POLICE PERSPECTIVE ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF FREEWAY EMERGENCIES

The successful management of emergency freeway incidents depends on effective planning. An effective plan should include the following five major elements: (1) Timely response in order to establish immediate control of the emergency situation and to prevent the incident from becoming a major disaster; (2) Effective scene management, handled by one designated scene manager, to eliminate confusion and safeguard the public and the responding emergency personnel; (3) A traffic coordination element involving the evaluation of road conditions and traffic control measures to be taken; (4) Multi-agency communication and coordination establishing the responsibilities, authority, and equipment capabilities of each agency to enhance coordination of activities at the scene; and (5) Statewide, multi-agency training in emergency incident response to bring all of these elements together to provide smooth scene management.

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Circular No. 326, Management of Freeway Emergencies and Special Events. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • Barnett, J M
• Publication Date: 1987-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 26-30
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 326
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Coordination; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency response time; Freeways; Highway traffic control; Interagency relations; Planning; Police; Reaction time; Traffic control; Traffic incidents; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response; Incidents
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465570
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 29 1988 12:00AM