Missouri Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference October 19, 2016 Traffic Incident Management – The National Perspective Where to From Here? Missouri Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference October 19, 2016

Traffic Incident Management Stakeholders Law Enforcement Fire EMS 911 Dispatchers Towing and Recovery Media Hazmat Responders / Contractors Medical Examiners Emergency Management Trucking Companies Insurance Companies Metropolitan Planning Organization Tribal Agencies Universities Motorists

TIM Training Program Implementation Progress Percent Trained TIM Training Program Implementation Progress Percent Trained As of October 17, 2016   NH: 24.4% (7,175) 11.6% (20,777) VT: 36.7% (2,796) 10.1% (7,510) 26.2% (10,502) 28.1% (3,993) 8.0% (21,542) MA: 20.8% (12,079) 14.3% (26,350) 21.2% (27,081) RI: 30.5% (4,080) 4.4% (11,781) 37.6% (4,930) 5.8% (54,443) 32.0% (3,770) 13.9% (32,555) CT: 26.5% (3,120) 6.1% (30,208) 12.6% (54,500) NJ: 27.6% (29,798) 38.9% (17,100) 38.6% (9,019) 35.6% (37,126) DE: 7.0% (4,715) 17.5% (54,699) 11.7% (7,831) 15.1% (30,546) 15.4% (13,830) 18.1% (19,894) 28.1% (53,082) MD: 16.4% (23,218) 27.2% (8,300) 24.6% (31,000) 27.1% (18,177) 23.0% (71,223) 13.3% (55,670) (32,948) 28.1% DC: 32.2% (6,534) 19.6% (22,500) 29.6% (13,245) 4.1% (10,627) 3.0% (9,932) 22.8% (14,331) 26.5% (8,683) 1.9% (45,209) 14.1% (28,532) 0.1 - 4.9% Trained 5 - 9.9% Trained 20.9% (78,309) 34.0% (11,394) 8.7% (4,797) 10 - 19.9% Trained 9.3% (57,367) 20+% Trained 8.3% (3,270) 18.4% Percent Trained (1,178,022) Total Responders To Be Trained 47.4% (5,924)

TIM Training Program Implementation Progress Total Trained By Discipline - As of As of October 17, 2016 * NHI Web-Based Training totals are included in “Other Disciplines”

TIM Programs Must include all stakeholders Must take into consideration the needs and resources of all stakeholders Towing industry is under-represented in the number trained Five towers killed in the last week Many more injured / killed Reporting issues Motorists aren’t receiving training These are local issues Incidents all begin locally and will ultimately end locally

Towing Industry We need the towing industry on our teams! All TIM programs are relationship based Majority of towers are well educated and very professional They have resources that no one else can bring to the table Heavy duty equipment Many have Traffic Control divisions What are we trying to accomplish with TIM? National Unified Goal for TIM Responder Safety Safe Quick Clearance Prompt, Inoperable Communications We need the towing industry on our teams!

Communications

Towing Industry Towing weight limits Commercial vehicle weight limit is 80,000 lbs. Heavy duty tow trucks can weigh over 60,000 lbs. Important after initially moving vehicles out of the roadway Towing of disabled commercial vehicles Hold Harmless legislation Liability insurance only incidents Respect and support at incident scenes Remember what are we trying to accomplish with TIM!

Public Outreach It all starts with us! Many motorists don’t know what to do when an emergency vehicle approaches Many don’t understand the requirements of the Move Over law Many don’t understand Steer It, Clear It Confusion over Authority Removal law Training for driving through work zones Training for driving at incident scenes It all starts with us!

Building the Business Case for TIM New concept for many of us Prove the “value” of TIM More than just words Performance measures tell us how we are doing Roadway clearance time Incident clearance time Secondary crashes (incidents) What gets measured, gets done

Building the Business Case for TIM Capturing of real-time information Providing this information to motorists Properly reporting incidents Crash reports Costs of incidents Dollar value Injuries and deaths

TIM Network www.timnetwork.org A growing community of practitioners from all disciplines of traffic incident responders Began 5 or 6 years ago as informal group Nearly 3000 currently (official and social) Active network of collaborative multi-discipline members www.timnetwork.org

The Responder Monthly E-newsletter Current information from leaders in TIM Opportunity to provide Best Practices Source for sharing information nationally and beyond Contact information for others involved in TIM Over 13,000 people receive The Responder each month through primary and secondary distribution Only source dedicated to TIM and responders

TIM Network Knowledge Management System Linked to National Operations Center for Excellence Collaboration Webinars Podcasts Tweet Chats Peer Exchange

The Future of TIM Get involved Promote TIM activities Use best practices Work safe – take care of each other We can all effect change Transition from “Champion” based programs We need champions who are leaders; and Leaders who are champions

Clifton J. Scott

Questions? Rusty James, Incident Management Specialist Gannett Fleming Phone: 816-206-8545 E-mail: wjames@gfnet.com