Traffic Incident Management

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Traffic Incident

Management

Tribal Safety Champions

Workshop

November 17, 2015

Richard Jurey

Federal Highway Administration

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• SHRP2 Traffic Incident Management

emergency responder training.

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Overview of 4‐hour classroom course.

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How to request 4‐hour training.

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Online training.

• What can you do starting today!

Workshop Overview

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N

ATIONAL

T

RAFFIC

I

NCIDENT

M

ANAGEMENT

(TIM)

R

ESPONDER

T

RAINING

P

ROGRAM

LAW ENFORCEMENT | FIRE | EMS | TRANSPORTATION TOWING & RECOVERY | COMMUNICATIONS

4-H

OUR

C

OURSE

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4-Hour Course Overview

1. Introduction

2. TIM Fundamentals

and Terminology

3. Notification and

Scene Size-Up

4. Safe Vehicle

Positioning

5. Scene Safety

6. Command

Responsibilities

7. Traffic

Management

8. Special

Circumstances

9. Clearance and

Termination

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Lesson 1:

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Lesson Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will

be able to:

1. Describe the purpose of the Strategic

Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2)

National TIM Responder Training Program

2. Recognize the dangers encountered by

emergency responders working in or near

traffic

3. Define traffic incident management (TIM)

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Strategic Highway Research

Program 2 (SHRP 2)

• Congress authorized SHRP 2 in 2005 to

investigate the underlying causes of

highway crashes and congestion in a

short-term program of focused research

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Safety

─

Reliability

–

Renewal

─

Capacity

• The National TIM Responder Training

Program was the first SHPR 2 reliability

product

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National TIM Responder Training

• Designed to establish the foundation for and promote consistent

training of all responders to achieve the three

objectives of the TIM National Unified Goal (NUG):

– Responder Safety

– Safe, Quick Clearance – Prompt, Reliable,

Interoperable

Communications

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Injury Crashes

Each injury crash

can require…

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2 Law Enforcement

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4 Fire/Rescue

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2 EMS

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1 Towing & Recovery

________________________________________

= 9 Responders

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“D” Drivers are

killing us…

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Drunk,

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Drugged,

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Drowsy,

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Distracted, or

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Just plain…

Dumb

“D” Drivers

Lesson 1

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Responder Struck-By Fatalities

In a typical year, the following number of

responders are struck and killed:

• 12 Law Enforcement Officers

• 5 Fire and Rescue Personnel

• 60 Towing and Recovery Professionals

• Several transportation professionals from

DOTs, Public Works, and Safety Service

Patrol Programs

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Responder Struck-By Crashes

Lesson 1

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A “Routine” Incident

• March 9, 1998 at 2:10 p.m. – Raining, wet roadways

• Vehicle on Pennsylvania Turnpike lost control and slid into a drainage ditch… 911 is called

Photo Courtesy of the Lionville Fire Company (PA)

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A “Routine” Incident – Aftermath

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A “Routine” Incident – Aftermath

• Eight firefighters and

two EMTs were struck

by the 18-wheeler as

it slid into the

incident scene

– One firefighter killed – Nine other

responders

seriously injured

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Secondary Crashes

“Fatal crash on I-70 underscores backup risks”

– The Columbus Dispatch

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TIM Defined

• TIM consists of a planned and coordinated

multidisciplinary process to detect,

respond to, and clear traffic incidents so

that traffic flow may be restored as safely

and quickly as possible

• Effective TIM reduces the duration and

impacts of traffic incidents and improves

the safety of motorists, crash victims, and

emergency responders

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TIM Timeline

Lesson 1

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NASCAR Pit Stop

– TIM Team Analogy

• NASCAR: quicker pit stops = the difference

between winning and losing

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1960: 45 seconds (4-prong lug wrench)

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1963: 25 seconds (air/impact wrench)

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1990s/Today: 12 seconds

•Result of training, practice, and technology

Has TIM gotten stuck at “25 seconds”?

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Lesson 2:

TIM Fundamentals and

Terminology

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Lesson Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:

1. Define safe, quick clearance

2. List the principal laws that relate to responder safety and safe, quick clearance

3. Describe how the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) relates to TIM

4. Recall common response terminology, lane designations, and incident scene terminology

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Lesson 3:

Notification and

Scene Size-Up

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Lesson Objectives

1. Recognize the important role public safety communications centers play in incident response

2. Describe the notification and verification process

3. Recall the typical responsibilities of a

Transportation Management Center (TMC)

4. List the key information that should be included in a scene size-up report

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Lesson 4:

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Lesson Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will

be able to:

1. Differentiate between Move It and Work It incidents

2. State the MUTCD definition of safe-positioned and describe blocking

3. Define Lane +1 blocking and describe the need for it

4. Describe safe practices for working around or avoiding the zero buffer

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Lesson 5:

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Lesson Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will

be able to:

1. Describe how emergency vehicle markings

can improve scene safety

2. Describe recommendations for

emergency-vehicle lighting as set forth in the MUTCD

3. Describe high-visibility safety apparel

requirements for incident responders

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Lesson 6:

Command

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Lesson Objectives

1. Describe both the need and the requirements for establishing and participating in the Incident Command System (ICS)

2. Describe when it is appropriate to implement Unified Command

3. Identify the need for and use of Staging Areas

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Lesson 7:

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Lesson Objectives

1. Describe the four main components of a Traffic Incident Management Area

2. Identify conditions at an incident scene that would require the Advance Warning Area be extended

3. Describe the need for, and how to set up, a taper

4. Identify and describe the two types of buffers that may be established at an incident scene

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Lesson 8:

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Lesson Objectives

1. Identify the safety concerns related to responding to an incident involving a vehicle fire

2. Describe how to identify what hazardous material is being transported

3. Recount good practices for responding to an incident involving a vehicle fluid spill

4. Describe the primary goal of a crash investigation and the importance of preserving short-lived evidence

5. Describe the importance of performing response tasks concurrently as it relates to safe, quick clearance

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Lesson 9:

Clearance and

Termination

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Lesson Objectives

1. Describe quick clearance strategies for both minor incidents and incidents that involve

tractor trailers and/or spilled cargo

2. List the type of information that needs to be provided to towing and recovery to facilitate their response

3. Describe the major activities that take place during termination and identify safety related considerations for scene breakdown

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• _{There is no cost for the training course.}

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Training host provides facility.

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Attendees are responsible for their own

lodging, meal, and travel costs.

• Ideal class size is 20‐25 participants.

• _{Qualifies for CLEET continuing}

education hours for law enforcement

officers.

4‐hr. TIM Course

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1. The most effective TIM training is multi‐

disciplinary training; so coordinate with:

– City and County police, fire, EMS, 911/dispatch, and transportation departments. – Private towing operators. – State police and transportation. • Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). • Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

How to Request TIM

Responder Training

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2. For Oklahoma, contact your local

Highway Patrol Troop HQ office.

www.ohptroopers.com/troops.html

How to Request TIM

Responder Training

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3. For assistance or coordination, contact

the OSU Center for Local Government

Technology:

–

Karla Sisco, Southern Plains Tribal

Technical Assistance Program (TTAP)

Center.

–

Michael (Mikie) Hinkston, Oklahoma

Local Technical Assistance Program

(LTAP).

How to Request TIM

Responder Training

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• Classroom TIM training is the preferred

alternative.

• However, there is an online TIM training

option:

–

FHWA National Highway Institute (NHI)

Course 133126 – National Traffic Incident

Management Responder Training.

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www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov.

Online TIM Training Option

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• Responder safety.

• Electric vehicles and hazmat.

• _Towing.

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• Safety vest.

• Your surrounding.

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MUTCD Section 6D.03:

• All workers, including emergency

responders, within the right‐of‐way of

a roadway who are exposed to traffic

SHALL wear high‐visibility safety

apparel

• This describes a TIM scene.

Safety Vests

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Emergency Responder

High-Visibility Safety Apparel

• Must meet, and be labeled as meeting one of two

standards:

– ANSI/ISEA 107, Standard Performance for:

• Class II

• Class III

– ANSI/ISEA 207, Public Safety Vests

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ANSI 107 Class II Vest ANSI 207 Public Safety Vest

ANSI 107 vs. ANSI 207

Lesson 5

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MUTCD Section 6D.03 Exceptions

• Firefighters or other responders engaged in

emergency operations that directly expose them to flame, fire, heat, and/or hazardous materials

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Q: Your safety vest is:

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Impact‐resistant body armor?

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High‐visibility safety apparel?

• Pay attention to your surroundings!

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Never assume that a motorist can “see”

you – remember the 5 “D”s!

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There is no “routine” crash scene.

Your Surroundings

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• Electric and hybrid‐electric vehicles.

– National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guidance. – www.nhtsa.gov.

• Hazmat.

– Emergency Response Guidebook. – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. – www.phmsa.dot.gov.

Electric Vehicles and Hazmat

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Electric and Hybrid-Electric

Vehicles (EV and HEV)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Guidance

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Emergency Response Guidebook

• Instructions/General Guidance/Basic Info • 4-Digit Number • Name - Alphabetical • Response Guides • Evacuation Distances

• Additional Info and Instructions

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Hazardous Materials (Hazmat)

Identification

• Placards

– Numbered placard

– Placard with an orange panel

– Warning or other placard

• Shipping papers or bill of lading

• Commodity names or markings

• Labels

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• _{When requesting wrecker service,}

describe what you have, not what you

think you need.

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Vehicle Identification Guide.

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Towing and Recovery Association of

America (TRAA).

• _{Do not leave the wrecker alone to}

finish cleaning up the incident scene.

Towing

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TRAA Vehicle Identification Guide

• Vehicle Class

– Light-Duty – Medium-Duty – Heavy-Duty

• Location

• Reason for tow

• Additional vehicle

or crash details

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Towing and Recovery

Communications

• Called in as a “Hyundai with minor side damage”

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Towing and Recovery

Communications

• Requested a “flatbed for a vehicle off the road”

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Towing and Recovery

Communications

• “Flatbed needed for arrest tow/safe keeping”

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Questions &

Open Discussion

Oklahoma TIM training POCs: Richard Jurey Federal Highway Administration 405‐254‐3342 office [email protected] Maj. Patrick Mays Oklahoma Highway Patrol 405‐425‐7702 office [email protected] www.respondersafety.com