Thread: PC gets Segways for moblie command

Canaveral’s New Public Safety Mobile Command Post Ready for Duty
Converted Bus, Segways Part of Expansion

What: The Canaveral Port Authority will offer a first look at its latest Public Safety tools to assist with emergencies, daily operations, and special events at Port Canaveral. The new Mobile Command Post will house Port Authority staff, law enforcement and other agencies during emergency operations and special events, such as SeaFest, Port Weekend, and fishing tournaments. The Segways are used at cruise terminals as part of daily Port operations. Port Canaveral is among the first seaports to use them.

When: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Location: Canaveral Port Authority Headquarters, Maritime Center 445 Challenger Road, south side of Port Canaveral

Photo Ops: Interior and exterior of Mobile Command Post Segway demonstrations

Since the press is invited in for a look-see tomorrow, hopefully, there will be some coverage in the local papers the latter part of the week.

If so, I'll report on it here.

We saw an officer on a Segway at PC last month! I hadn't seen this article, so I wasn't looking for it! He was very confident in his maneuvering...which surprised me!

Oh, cool!
I haven't been over to the port in a while, so haven't seen this. (Didn't notice anyone on a Segway when I was there the first week of September)

As promised, here is an update with a bit more information on this:

New Mobile Operations Center and Segways
Pub. Oct 18, 2007

Port Commissioners and the community turned out for the introduction of the new Mobile Operations Center and Segways at Port Canaveral. The Mobile Operations Center is a converted 1981 passenger bus that was stripped down and refitted with a conference area, self-contained generator, emergency lighting, an internal Motorola communications system, two communication work stations, radio charging and battery storage area, and a canopied area outside the vehicle for additional work space. The bus can accommodate 17 people and has an operational power self-sufficiency of approximately 96 hours. It took three months to complete for a total cost, including the vehicle, of under $40,000.


In addition to the Mobile Operationis Center, the Port has added new Segways. They are being used to assist Public Safety in its daily operations and during special events. Port Canaveral is among the first seaports in the nation to use Segways and to have its own mobile operations vehicle

"The Mobile Operations Center and Segways are valuable resources for addressing the needs of Port Canaveral's daily operations and special events, such as community festivals, fishing tournaments, or weather-related emergencies," says J. Stanley 'Stan' Payne, CEO, Port Canaveral