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Florida’s Traffic Incident Management Program

Florida’s Traffic Incident Management Program. A Plan For Success Florida’s TIM Strategic Plan. Paul Clark – Florida DOT Traffic Incident Management and Road Ranger Program Manager. The Plan - Why Do We Need It. Provides a basis for more detailed planning

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Florida’s Traffic Incident Management Program

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  1. Florida’s Traffic Incident Management Program A Plan For Success Florida’s TIM Strategic Plan Paul Clark – Florida DOT Traffic Incident Management and Road Ranger Program Manager

  2. The Plan - Why Do We Need It • Provides a basis for more detailed planning • Helps to explain our business to others • Assists in benchmarking and performance monitoring • Stimulates change and is a building block for our next plan • Provide the needed framework for securing support and funding

  3. The Plan - Development • FDOT Commissioned the Plan • PB Farradyne assembled the Plan • Will be reviewed by: • FDOT • Statewide TIM Team • Local TIM Teams • TIM Steering Committee

  4. The Plan – What’s In It • Introduction to TIM • Current Status of TIM in Florida • Mission, Vision, Goals and Objectives • Traffic Incident Management Strategic Plan • FDOT’s TIM Business Plan • Concluding Recommendations

  5. Current Status of TIM - Statewide • TIM began in late 1980s • Statewide TIM formally established in 2003 • Statewide TIM Team that meets quarterly • Team is a multi-disciplined team • Local and State Law Enforcement • Fire Rescue and EMS • Towers • Media/511 • FDOT Districts • Others

  6. In 2002 established a Statewide Open Roads Policy between FHP and FDOT GOAL of 90 minutes for incidents to be cleared from the roadway Defines FHP and FDOT responsibilities Current Status of TIM - Statewide

  7. In 2004 established Guidelines of Accidental Discharge of Motor Vehicle Fluids (Non-Cargo) Guidelines were developed to clarify what could and could not be done Current Status of TIM - Statewide

  8. Current Status of TIM - Statewide • Road Ranger approval to join the SLERS (State Law Enforcement Radio System) • 800 MHz • iWitness provide to FHP statewide through the TIM

  9. Current Status of TIM - Local • 15 Active TIM Teams involving 24 counties • 8 Counties in the planning stages • 35 Counties with out plans

  10. Current Status of TIM - Local • Florida’s Turnpike • RISC (Rapid Incident Scene Clearance) Program • District One and Four • Sponsoring 14 Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Troopers on Alligator Alley • District Two • Establishing the “Open Roads Policy” at the local level • District Four • SIRV (Severe Incident Response Vehicle) • Tablet based tracking of Road Ranger data

  11. Current Status of TIM - Local • District Five • All counties within the District are a member of a TIM Team • Sponsoring 21 FHP Troopers on I-4 • Established and/or establishing local “Open Roads Policies” District wide • Established agreement with Medical Examiner • Tested a common TIM communications system • District Six • PDA based tracking of Road Ranger data

  12. MISSION, VISION, AND GOALS • Mission • Provide efficient, coordinated, and consistent traffic incident management across the state that will improve the safety and reliability of the transportation network. • Vision • Develop an institutionally integrated and fully cooperative association of all public agency and private industry traffic incident management stakeholders for which traffic incident management is requisite in the transportation and public safety culture of the state, and places Florida at the forefront nationally.

  13. MISSION, VISION, AND GOALS • Goal 1: • Provide safe transportation for residents, visitors, and commerce. • Goal 2: • Provide protection of the public’s investment in transportation. • Goal 3: • Provide an interconnected transportation system that enhances Florida’s economic competitiveness • Goal 4: • Provide travel choices to ensure mobility, sustain the quality of the environment, preserve community values and reduce energy consumption.

  14. The Plan • The Strategic Plan’s Philosophy • Think globally (statewide), plan regionally and practice locally • Strategic Principles • Things that will ensure our success • Statewide and Regionally

  15. The Plan – Traffic Incident TimelinePerformance Measures

  16. The Plan – Traffic Incident Timeline Performance Measures

  17. The Plan • TIM Operations • Deals with resource and incident management • Communications and Technologies • Integrated communications, ITS, etc • Programs and Institutions • Looks at programmatic and institutional issues • Increases stakeholders, MOU’s, Staffing, etc. • Recommended changes in law, policies and procedures

  18. Conclusion • Florida’s TIM Strategic Plan • A Plan For Success • A more detailed plan • Explains TIM to others • Helps establish performance measures • Stimulates change • Why we need the dollars

  19. Questions or Comments Paul Clark Traffic Incident Management and Road Ranger Program Manager Office: (850) 410-5631 Cell: (850) 528-0607 Email: paul.clark@dot.state.fl.us

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