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TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN
FINAL TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY PREPARENESS PLAN
Download the Final Transportation Emergency Preparedness Plan Here.
Download the Technical Memorandum Recommendations Here.
Download the TEPP Implementation Plan Here.
Download the TEPP Training Annex Here.
PROJECT PURPOSE
Due to the devastation caused by recent disasters such as the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow event,
Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC)
, in partnership with the
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG)
, applied for and received an Adaptation Planning grant from Caltrans to develop a
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Plan (TEPP)
for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
KEY CHALLENGES
Increasing risks of wildland fire, mudslides and other disasters.
One main thoroughfare, US Highway 101, linking Ventura County and Santa Barbara County.
Transportation systems are severely impacted during major disasters.
No transportation plan in place to coordinate evacuations.
Limited integration of transportation procedures into County and City emergency plans.
PROJECT MISSION AND GOALS
Mission
To provide a proactive strategy and roadmap for transportation response and recovery during emergencies for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties going forward.
Goals
Develop
an all-hazards transportation emergency preparedness plan
Respond
to the needs of the communities sooner and more effectively
Create
a blueprint for evacuation
Improve
transit agency management during disasters
Develop
a plan for disadvantaged and vulnerable populations