Core Function Six: Transportation

Ensure that your disaster plan considers the following topics.

Consider questions such as:

If your facility does not have sufficient vehicles, consider questions such as:

Ensure that you have a written, signed, and current (not more than one-year-old) agreement with a transportation company and an alternate transportation company. Attach a copy of each agreement to your disaster plan.

Consider questions such as:

Do vehicles for an evacuation have?

The Department of Transportation recommends that bus and train operators take the following precautions to assure that medical oxygen being transported for passengers' personal use is handled and transported safely.