Snowfighter Training Resources: Where to turn for help! Presented by Bruce W. Drewes Training Specialist Idaho Transportation Department.

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Snowfighter Training Resources: Where to turn for help! Presented by Bruce W. Drewes Training Specialist Idaho Transportation Department

Idaho Terrain High Mountains Rolling Prairies Deep River Canyons Deserts Highest Point 3,800 m.(12,662 ft.), Lowest is 220 m.(738 ft.)

Winter Extremes

Weather Extremes

ICE BREAKER Snowplow Operators Mangers of snowplow operations Trainers that work with Maintenance operations

ICE BREAKER Know what the terms Anti-Icing and RWIS mean. Currently use liquids for Anti-Icing Currently use RWIS in concert with Anti-icing Currently an operator using liquids and Anti-Icing

AASHTO’s CD-I Snow and Ice course Work Zone Traffic Control

Current Courses AASHTO’s Anti-Icing and Road Weather Information Systems course Idaho’s Snow and Ice course

AASHTO’s Anti-Icing and Road Weather Information Systems Course Pooled Fund Project 27 Lead State ($30,000) APWA Generic status ($5,000) Contract signed Mid March Project Completion August 2002

Idaho’s Snow and Ice course Currently Complete Was developed to meet Idaho’s need for snowplow operators. Is available through most LTAP center or DOTs

Why Computer Based Training? On Demand. Just in Time. Self Paced.

Equipment Requirements Minimum of a 200 MHZ computer Audio Card Windows format

Demonstration

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Thank You