch requests (Existing)

Emergency vehicle dispatch instructions including incident location and available information concerning the incident.

emergency dispatch response (Existing)

Request for additional emergency dispatch information and provision of en route status.

emergency notification (Existing)

An emergency request for assistance that is automatically initiated by a vehicle or manually initiated by a vehicle occupant. The request includes call-back number, date, time, location, pre-event vehicle heading, vehicle make, model, model year, and fuel type, and crash severity indicators. Crash severity indicators include: airbags deployed, number of impacts, crash delta velocity, principle direction of force, and rollover indication. In addition, seatbelt restraint use, number of occupants, occupant location, and intrusion may be included. For commercial vehicles, this flow may also include freight equipment type (box, flatbed, trailer, container, etc.), type of cargo (refrigerated, non-perishable, liquid, etc.), hazardous material data, quantity of cargo, and cargo permits as applicable (hazmat, special routing permissions).

emergency vehicle tracking data (Existing)

The current location and operating status of the emergency vehicle.

incident scene status (Existing)

Information gathered at the incident site that more completely characterizes the incident and provides current incident response status.

suggested route (Existing)

Suggested route for a dispatched emergency or maintenance vehicle that may reflect current network conditions and the additional routing options available to en route emergency or maintenance vehicles that are not available to the general public.