Traffic Incident Management

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Traffic Incident Management National Unified Goal
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• National Unified Goal
• For Traffic Incident Management
• Working Together for Improved
• Safety, Clearance and Communications

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Overview

• Where did the concept of the National Unified
  Goal for TIM come from?
• What is the Goal?
• How will the Goal support state local TIM
  programs?

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NTIMC Early Actions

• High Visibility Vest Standard for Public Safety
  Responders
• Working with National Committee on Uniform
  Traffic Control Devices
• NCHRP Research Guidance Recommendations
• European Scanning Tour

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European TIM Scan TourTwo weeks in April 2005
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Concept of aNational Unified Goal

• Consensus document vs Federal policy mandate
• Field-up vs Top-down
• Fundamental 20-80 vs Comprehensive vision
• Actionable vs Idealistically constitutional
• Flexible incremental vs Rigid all or nothing

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NUG Development Process

• Listening Sessions Summer, 2006
• Topical TIM Expert White Papers Fall, 2006
• Strawman Draft NUG Fall, 2006
• NUG Development Conference November, 2006
• NUG Finalization January-February, 2006
• NTIMC Release of Proposed NUG - March, 2007
• NUG Ratification by Coalition Organizations -
  Underway
• Release of Final NUG at Joint Press Event-
  November, 2007

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What is the National Unified Goal Traffic
Incident Management?

• The Traffic Incident Management National Unified
  GOAL is organized around three objectives of
  common concern
• Responder Safety
• Safe, Quick Clearance and
• Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable Communications.

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NUG Framework
3 Objectives
12 Core Strategies
6 Foundational Cross-cutting Strategies
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6 NUG Cross-Cutting Foundation Strategies

• Six (6) NUG Strategies are cross-cutting. These
  strategies are the foundation for achieving all 3
  major objectives of the NUG.
• State Regional TIM Partnerships and Programs
• Multidisciplinary NIMS-based TIM Training
• Goals for Performance and Progress
• TIM Technology
• Effective TIM Policies
• Awareness Education Partnerships

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NUG Objective 1 Responder Safety

• Responder deaths and injuries are an increasing
  concern.
• gt300 law enforcement officers die in vehicle
  incidents each year.
• gt20 annual firefighter deaths occur on roadways.
• 5 towing industry struck-by deaths in first 3
  months of 2006.

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NUG Objective 1Responder Safety

• NUG Strategies for promoting Responder Safety
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• Recommended Practices for Responder Safety
• Move Over / Slow Down Laws and
• Driver Training and Awareness

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NUG Objective 2Safe, Quick Clearance

• Non-recurring traffic incidents account for 25
  of congestion and delay.
• 1 minute of Interstate lane blockage 4 minutes
  of delay.
• TIM promotes quicker clearance, but not at the
  expense of responder safety, or of achievement of
  the missions of all responders.

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NUG Objective 2Safe, Quick Clearance

• NUG Strategies for Promoting Safe, Quick
  Clearance are
• Multidisciplinary TIM Procedures
• Response and Clearance Time Goals and
• 24 / 7 Availability.

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NUG Objective 3Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable
Communications

• Improving incident communications is essential to
  achieving other goals.
• Because incident communications is both important
  and complex, it is highlighted as the third NUG
  objective.

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NUG Objective 3Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable
Communications

• NUG Strategies for promoting Prompt, Reliable,
  Interoperable Communications are
• Multidisciplinary Communications Practices
  Protocols
• Prompt, Reliable Responder Notification
• Interoperable Voice and Data Networks
• Broadband Emergency Communications Systems
• Prompt, Reliable Traveler Information Systems
• Partnerships with News Media and Information
  Providers

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• NUG Objectives
• Responder Safety
• Safe, Quick Clearance
• Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable Communications

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NUG Value to TN TIM Program

• Less costly program development, avoid
  reinventing the wheel
• More efficient consistent training
• Framework for comparing efforts practices
• Common tools for Statewide TIM program promotion
• Leveraged national opportunities for driver
  awareness

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TIM Opportunities

• Opportunities
• Resonance with NIMS
• Emergency Preparedness
• Program Linkages Safety, Freight, Work Zones

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Who has ratified the NUG

• AASHTO-American Association of State Highway and
  Transportation Officials
• AMPO-Association of Metropolitan Planning
  Organizations
• ATSSA-American Traffic Safety Services
  Association
• APCO-Association of Public Safety Communications
  Officials
• CVVRA/ERSI-Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fire
  Association / Emergency Responder Safety
  Institute
• I-95 Corridor Coalition
• IAFC-International Association of Fire Chiefs
• IFSTA-International Fire Service Training
  Association
• ITE-Institute of Transportation Engineers
• ITS America-Intelligent Transportation Society of
  America
• NASEMSO-National Association of State Emergency
  Medical Service Officials
• NENA-National Emergency Number Association
• NVFC-National Volunteer Fire Council
• TRAA-Towing and Recovery Association of America
• These NTIMC member organizations have endorsed
  the NUG at a policy committee level full
  ratification is pending.
• AAA-American Automobile Association
• IACP-International Association of Chiefs of Police

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

• NTIMC Web Site
• http//timcoalition.org
• Proposed NUG
• Proposed NUG Detail
• NUG Technical Papers