Training Millions of Responders

Efficient traffic incident management (TIM) is crucial to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) goals for improving motorist and responder safety, reducing traffic congestion, and enhancing the performance and reliability of the transportation system. FHWA leads the effort of training responders and developing good practices with the help of state police organizations, state and local departments of transportation, local and regional emergency services, and others. A TIM training course was developed in 2007 by FHWA with other organizations, and in 2012, a train-the-trainer pilot program was introduced. TIM training is most effective if responders take a refresher course every few years. Training programs have helped to improve traffic incident recovery, streamlining responses.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13novdec2013/03.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Authors:
  • Vásconez, Kimberly C
• Publication Date: 2013-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Maps; Photos;
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Incident management; Police departments; State departments of transportation; Traffic congestion; Traffic incidents; Training
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502459
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 24 2013 7:47AM