Current Priori6es of FHWA s Traffic Incident Management Program Na6onal Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) Training Conference Mark Kehrli Director Office of Transporta6on Opera6ons 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590
Na%onal TIM Program Vision Through con6nuous and enhanced planning and training of all TIM personnel: Reduce or eliminate responder and motorist injuries and fatali%es. Promote rapid clearance thereby reducing responder vulnerability, secondary crashes, and traffic conges%on. Measure and use performance to demonstrate value and improve TIM Programs over %me. 2
The Evolving Business Case: Why TIM? The business case for TIM: 1. The safety of incident responders. 2. The safety of all road users (secondary crashes). 3. Conges%on mi%ga%on and commerce. Source: Ron Moore Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety Source: Vince Fairhurst 3
Na%onal TIM State of the Prac%ce Annual Capability Maturity Self- Assessment. State/Local, Ongoing. Mul%-Discipline. TIM Programs Training Sustaining TIM Improvement FHWA SHRP2 Na%onal TIM Responder Training. FHWA Advanced TIM Training for Managers and Decision Makers. CAD Integra%on. Crash Reconstruc%on. Connected- Autonomous Vehicles. Technology Performance EDC-4: Accelerated TIM Data Collec%on. NCHRP 17-75 Leveraging Big Data to Improve TIM. 4
Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) The Na%onal TIM Responder Training Program was developed under the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2). Na%onally standardized training developed by responders for responders. 5
TIM Training Program Implementa%on Progress 290, 300 Total Trained (as of October 30, 2017) 6
TIM Training Program Implementation Progress Percent Trained SIP 17 Goal of 20% - As of October 30, 2017 25.2% Percent Trained (1,149,916) Total Responders To Be Trained 7
Ins%tu%onaliza%on - Adop%on of TIM Training into Academies for Basic Cer%fica%on 1. Arizona Department of Public Safety 2. Aus%n Texas DPS Academy 3. Colorado State Police Academy 4. Colorado Fire Departments 5. Connec%cut State Police 6. New Mexico State Police 7. New Mexico State Fire Academy 8. Delaware Fire School 9. District of Columbia Fire/Rescue 10. Florida Highway Patrol Academy 11. Georgia State Police Academy 12. Houston Police Academy 13. Houston Fire Academy 14. Illinois Fire Service 15. Iowa, Fire Service Training Bureau 16. Iowa LE Academy Basic Training 17. Kentucky Fire Commission 18. Kentucky Law Enforcement Council 19. North Carolina Fire/Rescue 20. North Carolina State Police Academy 21. Pennsylvania Fire Academy 22. Maryland State Police Academy 23. Massachuseds State Police Academy 24. Massachuseds Municipal Police Academy 25. Pennsylvania State Patrol 26. Puerto Rico Fire Rescue Ins%tute 27. South Carolina Fire/Rescue (Pending) 28. Texas Commission Fire Protec%on 29. Wisconsin State Patrol 30. Wisconsin Fire Academy (Pending) 31. Washington State Police Academy 32. West Virginia LE Academy 33. Washington State Fire Academy 34. Wisconsin State Patrol Academy 35. Vermont Police Academy 8
TIM Data Collec%on and Performance Measurement Is the Next Step in Advancing TIM Data can drive improvements and outcomes: Understand current performance. Iden%fy improvement opportuni%es. Measure benefits of TIM improvements (e.g., reduce secondary crashes, conges%on) and the value of TIM Programs. Data can increase transparency and accountability: Demonstrate program effec%veness. Jus%fy future funding and planning. Support repor%ng requirements. 9
Every Day Counts (EDC4) Helps States Move Toward TIM Data Collec%on and Analysis Using Data to Improve TIM is one of 11 Innova%ons chosen from numerous proposals for EDC round four. 36 States have chosen to pursue Using Data to Improve TIM. Expand collec%on of uniform TIM data. Improve the quality of the data collected. Analyze data to track performance and iden%fy areas for improvement. 10
Goal EDC4 TIM Data Stages (December 2018) DC 11
What Data Should Be Collected? Data to support three Key Performance Measures:* 1. Roadway Clearance Time From the %me an agency becomes aware of an incident and records it, to %me all lanes open for traffic flow. 2. Incident Clearance Time From the %me an agency becomes aware of an incident and records it, to the %me the last responder leaves the scene. 3. Secondary Crashes Those that occur at the scene of an original crash** or in the queue, including the opposite direc%on. *These performance measures are a star%ng point to support TIM opera%ons, planning, and investment. Addi%onal measures are typically collected as agencies advance in capability maturity. **Note the change from the term incident to the term crash for consistency with the Interna%onal Associa%on of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Agencies onen choose to collect broader incident-related crash data. 12
Traffic Incident and Crash Awareness Week, November 13-19, 2017 Materials May Be Found at the TIM Network Website h[p://6mnetwork.org/ Discuss Safe, Quick Clearance laws. Engage community leaders, community emergency response teams and public safety professionals, and motorists. Explain where and how to call to report a crash. Share materials from advocates (AAA, MADD, SADD, etc.). How to avoid crashes and what to do to mi1gate risks to responders, involved drivers, and their passengers, and other drivers caught in the resultant queue. 13
Speaker Informa%on Mark Kehrli Director Office of Transporta%on Opera%ons Mark.Kehrli@dot.gov (202) 366-6726 14