ETSI TS 103 260-2 V1.1.1 (2015-05)

ETSI TS 103 260-2 V1.1.1 (2015-05)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES);
Reference scenario for the deployment of
emergency communications;
Part 2: Mass casualty incident in public transportation

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 5
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
2.1 Normative references . 7
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 9
4 Disaster scenario . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Scenario definition . 10
4.3 Tasks and activities . 11
4.4 Accident response actions . 12
4.4.1 General . 12
4.4.2 Emergency management . 12
4.4.3 Risk management and damage mitigation . 13
4.4.4 Casualty logistics . 14
5 Information exchanges . 16
5.1 General . 16
5.2 Communication needs between emergency management hierarchies . 17
5.3 Communication needs by action . 18
5.3.1 Emergency management . 18
5.3.2 Risk management and damage mitigation . 20
5.3.2.1 Fire-fighting . 20
5.3.2.2 Rescue . 21
5.3.2.3 Maintenance of public order . 23
5.3.2.4 Provisions . 23
5.3.3 Casualty logistics . 23
5.3.3.1 Overview . 23
5.3.3.2 Treatment and medical evacuation . 23
5.3.3.3 Temporary shelter and evacuation . 27
5.4 Characteristics of emergency communication services . 27
5.4.1 General . 27
5.4.2 Speech services . 27
5.4.2.1 Main requirements . 27
5.4.2.2 PMR group call channels . 27
5.4.3 Paging (short message) services . 28
5.4.4 Status monitoring and location services. 28
5.4.5 Data services . 28
6 Topology model . 29
6.1 General . 29
6.2 Model graphics . 29
6.3 Model specification . 30
6.3.1 Scenario quantities . 30
6.3.2 Locations . 31
6.3.2.1 On-site . 31
6.3.2.2 Off-site . 31
6.3.3 On-site actors . 32
Annex A (informative): Modelling specification of objects, parameters and behaviour . 34
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A.1 Modelling assumptions. 34
A.2 Modelling action/time parameters . 34
A.3 Pseudo-code describing the model behaviour . 35
A.3.1 Pseudo-code describing the initialization of the simulation including placement of locations . 35
A.3.2 Pseudo code describing the mobility and sequential actions of the respective actors . 36
A.3.3 Pseudo code describing the end of the incident and "ramp down" . 39
A.4 Objects and their parameters . 39
Annex B (informative): Bibliography . 45
History . 46

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Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (http://ipr.etsi.org).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Satellite Earth Stations and
Systems (SES).
The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering the reference scenario for the deployment of
emergency communications, as identified below:
Part 1: "Earthquake";
Part 2: "Mass casualty incident in public transportation".
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "may not", "need", "need not", "will",
"will not", "can" and "cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms
for the expression of provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
Introduction
Major emergencies or disasters may result in a need for additional resources in local telecommunications networks,
especially if they are damaged or overloaded, in order to maintain or enhance the ability of emergency services to
respond and coordinate their activities effectively. Satellites can play a role in replacing or supplementing terrestrial
telecommunications links in these scenarios. For example satellite systems can provide:
• broadband and secure communication facilities anywhere/anytime in locations where no other facilities are
available
• temporary replacement of broken/saturated infrastructures by means of backhauling
• fast deployment of temporary communication networks during emergencies/disasters
Hence a basis for requirements for such links needs to be established, and it is intended that the scenarios defined here
may be used for this purpose at a later stage.
The present document also is a response to EC mandate M/496 [i.13], specifically dossier 9 "Disaster Management"
part 2: "Emergency Telecommunication Services" which aims to support standardization for the optimal needs of the
emergency responders.
The use of satellite communication in disasters is described in ETSI TR 102 641 [i.3].
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In the present document, clause 4 defines the scenario, what actions need to be taken by which actors (who will have
communications needs) and what their tasks are. This definition constitutes a basis for clause 5, which defines the
nature of information exchanges needed. Clause 6 defines the detailed parameters relating to positions and movements
of scenario actors, which are intended to form a basis for modelling of the scenario response topology. These
parameters are generic enough to be applicable or adapted to similar but different scenarios, and may eventually be used
to model the requirements for actors' communication exchanges, and associated capacities.

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1 Scope
The present document defines a reference scenario for a mass-transportation accident (MTA) in a rural environment.
The scenario includes definition of the responders involved and their gross communication needs without specifying the
network technologies involved. Finally the topology modelling of the responders involved is defined, in terms of their
disposition in the incident area, their time evolution and their movements (if any).
The scenario is not generic in the sense of representing all emergencies of this type, but is intended to be a "typical"
example, and thus a reference in order to allow evaluation and dimensioning of required overall emergency
telecommunications.
The regulations and operating procedures for emergency responses vary between countries; for example the
organization responsible for the overall emergency management can be the police, the fire or rescue organization, a
dedicated organization for this purpose (e.g. civil protection), or others.
The response services defined for these scenarios are limited to safety-related services (i.e. not security such as law
enforcement).
Casualties and personnel not active in the rescue operations (e.g. the press) have been excluded, as their
communications needs are not covered by the emergency communication systems considered here, but their needs are
considered in ETSI TR 102 410 [i.2].
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
reference document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
Not applicable.
2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
reference document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI TS 102 181: "Emergency Communications (EMTEL); Requirements for communication
between authorities/organizations during emergencies".
[i.2] ETSI TR 102 410: "Emergency Communications (EMTEL); Basis of requirements for
communications between individuals and between individuals and authorities whilst emergencies
are in progress".
[i.3] ETSI TR 102 641: "Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Overview of present satellite
emergency communications resources".
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[i.4] Recommendation ITU-T G.114. Series G: Transmission Systems and Media, Digital Systems and
Networks. International telephone connections and circuits - General recommendations on the
transmission quality for an entire international telephone connection. One-way transmission time.
[i.5] United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination UNDAC Field Handbook.
[i.6] European Union Handbook on Assistance Intervention in the Frame of Community Mechanism for
the Cooperation of Civil Protection.
[i.7] Cabinet Office. UK Civil Protection Lexicon.
[i.8] Hamdi Monia, Franck Laurent and Lagrange Xavier: "Topology modelling and network
partitioning: an application to forest firefighting". Radio science bulletin, 2013, pp. 8-20.
[i.9] Franck Laurent, Hamdi Monia and Giraldo Rodriguez Carlos: "Topology modelling of emergency
communication networks: caveats and pitfalls". The International Emergency Management Society
Workshop 2011, The International Management Society, 22-23 June 2011, Nîmes, France, 2011.
[i.10] Aschenbruck Nils, Gerhards-Padilla Elmar and Martini Peter: "Modelling mobility in disaster area
scenarios". Performance Evaluation, 2009, vol. 66, n 12, pp. 773-790.
[i.11] Schwamborn Matthias, Aschenbruck Nils and Martini Peter: "A realistic trace-based mobility
model for first responder scenarios". Proceedings of the 13th ACM international conference on
Modeling, analysis, and simulation of wireless and mobile systems, Bodrum, Turkey, October 17-
21, 2010.
[i.12] ETSI TR 102 643: "Human Factors (HF); Quality of Experience (QoE) requirements for real-time
communication services".
[i.13] EC mandate M/496: "M/496 Mandate addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI to develop
standardisation regarding spaceindustry (phase 3 of the process)".
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
accident: unplanned, unexpected, unintended and undesirable happening which results in or has the potential for injury,
harm, ill-health or damage [i.7]
casualty: individual in the incident area and requiring evacuation including those who are:
(i) non-injured, but affected,
(ii) injured and treated on site,
(iii) injured and needing treatment off-site (medevac), and
(iv) deceased.
Common Operating Picture (COP): single display of information collected from and shared by more than one agency
or organization that contributes to a common understanding of a situation and its associated hazards and risks along
with the position of resources and other overlays of information that support individual and collective decision making
[i.7]
control centre: operations centre from which the management and co-ordination of the response by each emergency
service to an emergency are carried out [i.7]
disaster: emergency (usually but not exclusively of natural causes) causing, or threatening to cause, widespread and
serious disruption to community life through death, injury, and/or damage to property and/or the environment [i.7]
emergency: an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare, environment, or security (based on
[i.7])
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Emergency Control Centre (ECC): facilities used by emergency organizations to handle rescue actions in answer to
an emergency call ETSI TS 102 181 [i.1]
emergency service: service, recognized as such by the member state, that provides immediate and rapid assistance in
situations where there is a direct risk to life or limb, individual or public health or safety, to private or public property,
or the environment but not necessarily limited to these situations ETSI TS 102 181 [i.1]
emergency team (ET): the smallest group of actors (i.e. one or more) considered to be acting together.
Field Emergency Control Centre (FECC): facilities used by emergency service organizations to manage, command,
coordinate, and control rescue works and logistics in the incident area
Geographical Information System (GIS): computer based system that supports the capture, management, analysis and
modelling of geographically referenced data [i.7]
hazard area: area with obvious or supposed threats to physical/psychological health, properties, and/or environment
holding area: generic term for an area to which resources and personnel not immediately required at the scene or being
held for further use, can be directed to standby [i.7]
incident: event or situation that requires a response from the emergency services or other responders [i.7]
incident area: area where the incident occurred, and/or the area which needs communication coverage to manage the
response implemented ETSI TS 102 181 [i.1]
incident commander: the nominated officer with overall responsibility for management, command, coordination, and
control of rescue and relief works in the incident area
Local Emergency Management Authority (LEMA): local organization within the public services fully or partly
responsible for emergency preparedness and handling of incidents (based on ETSI TS 102 181 [i.1])
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI): incident (or series of incidents) causing casualties on a scale that is beyond the normal
resources of the emergency services [i.7]
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO): organization that is neither run or controlled by a government nor a profit-
oriented business
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): protective clothing, helmets, goggles or other garment designed to protect the
wearer's body from injury [i.7]
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP): physical location where emergency calls are received under the responsibility
of a public authority ETSI TS 102 181 [i.1]
Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE): designed to protect workers from dusts, fumes, vapours or gases [i.9]
site incident officer: representative from the affected organization, when an incident occurs within the perimeter of an
industrial or commercial establishment, public venue, airport or harbour, to liaise with the emergency management
structures [i.7]
triage: assessment of casualties and allocation of priorities by the medical or ambulance staff (based on [i.7])
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
CCP Casualty Collection Point
CFECC Coordinating Field Emergency Control Centre
COP Common Operating Picture
DCP Deceased Collection Point
EC European Commission
ECC Emergency Control Centre
EMTEL EMergency TELecommunications
ET Emergency Team
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FECC Field Emergency Control Centre
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GIS Geographical Information System
IC Incident Commander
IPR Intellectual Property Right
ISO International Standardization Organization
ITU International Telecommunication Union
ITU-R International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunications Sector
ITU-T International Telecommunication Union Telecommunications Sector
LEMA Local Emergency Management Authority
MCI Mass Casualty Incident
Medevac Medical Evacuation
MIC Medical Incident Commander
MTA Mass Transportation Accident
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
PMR Private Mobile Radio
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PSAP Public Safety Answering Point
SatEC Satellite Emergency Communications Working Group
SECC SubService Emergency Control Centre
SES Satellite Earth Station and Systems
SQ Scenario Quantity
STF Specialist Task Force
TC Technical Committee
TCC Temporary Care Centre
TR Technical Report
TS Technical Specification
4 Disaster scenario
4.1 General
This clause firstly defines a mass transportation accident (MTA) scenario. Subsequently the response actions by
emergency services to this scenario are defined in terms of the services involved, actors, roles, and organizational
structures.
The main characteristics of an MTA in a rural environment are:
• Many casualties in the incident area.
• Accident is concentrated on a small geographical area.
• Access limitations (e.g. narrow roads or dirt tracks only).
• Limited available emergency services resources.
• Limited nearby hospital treatment capacities and/or treatment specialities.
• Sparse communication network coverage/capacities, both for private mobile radio (PMR) and commercial
wireless services.
4.2 Scenario definition
The disaster scenario is a train crash due to a collision with a road vehicle at a level crossing located in a sparsely
populated countryside environment. Some coaches of the passenger train overturn resulting in 170 casualties. The
overhead line is not damaged.
120 casualties are not injured, 30 are slightly injured, 15 are seriously injured, 5 are dead, and 10 casualties are trapped.
The accident happens in the evening of a cold winter day.
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C E
Incident Area
Hazard
Area
A
60m 400m
B
D F
100m
600m

Figure 4.1: Geographical layout of the incident area
Figure 4.1 depicts the geographical layout of the MTA with zones and support areas:
The incident area has a dimension of 400 m by 600 m.
1) The hazard area includes the derailed/overturned coaches and the destroyed road vehicle and has a dimension
of 100 m by 60 m.
2) "A" denotes the rail track.
3) "B" denotes the road with the level crossing.
4) "C" is the nearest ambulance station (25 km distance to hazard area).
5) "D" is the nearest fire station (15 km distance to hazard area).
6) "E" is the nearest shelter (15 km distance to hazard area).
7) "F" is the nearest hospital (25 km distance to hazard area).
The rear part of the train blocks the level crossing so that road traffic cannot pass any more. There is neither light nor
heating in the coaches. Additionally, smoke emerges from one of the coaches.
Main consequence of the MTA is a mass casualty incident (MCI) requiring efficient casualty treatment and transport
logistics.
4.3 Tasks and activities
This clause defines the response entities (i.e. actors) and their roles within the incident area in handling the accident.
The main entities are emergency services and relevant authorities and/or NGOs supporting the emergency services.
Depending on local/national organization of services and division
...