FEMA- Inventory Element
Interconnects -- Flows -- Entities -- Market Packages -- Functional Area
Status: Existing
Definition: The National Warning System (NAWAS) is an emergency system that is operated by the FEMA that obtains and disseminates information regarding major incidents impacting traffic flow into and out of Washington, DC as well as the Wilson Bridge. NOVA STC periodically contacts NAWAS to confirm incidents that impact Virginia's roadway systems and to confirm national weather information.
Stakeholder: Federal Agencies
Systems Interconnected with FEMA:
Information Flow Diagrams which include FEMA
Information Flows to/from FEMA
National ITS Architecture Subsystems mapped to FEMA:
National ITS Architecture Market Packages associated with FEMA:
ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System
EM05 - Transportation Infrastructure Protection
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert
EM07 - Early Warning System
EM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery
EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information
National ITS Architecture Functional Area associated with FEMA:
- Emergency Early Warning System - Monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies in order to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other ITS centers to notify the traveling public. Includes support for Child Abduction notices.
- Emergency Environmental Monitoring - Current and forecast road and weather information assimilated from weather service providers and emergency vehicles equipped with environmental sensors; used by the operator to more effectively manage incidents.
Detailed "SHALL" statements can be found in the Turbo Database.