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Getting Results from Regional T raffic I ncident M anagement Teams. Southwest Florida T I M Teams Collier - Lee - Charlotte and Sarasota - Manatee. Definitions. TIM Team:
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Getting Results fromRegional Traffic Incident Management Teams Southwest Florida T I M TeamsCollier - Lee - Charlotte and Sarasota - Manatee
Definitions • TIM Team: A Traffic Incident Management Team is a group of multi-agency representatives meeting regularly to identify issues and develop improved incident management operations through Coordination, Communication, & Cooperation
Why a Local TIM Team • Raise Awareness of TIM / NUG • Improve Interagency Coordination • Improve Responder Safety • Improve Motorist Safety • Improve Agency Image • Reduce Liability
Objectives & Outcomes • Enhance Scene Safety • Reduce Secondary Crashes • Enhance Quick Clearance • FDOT-FHP “Open Roads Policy” • Enhance Mobility • ATIS 511 to Inform Motorists • Enhance Quality of Life • Reduce Congestion & Pollution
Haz-Mat Teams Asset Management Towing& Recovery Construction Firms Planning Agencies PIO / Media TIM Team Participants • Law Enforcement • Fire / Rescue • Emergency Management • Transportation • Medical Examiner • Technical Firms 70 Agencies & Organizations 249 Individuals
TIM Team Logistics • Bi-monthly meetings • Respect members time, 2 hrs max • Broad distribution of meeting minutes and TIM developments • TIM newsletter “TIM Team Times” • TIM Team project web site http://www.swfltim.org
Multi- Agency Training Opportunities Practice Strategy Implementation and Process Improvement
TIM Team Activities • Table-top exercises • Share problems, issues, resolutions • Develop response plans, procedures, and standards based on criteria • Share expertise and resources • Define roles & responsibilities • Share agency facility tours
TIM Team Accomplishments • Agency Notification & Resource Guide • Vehicle Fluids and Fuel Spill Policy • Promotion of Accident Investigation Sites • for I-75 … (iROXconstruction example) • Identify FHWA Approved Emergency Median • Cross-over Locations for Future Projects
Additional TIM Team Accomplishments • Developed and Coordinated the efforts to provide dedicated Troopers on I - 75 Alligator Alley • Formalized FHP procedure for expedited tow truck call-out to expedite clearance • Rapid Incident Scene Clearance (RISC)
Additional TIM Team Accomplishments • Post Incident Debriefing Format • Emergency Lighting Reduction MOU • Incident Scene Parking Guidelines • Promoting the effort to establish a remote Public Safety Sub-Station on I-75 Alligator Alley
SWIFT SunGuide Center SouthWest Interagency Facility for Transportation at the Joseph P. Bertrand Building in Fort Myers Operational in 2009
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on I-75 in Sarasota and Manatee Counties • FDOT Construction Project • Funded Fiscal Year 2011/2012 will include: • Dynamic Message Signs • Each Interchange • CCTV Cameras • One Mile Spacing (Approx) • Detectors • One Mile Spacing (Approx) Integrate all equipment and operate from the Manatee County Public Safety Traffic Management Center to monitor traffic and respond to incidents on I-75
Related FDOT Programs • Road Ranger Service Patrol • Rapid Incident Scene Clearance • 511 Advance Traffic Information Systems (ATIS)
TIM Team contacts • Don Olson ( FDOT Traffic Operations) (863) 519-2247 • Ted Smith (Delcan) (954) 610-6243 • Christina Florez ( Vanus) (305) 823-5662 Chris Birosak (FDOT ITS Program Manager) (863) 519-2507