FHWA Advanced Traffic Incident Management Workshops

1. FHWA Advanced Traffic Incident Management Workshops Hartford, CT Executive Briefing November 20, 2012

3. Actual Headlines DOT Worker Hit, Killed By Truck On Route 8 Connecticut State Police identify trooper killed in Enfield crash on I-91 Connecticut State Trooper Hurt When Car Is Hit At Construction Site On I-91 in Meriden Tractor-Trailer Hits Stamford, Connecticut Fire Engine on I-95 Connecticut State Trooper Suffers Minor Injuries in Traffic Stop Crash Connecticut Firefighter OK After Getting Hit by Dump Truck One Death in I-91 Crash UPDATE: Crash On 395S is a Fatal; Traffic is a Mess Nor'easter a Factor in Two Deaths on Connecticut Roads

4. Quantifying the Problem – Responder Safety Responder Safety Annually, hundreds of Fire/EMS, Law Enforcement, Towing and Highway responders are struck, injured or killednationally while working in or near traffic. Source: Emergency Responder Safety Institute, AAA

5. Purpose of Today’s Briefing Raise awareness of the National TIM Program Emphasize the importance of traffic incident management to safe and efficient traffic operations Highlight the issues, needs and action items identified and discussed by managers/responders in the Hartford Advanced TIM workshop Present implementation of SHRP2 TIM Responder Training Request commitment to further develop and support regional and statewide TIM Programs and initiatives

6. National TIM Program Vision… Through continuous and enhanced planning and training of all TIM personnel: • Reduce or eliminate responder and motorist injuries and fatalities • Promote rapid incident clearance thereby reducing traffic congestion and vulnerability • Develop or enhance local TIM Programs that ultimately benefit corridors, regions and states • Measure performance that demonstrates improved TIM responses and programs over time • Emphasize TIM as a system operations “core mission” for all responders

7. Operations Core Mission Moving from Designing and Building Using and Operating

8. Advanced TIM Workshop Objectives • Discuss TIM gaps/needs and identify specific strategies for regional TIM improvement • Understand the importance of sustained TIM programs in the overall context of safe, efficient highway system operations • Leverage the TIM National Unified Goal as a foundation for continuous program enhancement • Recognize the importance of monitoring/measuring TIM performance

9. TIM Program Components TIM Components • Program • Relationships • Needs Assessment • Training • Performance Evaluation • Administration & Staffing • Asset Management • Finance/Budget • Response • TIM Process

10. Advanced TIM Workshops: 48 Completed Seattle, WA Portland, OR Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Boise, ID Boston, MA Hartford, CT Milwaukee, WI Providence, RI Detroit, MI Sacramento, CA Cleveland, OH New York, NY Cheyenne, WY Chicago, IL Bay Area, CA Pittsburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Columbus, OH Baltimore, MD Indianapolis, IN Denver, CO DC Capital Region Cincinnati, OH Kansas City, MO St. Louis, MO Hampton Roads, VA Las Vegas, NV Louisville, KY Greensboro, NC San Bernardino-Riverside, CA Charlotte, NC Los Angeles-Orange Co, CA Nashville, TN Oklahoma City, OK Memphis, TN Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA Atlanta, GA Tucson, AZ Dallas, TX Austin, TX Jacksonville, FL San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Alaska Miami, FL Legend: Hawaii Puerto Rico Workshops Completed Workshops Anticipated 2012 TIM Technical Assistance

11. The Business Case Annual cost of congestion and traffic crashes nearly $400B, an increase of 45-83% from 2008 figures. Source: AAA Crashes vs Congestion, What’s the Cost to Society? - Nov. 2011

12. Strategic Highway Safety Plan Linkage Kentucky Indiana Connecticut Wisconsin Strategic Highway Safety Plan - Used to Promote TIM 15 states currently include TIM in their SHSP to one degree or another At least 4 have very specific programs that address TIM issues in their state

13. Are we making a difference? Measuring Success What Gets Measured Gets Performed... • Quantifying TIM benefits will advance program continuity: • Builds critical mass for program support from managers and elected officials: • Supporting what works • Ensures buy-in from diverse stakeholders: • Multiple agencies, coordinated response • Supports allocation of technical and budget resources • Three measures: Roadway Clearance Time, Incident Clearance Time, Secondary Incidents

14. Example: AZ Performance Measures Quantifying the Benefits of Implementing Quick Clearance Strategies Oct - Dec 2010: 4,793 • Non-Injury • Roadway Clearance: 45 min • Incident Clearance: 84 min • Injury • Roadway Clearance: 54 min • Incident Clearance: 94 min April - June 2011: 4,366 • Non-Injury • Roadway Clearance: 32 min (-29%) • Incident Clearance: 40 min (-52%) • Injury • Roadway Clearance: 46 min (-14%) • Incident Clearance: 54 min (-42%)

15. Public Safety Summit, June 2012

16. The Future of TIM Training • Proposed National Framework Tier 1: Responder Level Tier 2: Program Enhancement – Mid level managers Tier 3: Executive Briefings • Mainstream TIM Training as Core Mission • Police - Academies through IACP Assistance • Fire - Academies through various Fire Associations • Multi-Media Opportunities • On-Line Modules • Video

17. Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) • Authorized by Congress to address some of the most pressing needs related to the nation’s highway system • Research areas: Safety, Renewal, Reliability, Capacity • Administered by Transportation Research Board (TRB) : • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) • America Association of State Highway and Trans Officials (AASHTO) • FHWA implementation lead

18. SHRP2 : National Traffic IncidentManagement Responder Course • Objectives: • Improved responder safety • Improved reliability (reduced incident duration) • Improved motorist safety (reduced secondary crashes) • Approach: • Researched core competencies • All disciplines participated every step • Development of multi-disciplinary training program for all responder stakeholders • Cross-training in TIM core competencies

19. SHRP2–L12: Training Course Elements • Course Design: • Final course developed so it can be taught by experienced trainers from all disciplines • Presented in its entirety (day and a half) or through individual modules • Four hour version is available

20. Delivery • Train the Trainer (TtT): Multi- discipline full curriculum developed in SHRP2 L12 project. After completing the TtT, course participants will be equipped to provide the training to a larger audience of incident responders in their discipline. • Classroom Training: Multi-discipline trainers trained through the TtT courses will conduct classroom-based training for a broader audience of incident responders across that state and/or region.

21. Audience • Law Enforcement • Fire and Rescue • Transportation • Public Works • Emergency Medical Services • Towing and Recovery • HAZMAT Responders • Coroners/Medical Examiner • Miscellaneous Responders

22. Train-the-Trainers Conducted or Scheduled TRB TtT Pilots Conducted Nashville, Richmond, Helena, Ft. Lauderdale FHWA TtT’s Conducted Phoenix, Columbus, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wisconsin, Akron/Cleveland, Denver FHWA scheduled St. Louis, Tampa, Orlando Discussion Stage WV, NH, MA, PA, WA, IL, CA, KS, NY, NE, GA, KY

23. SHRP2-L12/32: Implementation Goals • By December 2014: • TtTin every State plus DC and PR • Conduct 52-70 TtT sessions • Train 2200 - 3000 State/local Instructors to deliver classroom training

24. Every Day Counts (EDC) • Created by FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez in 2010 • Partnership includes all the major associations that deal with highways • Goal: Speed up the use of innovations which enhance safety, quality, cost efficiency, mobility • 2nd wave of EDC2 Initiatives – TIM Responder Training

25. Hartford Workshop Action Items Obtain and maintain high-level buy-in for a statewide TIM Program:Establish a statewide, executive level TIM Steering Committee. Formalize commitment through an update and resigning of the Connecticut Highway Incident Management Policy. Re-invigorate, or establish, and formalize a TIM Committee for each of the five Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) regions Promote and support TIM stakeholder participation in current, and future, efforts to update the Connecticut Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) to ensure TIM-related strategies continue to be included Support multidisciplinary TIM training efforts Support efforts to enact authority removal legislation

26. Questions/Comments For more information, please contact: Mark Kehrli Director, Office of Transportation Operations Email: Mark. Kehrli@dot.gov Paul Jodoin FHWA TIM Program Manager Telephone: 202-366-5465 •Email: Paul.Jodoin@dot.gov Thomas “Tim” Lane FHWA TIM Law Enforcement Program Manager Telephone: 202-366-0731 •Email: Tim.Lane@dot.gov

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