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2 Partnership Roles in Incident Management Captain Rob Patrick California Highway Patrol

3 Reduce Exposure Time at the Scene!

4 What are Secondary Incidents? ¯ Accident or incident which occurs as a result of the initial ¯ Collisions which occur in the back-up (can be miles away) ¯ Traffic congestion on non-related highways and surface streets ¯ Injury to responders by inattentive or impaired drivers ¯ Inability for other responders to arrive at the incident due to congestion

5 Initial Scene Management ¯ Fire Department ¯ Fire Captain ¯ Chief Officer

6 Roles and Responsibilities ¯ Freeway incidents rarely involve the response of one single agency ¯ Each response agency has a specific task in an incident

7 Specific Agency Needs ¯ Vehicle Fires ¯ Fires ¯ Vehicle Accident ¯ Patient Care ¯ Helicopter LZ ¯ Haz Mat

8 Evidence Preservation ¯ Firefighting Foams (ARFFF) ¯ Clothing ¯ Waste Management ¯ Scene Security ¯ Seatbelts

9 Evidence Preservation ¯ Car Keys ¯ Statements ¯ Mechanism of injury ¯ Obtain ID or license ¯ Skid Marks ¯ Debris

10 Appropriate Use of Flares ¯ Safety ¯ Facing Traffic ¯ Flammable Materials ¯ Pattern Directs Traffic Away From Scene ¯ Stacking Flares ¯ Extinguishes

11 When to Mark and Move ¯ Non-Injury Accident ¯ Permission given by CHP ¯ Tires can be marked ¯ Vehicle can be driven

12 Four Measurable Objectives ¯ Reduce the time for incident detection and verification ¯ Proper and safe on-scene management of personnel and equipment, while keeping as many lanes open to traffic as possible. ¯ Reduce clearance times ¯ Providing timely and accurate information to the public

13 Thank You Contact Information Enforcement Services Division Commercial Vehicle Section Captain Rob Patrick (916)