Getting Results from Regional Traffic Incident Management Teams

Southwest Florida T I M TeamsCollier - Lee - Charlotte

and

Sarasota - Manatee

Definitions

TIM Team:

A Traffic Incident Management Team is a group of multi-agency representatives meeting regularly to identify issues and develop improved incident management operations through Coordination, Communication, & Cooperation

Why a Local TIM Team

Raise Awareness of TIM / NUG

Improve Interagency Coordination

Improve Responder Safety

Improve Motorist Safety

Improve Agency Image

Reduce Liability

Objectives & Outcomes

Enhance Scene Safety Reduce Secondary Crashes

Enhance Quick Clearance FDOT-FHP “Open Roads Policy”

Enhance Mobility

ATIS 511 to Inform Motorists

Enhance Quality of Life Reduce Congestion & Pollution

TIM Team Participants

Law Enforcement

Fire / Rescue

Emergency Management

Transportation

Medical Examiner

Technical Firms

Haz-Mat Teams

Asset Management

Towing& Recovery

Construction Firms

Planning Agencies

PIO / Media

70 Agencies & Organizations249 Individuals

http://www.swfltim.org

TIM Team Logistics

Bi-monthly meetings

Respect members time, 2 hrs max

Broad distribution of meeting minutes and TIM developments

TIM newsletter “TIM Team Times”

TIM Team project web site

Multi- Agency Training Multi- Agency Training Opportunities Opportunities

Practice Strategy Implementation and Process Improvement

TIM Team Activities

Table-top exercises

Share problems, issues, resolutions

Develop response plans, procedures, and standards based on criteria

Share expertise and resources

Define roles & responsibilities

Share agency facility tours

TIM Team Accomplishments

Agency Notification & Resource Guide

Vehicle Fluids and Fuel Spill Policy

Promotion of Accident Investigation Sites

for I-75 … (iROX construction example)

Identify FHWA Approved Emergency Median

Cross-over Locations for Future Projects

Additional TIM Team Accomplishments

Developed and Coordinated the efforts to provide dedicated Troopers on I - 75 Alligator Alley

Formalized FHP procedure for expedited

tow truck call-out to expedite clearance

Rapid Incident Scene Clearance (RISC)

Additional TIM Team Accomplishments

Post Incident Debriefing Format

Emergency Lighting Reduction MOU

Incident Scene Parking Guidelines

Promoting the effort to establish a remote

Public Safety Sub-Station on I-75 Alligator Alley

SWIFT SunGuide Center

SouthWest Interagency Facility for Transportationat the Joseph P. Bertrand Building in Fort Myers

Operational in 2009

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on I-75 in Sarasota and Manatee Counties

FDOT Construction Project

Funded Fiscal Year 2011/2012 will include:

• Dynamic Message Signs

• Each Interchange

• CCTV Cameras

• One Mile Spacing (Approx)

• Detectors

• One Mile Spacing (Approx)

Integrate all equipment and operate from the Manatee County Public Safety Traffic Management Center to monitor traffic and respond to incidents on I-75

Related FDOT Programs

Road Ranger Service Patrol

Rapid Incident Scene Clearance

511 Advance Traffic Information Systems (ATIS)

TIM Team contacts

Don Olson ( FDOT Traffic Operations)

(863) 519-2247

Ted Smith (Delcan)

(954) 610-6243

Christina Florez ( Vanus)

(305) 823-5662

Chris Birosak (FDOT ITS Program Manager)

(863) 519-2507