Metro Detroit Traffic Incident Management March 6, 2015 Oakland County Executive Offices

Partnerships for Traffic Incident Management

Program Goals Develop partnering relationships among those with an interest in safe, quick, clearance of traffic incidents Develop partnering relationships among those with an interest in safe, quick, clearance of traffic incidents Clarify the roles of different responders Clarify the roles of different responders Foster an understanding of the roles of the different responders Foster an understanding of the roles of the different responders Develop an understanding of who is in charge of what Develop an understanding of who is in charge of what

2014 High Priority Actions: Educate the public on “move over”, “steer-it, clear-it” law Educate the public on “move over”, “steer-it, clear-it” law Additional responder safety workshops Additional responder safety workshops Develop alternate routes around traffic incidents Develop alternate routes around traffic incidents Identify champions to promote interoperable communications Identify champions to promote interoperable communications

Highlight from 2014 Workshop “The different disciplines responding to a traffic incident should perform like the soloists in a symphony. Each one should know his part, and each one should know when to enter and when to exit. “ Ellen Fleming, Beaumont Medical Transportation