TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
Traffic incidents can involve multiple responders from a variety of organizations with different responsibilities and priorities. The number of individual responders and organizations represented increases dramatically with the severity and complexity of the incident. This article describes the importance of establishing a traffic incident management (TIM) program with transportation and public safety agencies. Topics include the impact of incidents on safety, on traffic congestion and delay, and the subsequent congestion impacts on mobility, public safety, and commerce. The author defines TIM as the process of coordinating the resources of a number of different partner agencies and private sector companies to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents as quickly as possible while protecting the safety of on-scene responders and the traveling public. The author outlines the goals and components of an effective TIM program and reports on a recent (2003) assessment conducted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of TIM programs in the largest 75 urban areas of the U.S. The article concludes with a mention of the new National Traffic Incident Management Coalition, established in 2004, with the purpose of providing a national forum for the public safety and transportation communities to coordinate experiences, knowledge, practices, and ideas for safer and more efficient traffic incident management. One sidebar defines and summarizes the roles and responsibilities of the major players in TIM, including law enforcement agencies, fire and rescue services, emergency medical services, towing and recovery service providers, hazardous materials contractors, and public safety personnel.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Highway Administration
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Authors:
- Helman, D L
- Publication Date: 2004-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: p. 14-21
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Serial:
- Public Roads
- Volume: 68
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
- ISSN: 0033-3735
- Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Administration; Cooperation; Coordination; Emergency management; Interorganizational relations; Planning methods; Regional planning; Technological innovations; Traffic incidents; Transportation operations
- Identifier Terms: National Traffic Incident Management Coalition; U.S. Federal Highway Administration
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00986528
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 14 2005 12:00AM