Partnership Roles in Incident Management

2. Partnership Roles in Incident Management CaptainRob Patrick California Highway Patrol

3. Reduce Exposure Time at the Scene!

4. What are Secondary Incidents? • Accident or incident which occurs as a result of the initial • Collisions which occur in the back-up (can be miles away) • Traffic congestion on non-related highways and surface streets • Injury to responders by inattentive or impaired drivers • Inability for other responders to arrive at the incident due to congestion

5. Initial Scene Management • Fire Department • Fire Captain • Chief Officer

6. Roles and Responsibilities • Freeway incidents rarely involve the response of one single agency • Each response agency has a specific task in an incident

7. Specific Agency Needs • Vehicle Fires • Fires • Vehicle Accident • Patient Care • Helicopter LZ • Haz Mat

8. Evidence Preservation • Firefighting Foams (ARFFF) • Clothing • Waste Management • Scene Security • Seatbelts

9. Evidence Preservation • Car Keys • Statements • Mechanism of injury • Obtain ID or license • Skid Marks • Debris

10. Appropriate Use of Flares • Safety • Facing Traffic • Flammable Materials • Pattern Directs Traffic Away From Scene • Stacking Flares • Extinguishes

11. When to Mark and Move • Non-Injury Accident • Permission given by CHP • Tires can be marked • Vehicle can be driven

12. Reduce the time for incident detection and verification Proper and safe on-scene management of personnel and equipment, while keeping as many lanes open to traffic as possible. Reduce clearance times Providing timely and accurate information to the public Four Measurable Objectives

13. Thank YouContact InformationEnforcement Services DivisionCommercial Vehicle SectionCaptain Rob Patrick (916) 445-1865