| Stakeholder | Role and Responsibility |
|---|
| Bridge or Tunnel Operations Agency | Responsible for performing surveillance and monitoring of the bridge or tunnel infrastructure using video surveillance, motion sensors, intrusion detectors, etc. |
| Share threat information and system status data with provincial traffic departments, as well as pubilic safety agencies, based on surveillance and monitoring of the bridge or tunnel assets. |
| Canadian Border Services Agency | Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Emergency Measures Ontario | During evacuation scenarios coordinate with the local governments and Ministry of Transportation for use of maintenance or construction resources. |
| During evacuation scenarios coordinate use of the traffic control systems with regional transportation authorities, Ministry of Transportation, and municipal traffic managers. |
| The Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) coordinates the distribution of alert notifications with other public safety agencies and with the Ministry of Transportation. These alerts may describe child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the travelling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public's help in some scenarios. |
| International Bridge or Tunnel Operations Agency | Share threat information with pubilic safety agencies on either side of the borders at the federal, state/provincial and local levels. |
| Responsible for performing surveillance and monitoring of the bridge or tunnel infrastructure using video surveillance, motion sensors, intrusion detectors, etc. |
| Ministry of the Environment of Ontario | Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Work with public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies - especially those that involve Dangerous Goods. |
| MTO, Corporate Services Division | Disseminate advisories using 511, website, or other traveller information services. |
| MTO, Provincial Highways Management Division | During evacuation scenarios share information with regional transportation authorities and municipal traffic managers. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and municipal governments during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Coordinate closure requests with Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| MTQ, Communications Office | Disseminate advisories using 511, website, or other traveller information services. |
| MTQ, General Regional Offices and Regional Offices | Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| During evacuation scenarios share information with regional transportation authorities and municipal traffic managers. |
| Coordinate closure requests with Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and municipal governments during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Municipal Public Safety Agencies | Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Customs and Border Protection. |
| Coordinate with Emergency Management agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Receive emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9-1-1 centres). |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Dispatch Police, Fire, and EMS to incidents within the municipalities. |
| Municipal Transportation Agencies | Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| Share traffic information with the provincial traffic management centre during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and provincial traffic management centres during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Work with public safety agencies, the ministry of transportation, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Ontario Provincial Police | Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Customs and Border Protection. |
| Coordinate with Emergency Management agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Receive emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9-1-1 centres). |
| Dispatch Police, Fire, and EMS to incidents within the municipalities. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Private Road Operators | Coordinate closure requests with Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and municipal governments during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| During evacuation scenarios share information with regional transportation authorities and municipal traffic managers. |
| Private Traveller Information Service Providers | Disseminate advisories using 511, website, or other traveller information services. |
| Sûreté du Québec | Coordinate with Emergency Management agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. |
| Coordinate response to incidents near the border with Customs and Border Protection. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Receive emergency calls for incidents (for those municipalities with 9-1-1 centres). |
| Dispatch Police, Fire, and EMS to incidents within the municipalities. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| US Customs and Border Protection | Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| US Municipal Government | Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Share traffic information with the state DOT traffic management center during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| US Public Safety Agencies | Coordinate resource sharing with emergency management agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Coordinate emergency response with other public safety agencies along the border - both US and Canadian. |
| Coordinate with Emergency Management agencies on emergency alerts to be distributed to the public. This includes notification of a major emergency near the border such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction. |
| Work with Emergency Management Agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| US State Department of Transportation | On receipt of alert notifications from an Emergency Management Agency, the DOT formats the alert for the driver information services using 511-type services, website, dynamic message signs, highway advisory radio, or other driver information systems in the roadway; returning status back to the emergency operations center. |
| During evacuation scenarios share information with public safety and municipal traffic managers. |
| During disaster response, recovery, and evacuation scenarios coordinate with public safety for use of maintenance or construction resources. |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. |
| Implement disaster response and emergency evacuation plans. |
| Work with public safety agencies to develop disaster response and emergency evacuation plans for large scale emergencies that may arise near the border. |
| Coordinate closure requests with Emergency Management Agencies and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. |
| Collect threat information and system status data concerning bridge, tunnel or other transportation assets. |