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SEARCHThe $1.2 million vehicle functions as a communication and command center for major sporting events, emergencies, and natural disasters.
The mobile command center can operate via satellite, cellular, or direct connectivity, has a 24-hour generator, 40-foot mast and external camera views, MARTA CCTV and voice-over internet protocol, restrooms and comfortable seating for 20 people. Photo: MARTA
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will dedicate its new $1.2 million mobile command vehicle on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. at the Lindbergh Center Station kiss/ride lot.
The 45-foot vehicle allows the MARTA Police and Emergency Management Department to have enhanced communications and command-and-control response capabilities during any major incident affecting MARTA, such as natural disasters, security threats, and major sporting events.
The mobile command center can operate via satellite, cellular, or direct connectivity, has a 24-hour generator, 40-foot mast and external camera views, MARTA CCTV and voice-over internet protocol, restrooms and comfortable seating for 20 people. The vehicle is eligible for 100% reimbursement funding through the Federal Transit Urban Grant Program for security investments.
“This newest element to our security and emergency management program helps to maintain MARTA’s TSA Gold Standard and compliance with the National Preparedness Goal, recognizing that strategic preparedness is the best defense against all hazards,” said MARTA’s Emergency Preparedness Unit Commander Lt. Aston T. Greene.
Chief Dunham and Lt. Greene will join MARTA Interim GM Elizabeth O’Neill and Deputy GM Robert Troup at the ribbon-cutting ceremony as the Authority celebrates the culmination of five years of meticulous planning to ensure MARTA’s Police Department continues to meet or exceed the Department of Homeland Security Core capabilities, focused on transportation critical infrastructures.
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