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Governance and Local Groups Organisation in the US

Governance and Local Groups Organisation in the US. The call comes in…. …and emergency responders are rolling. Getting from the meeting room to the scene. But how did we get here? What are we supposed to do? When will it end?. Discussion points. Local Needs Regional Capabilities

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Governance and Local Groups Organisation in the US

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  1. Governance and Local Groups Organisation in the US

  2. The call comes in… …and emergency responders are rolling

  3. Getting from the meeting room to the scene • But how did we get here? • What are we supposed to do? • When will it end?

  4. Discussion points • Local Needs • Regional Capabilities • Statewide Coordination • National Direction

  5. The Ingredients of Local Success • Recognized experts or accepted personalities • Presence or visibility • Controversy

  6. Self-Assessment Tool Institutional Architecture Program Effectiveness Institutional Maturity Process Maturity

  7. A local to national model ELG FHWA SPC TIM Network States Transportation Operations and Safety Subcommittee Law Enforcement Transportation Incident and Emergency Management Subcommittee Towing and Recovery Fire EMS Local TIM Teams MPOs Others

  8. Regional information flow

  9. The Ingredients of Local Success • Regional Steering Committee: • Promote TIM to regional decision-makers • Justify investment • Remove institutional barriers • Create joint operating policies/procedures • Share best practices across region • Promote the sense of inclusion and connection • Emphasize the collaboration aspect of TIM • Local TIM Teams: • Focus on tactical issues • Facilitate freeway operations plans or EMS response to trauma cases • Conduct after action reviews, construction project awareness, training • Focus on the coordination aspect of TIM

  10. Local Governance – Who’s in Charge? • If we are waiting until we are at the scene, we failed • If we are unwilling to manage in a unified way, we failed

  11. Stakeholders to engage Local US laws do not typically dictate who is in charge Successful areas execute cooperative agreements Do not set laws but do document agreements to work together

  12. What do local TIM Teams Need? • Access • Resources • Support • Answers

  13. Local TIM TEAMS Improve communication After Action Reviews Host multidisciplinary training Share best practices and lessons learned with other TIM Teams

  14. I-79/76 Local TIM Team • An area TIM Team • Intersection of a tollway and motorway creates congestion and response challenges • Additional major north-south Arterial complicates the issue • Two counties, two ministry of transport districts, three state police districts

  15. I-79/76 Local TIM Team • Recent Activities • Conducting after action reviews • Completed cable median barrier training • Scheduling scene setup training • Working with DOT to establish more formal communication methods between the local TMC and the Regional TMC

  16. How to Proceed

  17. Cooperative agreements

  18. Online… Connected… Delivered to You Real-time Collaboration • 2500 Members in 45 states and several countries • Trade associations from all TIM disciplines • Corridor Coalitions • Public Agencies • Private Companies • Academia Continuing Education

  19. National EMS Fire • Where and how to communicate • What messages have value • Be inclusive AZ County NTOC FDOT Towing and Recovery

  20. For more information contact: Eric Rensel TIM Network Liaison erensel@gfnet.com 717-763-7211

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