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MODULE 4 INITIAL SCENE RESPONSE. Objectives. Describe necessary notification and response actions Demonstrate appropriate arrival safety procedure Outline key points for on-scene information reporting.
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Objectives • Describe necessary notification and response actions • Demonstrate appropriate arrival safety procedure • Outline key points for on-scene information reporting
Participant Activity…Arrange the following alphabetical listing of the 11 responder duties into their proper chronological order Arrival Command Responsibilities Investigation Notification Patient Care Response Size-Up Traffic Management ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ Notification _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ Notification Response _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ Notification Response Arrival _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ Notification Response Arrival Size-up _______ _______ _______ _______ Notification Response Arrival Size-up Command Responsibilities _______ _______ _______ Notification Response Arrival Size-up Command Responsibilities Traffic Management _______ _______ Notification Response Arrival Size-up Command Responsibilities Traffic Management Patient Care ______ Notification Response Arrival Size-up Command Responsibilities Traffic Management Patient Care Investigation
Notification/Response Call from *999, 911, or public Call received by radio from Plaza/Main-tenance/ ISP Patrol Unit, or other Roadway source. CAD Incident Created Call Routed to Dispatcher TIMS Incident created, sent through CAD/TIMS interface - Incidents received from CAD Two way communication. Incident detected by TIMS Operator via CCTV, Media Notification, or Incident Detection Software
Communications Before Arrival What type of information is most valuable to you prior to arrival at the scene?
Arrival: Exiting the Vehicle • Safety: eyes on traffic (SIUE, 2010)
Safe Vehicle Positioning • Protect incident scene • Establish block with first arriving vehicle • Exiting the vehicle safely (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Protect Incident Scene • Larger vehicles create a block (FHWA, Washington, D.C. 2009)
What are items do you considerwhen you size-up a traffic incident? • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________
On Scene Reporting Location Incident duration Request other support Number of vehicles and injured persons Hazardous materials Towing and recovery Traffic conditions Additional resources Weather conditions
On Scene Reporting Location Incident type Request other support
Highway Terminology Standardized names and terms to identify specific features of any street, road, or highway where an incident may occur. • Reduce confusion • Improve the safety of responders • Make operations at the scene more efficient
Median The center of the roadway
Lane Referencing • Numbered from inside to outside • Should not be referenced as the “slow lane” or the “fast lane” • Acceleration and deceleration lanes at interchanges will not be numbered except in the case of lane drops or adds
Shoulder Shoulder Outside Inside Left Right Center Median Left Center Right Outside Inside Shoulder Shoulder 6-lane divided highway
Shoulder Shoulder Shoulder Shoulder 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 Inside Inside Outside Outside Lane Drop Deceleration Lane
On-ramp Frontage Road Lanes 1 2 3 Right Shoulder Left Shoulder Lane 1 Lane 3 Lane 4 Lane 2
Downstream Incident Upstream Upstream and Downstream • Upstream • Any area of a highway or any moving traffic that is approaching the actual incident or activity area • Downstream • Area that is past the incident scene
Rural Roads Response Terminology East-bound shoulder West-bound shoulder West-bound Lane East-bound Lane
Rural Roads Response Terminology West-bound Lane East-bound Lane East-bound Turn Lane
Describe this incident location INCIDENT HERE NORTH Highway “X” EAST SOUTH Highway “Y” WEST (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Describe this incident location NORTH INCIDENT HERE Main Street Highway “X” SOUTH (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Incident type and duration? (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
On Scene Reporting Number/type of vehicles and injured persons (Source: IDOT, 2011)
On Scene Reporting • Towing and recovery • Hazardous materials (Source: IDOT, 2011)
On Scene Reporting Traffic conditions Additional resources Weather Conditions (Source: Illinois Tollway)
Move it or Work it (Source: IDOT, 2011) (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005) Are there any crash investigation sites in your district?
Example 1 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Example 2 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Example 3 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Example 4 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Example 5 (FHWA, Washington, D.C. 2010)