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Purpose of the strategic highway research program 2 national traffic incident management responder training program is to promote consistent training of all responders and achieve three objectives Responder safety Safe, quick clearance Prompt, reliable interoperable communications D drivers Drunk Drugged Drowsy Distracted Just plain dangerous Those crashes that occur within the incident scene or within the queue or back up, including the opposite direction, resulting from an original incident Secondary crashes The planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so the traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible TIM traffic incident management The time between the first recordable awareness of an incident by responding agency and first communication that all travel lanes are open Roadway Clearence time The time between the first recordable awareness and the time at which the last responder has left the scene Incident Clearence time Safe, quick clearance is the practice of rapidly, safely, and aggressively removing temporary obstructions from the roadway to: Enhance the safety of responders and motorists Minimize motorist delay through traffic control and opening up lanes Restore the roadway to its pre-incident capacity as safely and quickly as possible Require drivers approaching a scene where emergency responders are present to either change lanes when possible and/or reduce vehicle speed Move over laws Require motorist involved in minor crashes (where there are no serious injuries and the vehicles can be driven) to move their vehicles out of the travel lanes to the shoulder or other safe area Driver removal laws Provide authority (and immunity from liability in general) for designated public agencies to remove vehicles and/or spilled cargo from the roadway to restore traffic flow Authority removal laws Promotes the uniformity of traffic control signs, signals, and markings from state to state. This uniformity improves safety and driver expectancy MUTCD Manual on uniform traffic control devices When describing highway lanes left and right are determined from the perspective of the flow of traffic Common response terminology using plain English Numbering system that assigns numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. from left to right lane again from the perspective of the flow of traffic Lane designation terminology: Lane numbering Approaching traffic Upstream Departing traffic Downstream The back up of traffic that results from an incident or blocked lanes Queue The discovery of an incident is the first step in the TIM process. Can be a call from the parties involved, a call from a passing motorist, or by responders who happen upon them Detection Collecting as much information as possible from the individual reporting the incident including the exact location, the make, model, and color of the involved vehicles, and a callback number in case more information is needed Verification Occurs when the communication center dispatches the appropriate response Notification Includes the following: Unit identification Exact location of incident Number and type of vehicles involved Degree of damage Number of lanes closed Hazards or unique safety concerns Establishment of command Scene size up report or windshield report Should include: On scene safety concerns-dangerous location, limited visibility, presence of hazardous materials Traffic conditions-length of traffic Q, traffic control needs, detour/alternate route needs Injured persons-Number and extent of injuries, need for extrication Additional resources needed-towing and recovery, helicopter EMS services, crash investigation/reconstruction, medical examiner/corner 15 minute detailed size up report or regular progress reports Three general incident classes based on anticipated duration Minor : < 30 minutes Intermediate: 30 minutes to 2 hours Major : > 2 hours Refers to moving vehicles involved in an incident to a safer location before being worked Move it Refers to a situation where the vehicles involved cannot be moved before being worked Work it Where emergency vehicles should be at an incident: Protect the responders performing their duties Protect road users traveling through the incident scene Minimize to the extent practical, disruption of the adjacent traffic flow Safe-positioned The first emergency vehicle that arrives at an incident scene is responsible for positioning their vehicle as an _____ Initial block The act of positioning a responder vehicle upstream of an incident to obstruct the flow of moving traffic in one or more lanes, and/or the shoulder Blocking When responders block the involved Lane, including the shoulder, plus one additional lane to provide a protective lateral space for safety Lane +1 blocking