Getting Results from Regional Traffic Incident Management Teams Southwest Florida T I M Teams Collier - Lee - Charlotte and Sarasota - Manatee

Definitions  TIM Team: A Traffic Incident Management Team is a group of multi-agency representatives meeting regularly to identify issues and develop improved incident management operations through Coordination, Communication, & Cooperation

Why a Local TIM Team  Raise Awareness of TIM / NUG  Improve Interagency Coordination  Improve Responder Safety  Improve Motorist Safety  Improve Agency Image  Reduce Liability

Objectives & Outcomes  Enhance Scene Safety  Reduce Secondary Crashes  Enhance Quick Clearance  FDOT-FHP “Open Roads Policy”  Enhance Mobility  ATIS 511 to Inform Motorists  Enhance Quality of Life  Reduce Congestion & Pollution

TIM Team Participants  Law Enforcement  Fire / Rescue  Emergency Management  Transportation  Medical Examiner  Technical Firms  Haz-Mat Teams  Asset Management  Towing& Recovery  Construction Firms  Planning Agencies  PIO / Media 70 Agencies & Organizations 249 Individuals

TIM Team Logistics  Bi-monthly meetings  Respect members time, 2 hrs max  Broad distribution of meeting minutes and TIM developments  TIM newsletter “TIM Team Times”  TIM Team project web site

Multi- Agency Training Opportunities Practice Strategy Implementation and Process Improvement

TIM Team Activities  Table-top exercises  Share problems, issues, resolutions  Develop response plans, procedures, and standards based on criteria  Share expertise and resources  Define roles & responsibilities  Share agency facility tours

TIM Team Accomplishments  Agency Notification & Resource Guide  Vehicle Fluids and Fuel Spill Policy  Promotion of Accident Investigation Sites  for I-75 … (iROX construction example )  Identify FHWA Approved Emergency Median  Cross-over Locations for Future Projects

Additional TIM Team Accomplishments  Developed and Coordinated the efforts to provide dedicated Troopers on I - 75 Alligator Alley  Formalized FHP procedure for expedited tow truck call-out to expedite clearance  Rapid Incident Scene Clearance (RISC)

Additional TIM Team Accomplishments  Post Incident Debriefing Format  Emergency Lighting Reduction MOU  Incident Scene Parking Guidelines  Promoting the effort to establish a remote Public Safety Sub-Station on I-75 Alligator Alley

SWIFT SunGuide Center SouthWest Interagency Facility for Transportation at the Joseph P. Bertrand Building in Fort Myers Operational in 2009

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on I-75 in Sarasota and Manatee Counties  FDOT Construction Project  Funded Fiscal Year 2011/2012 will include: Dynamic Message Signs Each Interchange CCTV Cameras One Mile Spacing (Approx) Detectors One Mile Spacing (Approx) Integrate all equipment and operate from the Manatee County Public Safety Traffic Management Center to monitor traffic and respond to incidents on I-75

Related FDOT Programs   Road Ranger Service Patrol   Rapid Incident Scene Clearance   511 Advance Traffic Information Systems (ATIS)

TIM Team contacts  Don Olson ( FDOT Traffic Operations) (863)  Ted Smith (Delcan) (954)  Christina Florez ( Vanus) (305) Chris Birosak (FDOT ITS Program Manager) (863)