NATIONAL TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TIM UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔• Monitor traffic conditions using: - ✔✔- Closed-circuit television (CCTV)cameras
- Roadway detectors and congestion maps
- Public safety contacts via phone and/or Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) links
✔✔• Provide real-time traveler information using: - ✔✔- ,phone systems and websites
- Social media platforms, such as Twitter
- Changeable message signs (CMS)
- Highway advisory radio (HAR)
✔✔Safety Service Patrols - ✔✔• Patrol designated highways looking for crashes,
disabled vehicles, abandoned vehicles, debris, and provide services in an effort to keep
motorists safe and traffic lanes open
, ✔✔Safety Service Patrols
Assist responders by: - ✔✔- Setting up temporary traffic control
- Relocating vehicles
- Securing the scene
- Providing incident details to the local TMC
✔✔Upon first arriving on-scene, an initial or windshield size-up report should be
provided - ✔✔- 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
✔✔Progress Reports - ✔✔A detailed size-up should be provided within 15 minutes
• Additional progress reports should be provided at regular intervals or whenever
significant changes occur
- For example, when a lane of traffic is opened or closed
✔✔Incident Duration Classifications
Minor - ✔✔<30 Minutes
✔✔Incident Duration Classifications
Intermediate - ✔✔30 Minutes - 2 hours
✔✔Incident Duration Classifications
Major - ✔✔> 2 hours
✔✔Incident Information
TIM UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔• Monitor traffic conditions using: - ✔✔- Closed-circuit television (CCTV)cameras
- Roadway detectors and congestion maps
- Public safety contacts via phone and/or Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) links
✔✔• Provide real-time traveler information using: - ✔✔- ,phone systems and websites
- Social media platforms, such as Twitter
- Changeable message signs (CMS)
- Highway advisory radio (HAR)
✔✔Safety Service Patrols - ✔✔• Patrol designated highways looking for crashes,
disabled vehicles, abandoned vehicles, debris, and provide services in an effort to keep
motorists safe and traffic lanes open
, ✔✔Safety Service Patrols
Assist responders by: - ✔✔- Setting up temporary traffic control
- Relocating vehicles
- Securing the scene
- Providing incident details to the local TMC
✔✔Upon first arriving on-scene, an initial or windshield size-up report should be
provided - ✔✔- 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
✔✔Progress Reports - ✔✔A detailed size-up should be provided within 15 minutes
• Additional progress reports should be provided at regular intervals or whenever
significant changes occur
- For example, when a lane of traffic is opened or closed
✔✔Incident Duration Classifications
Minor - ✔✔<30 Minutes
✔✔Incident Duration Classifications
Intermediate - ✔✔30 Minutes - 2 hours
✔✔Incident Duration Classifications
Major - ✔✔> 2 hours
✔✔Incident Information
