1. Omaha – Council Bluffs 2010 Traffic Forum

2. What is Traffic Incident Management? Traffic Incident Management Refers to the coordinated, preplanned, procedures utilized by agencies charged with responding to traffic incidents, to rapidly and efficiently detect, respond to, and clear an incident. Incident Response Procedures –Planned Incidents –Partially Planned Incidents –Unplanned Incidents It’s just having a plan

3. Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Fire and Rescue Emergency Communications Centers Emergency Medical Services (EMS) MoDOT and KDOT Public Works Departments Towing and Recovery Media Information Service Providers Coroners and Medical Examiners Hazardous Material Specialists

5. Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Fire and Rescue Emergency Communications Centers Emergency Medical Services (EMS) MoDOT and KDOT Public Works Departments Towing and Recovery Media Information Service Providers Coroners and Medical Examiners Hazardous Material Specialists

6. National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC) –19 transportation groups –http://timcoalition.org NTIMC Strategic Plan: Mission and Vision Mission Link public safety and transportation communities to define, standardize, and advance the state of traffic incident management practice Vision Leading and supporting a national network of traffic incident management (TIM) programs that are consistently implemented

7. Traffic Incident Management Program Elements Strategic Program Plans ETO/TIM Operations & Response Plans Partnership Agreements\Guidelines & Laws Scene Management Guidelines, Move Over, Steer It/Clear It, etc. Services, Tools, & Systems Patrols, Crash Reconstruction, Traffic Management Teams

8. Why Do We Need Traffic Incident Management? Reduce Line of Duty Deaths and Injuries for Police, Fire, EMS, Transportation and Towing Personnel Secondary Crashes Kill or Injure Hundreds Highway Closure Creates “Community” Congestion From Incidents Has Significant Economic and Liability Costs, and It Decreases Regional Air Quality

9. Traffic Incident Management National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC) National Unified Goal (NUG) –Responder Safety –Safe, Quick Clearance –Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable Communications 18 Specific Strategies to Achieve These Goals

10. Traffic Incident Management National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC) National Unified Goal (NUG) –Responder Safety –Safe, Quick Clearance –Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable Communications 18 Specific Strategies to Achieve These Goals Ratified in 2007 http://timcoalition.org

11. TIM Network Engage State, regional, local participants Resource to implement NUG Share best practices Insight into potential policy development Ongoing research projects Review and Comment Regular information provided to members NTIMC activities and decisions Early access to Coalition products and resources Networking capabilities http://sites.google.com/site/timnetworksite/

12. TIM Network Three Working Groups Practices and Procedures- Multidisciplinary TIM practices and procedures Communications and Training- Identify, develop, and distribute coalition information to TIM practitioners Research- Review, identify, develop research problem statements, programs, and opportunities http://sites.google.com/site/timnetworksite/

13. MUTCD AND WORKER VISIBILITY Best thing that we can do for our personnel Changes to MUTCD Worker Visibility Requirements Everyone must participate in ICS

15. MUTCD AND WORKER VISIBILITY Best thing that we can do for our personnel Changes to MUTCD Worker Visibility Requirements Everyone must participate in ICS

16. What’s Next? Continue to develop TIM Programs Recruit partners Challenge william.james@modot.mo.gov

17. Questions? Rusty James, Incident Management Coordinator 600 NE Colbern Road Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64086 Phone: 816-347-2205 E-mail: william.james@modot.mo.gov