1. N.C. Highway Incident Safety DVD TIME Taskforce Oct. 27 th, 2009 Brian Purvis, PE NCDOT State IM Engineer

2. NCDOT  Our Mission Connecting people and places in NC - safely and efficiently, with accountability and environmental sensitivity  Our Goals  Make roads safer  Move people and goods efficiently  Make roads last longer

3. FIRE DEPARTMENT  Mission Minimize the risk of fire and other hazards to the citizens they serve  Goals  Respond and mitigate fires, medical emergencies, hazmat incidents, aircraft emergencies, high angle and confined space rescues and other emergencies as they arise

4. FOCUS AREA Strategic Highway Corridors Provides mobility for commuters, businesses, tourists, hospitals, military bases, airports, schools, and hurricane evacuees.  Strategic Highway Corridors:  +/- 5400 miles  7.0 % of system, moves 45 % of traffic

5. North Carolina’s Strategic Highway Corridors (SHC’s)

6. Accidents and Disabled Vehicles (25%) Sources of Congestion

7.  Secondary Crashes  National and NC data shows that secondary crashes account for nearly of all crashes. Safety Impacts of Incidents 30% 18%  USDOT estimates that of the deaths on freeways are due to secondary crashes.

8. REMAINING FREEWAY CAPACITY

9. PUBLIC’S VIEW OF NCDOT…

10. SHOULDER ACCIDENT -19%

11. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES -65% 46% LESS Capacity

12. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES  MUTCD ? NO  Standardized? NO  Confused? YES

13. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

14. Tuesday, June 19, 2007 –This was a very close call last Sunday night for Charlotte Firefighters when a motorist slammed into the rear of E22 on I-85. Two suffered minor injuries and were treated and released. One was hit by debris and the other injured his back while climbing a concrete barrier to provide assistance. The driver was the only occupant of the of the car (a Volvo) and was pinned in. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. E22 was providing assistance to another MVA when this accident occurred. They were within a minute or so of clearing the scene.

17. Single Vehicle on Fire on Shoulder Minor Incident:

18. Two Vehicle Accident with Injuries and Entrapment Intermediate Incident:

19. So, How Can We All Work Better Together To Minimize the Impacts of Incidents on Travel in NC…?

20. FEMA GRANT NFPA 1901 Requirements (Jan 09)  Fifty percent of the rear-facing vertical surface of all vehicles must now be covered with reflective red and yellow stripes in a chevron pattern sloping downward from the center of the vehicle at a 45-degree angle. The stripes must be 6 in wide, instead of the minimum combined width of 4 in specified on the sides and front. Although there is some latitude on the exact shade of yellow to be used, other colors may not be substituted.

21. FEMA GRANT NFPA 1901 Requirements (Jan 09)  All apparatus must now carry five 28-in high fluorescent orange traffic cones with double reflective markings, five illumination warning devices such as flares, and one traffic safety vest meeting current ANSI standards for each seating position. Departments may want to increase the number of traffic cones and illumination warning devices based on local conditions.

22. FEMA GRANT ECHS~Incident Management Group  $525,000  Produce DVD Training  5 Cones / Existing 6 Tire minimum Rescue or Fire Truck with 80% training verified.  Reference Visor Cards  March – Distribute to Community Colleges  April thru May – Ship Cones to FD’s  End of May – Complete Grant Funding

23. FEMA GRANT

25. NEXT STEPS…

27. Questions ? Brian Purvis bpurvis@ncdot.gov 919-773-2975 bpurvis@ncdot.gov