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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Hi h I id t M tHighway Incident Management and Training Guideg

Technical Review Panel MeetingIllinois Department of Transportation

October 15, 2009

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Introduction

• Project teamj• Tasks 1-3• Project management with ICT and SIUE• Support from SIUESupport from SIUE

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Faculty Research TeamFaculty Research Team

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Student Research TeamStudent Research Team

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Computer Program for Table-Top Exercise

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Task 1- Assess Needs

• 5-21-09, First TRP meeting in Springfield• 5-29-09, Meeting with IDOT D8 incident

management teammanagement team• 7-17-09, Attending incident management

training by fire department

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Activities

• 8-21-09, 3-hour field ride with IDOT district 8 ETPETP

• 8-26-09, T3 Webinar --A Rural Emergency Incident in Utah US Route 163 Motor Coach Crash

• 8-27-09, Meeting with Capt. Culp of the ISP district 11

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Activities

• 9-03-09, Meeting with IDOT District-3• 9-04-09, Meeting with Illinois Tollway

9 10 09 M ti ith Gl C b FD• 9-10-09, Meeting with Glen Carbon FD• 9-15-09, Meeting with MoDOT, g

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Activities

• 10-01-09, Meeting with IDOT District 1 and ETP

• 10 02 09 Meeting with ISP District 5/Fire• 10-02-09, Meeting with ISP-District 5/Fire• 10-15-09, Second TPR meeting

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D8• Traffic incidents

• Include specific examples• Include specific examples– By lane– Rural vs urban

• Natural Hazards – Earthquake– Storm and FloodingS o a d ood g

• Terrorist attacks• Focus on the traffic management aspects ofFocus on the traffic management aspects of

these events

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D8• Safe parking is important for all agencies• Hazmat situations

• ETP operators take a full hazmat classp• Alright to refer to existing hazmat class

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D8• Work zone traffic management follows the

details within the MUTCD• Emphasize on secondary crash reduction in p y

rural areas

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D8• Provide an overview of what ITS folks do

• Particularly why they need certain info like:– Lanes blocked– Injuries– Location– How to call in incidents (mile marker or x-street?)– How to call in incidents (mile marker or x-street?)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D8• Table-top exercise is a good idea• Include video as examples

Collected by TMC– Collected by TMC• Include a section on legal options

– i.e. move it law– operational agreements around the state asoperational agreements around the state as

examples

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

A Field Trip With ETP D-8A Field Trip With ETP D 8

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

First Assist. Flat Tire

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Second assist: A box fell from a garbage truck

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Split parking

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Traffic conflicts

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D3• Liability is a significant issue

– Must follow existing plans to be defendable in courtcourt

• Good to include ICS for traffic incident respondersresponders– At least 700, 100, and 200 levels– Refer to these, don’t review them

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D3• IDOT guide for MOT• Work Site Protection Manual for

operations activities and emergencyoperations activities and emergency callouts (Issue 8 is most recent)

• State police are in charge of calling towing companies in district 3p

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D3• Current training

– No MOT through workzone– No 3Cs in training but it is important– No 3Cs in training, but it is important– No safe parking training for local FD (Likely

b/c they are volunteer)b/c they are volunteer)– Review basics for hazmats and no further

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D3• KEY CHALLENGES TO IM IN RURAL AREAS

N 24h t ff th i l ti– No 24hr staff so there is slow response time• Calls instead go to an answering service

– Personnel do not always know each othery• Sometimes familiarity and trust of other responders helps on IM

scenesDifficult to communicate with the public in a timely manner– Difficult to communicate with the public in a timely manner

• Safetea-Lu requires 20 minutes• No VMS in district

– Local FD buy-in to IM training is a must

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHAS• Traffic Operations Center• Automated incident

detection algorithmsg• TOC operations not 24-7

-Only during peak hours andOnly during peak hours and storms and major events; Dispatch center takes over for the other titimes

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHAS

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHA-Dispatch CenterS spatc Ce te•Handles both state police and maintenance/service patrolmaintenance/service patrol•FDs are assigned to each stretch of freewayy•IREACH – statewide communications channel

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

A Field Trip with HELPe d p t

Highway Emergency Lane PatrolHighway Emergency Lane Patrol

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHA-HELPS• Responders have hands on training

– Must first have 18months of experience at Tollway

• HELP operator stressed that IM was not just about saving delay it was aboutjust about saving delay, it was about making the roads safer by reducing secondary crashessecondary crashes.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHA-training guideS t a g gu de• Existing training guide follows MUTCD

li itlexplicitly.• Mutual aid agreements (unified command)g ( )• Outreach helps make a great leap

between individual agency training andbetween individual agency training and into one integrated training

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHA-Training GuideS a g Gu de• HATS video is a great resource• Well-structured union contracts that all

multiple tasks for maintenance drivers to pbe able to respond to incidents

• Agreements with towing companies• Agreements with towing companies capable of removing vehicles larger than 8,000lbs

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHAS• Fire district breakdown is included in the

lmanual• HAZMATS

– Emergency Response guidebook built into the CAD systemCAD system

– First secure scene, then notify dispatch, then gather informationgather information

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISTHA-Crash HistoryS C as sto y• Lost two workers inLost two workers in

last five years

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-ETP

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-ETP• Currently revising their standard operating

d (SOP)procedures (SOP)• Conducts in-house training for 2 weeks

(classroom and field components)• Includes some IEMA hazmat material in their

training• About 80 ETP personnelAbout 80 ETP personnel

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-ETP• Coordinates the most with ISP and Chicago

FD d i b th t i i d i id tFD during both training and incidents• Noted that suburban FD frequently overreact

to incidents and close more lanes than needed

• IDOT does outreach to some of these FD to bridge this gapg g p

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-ETP• Maintenance crews are trained in basic

MUTCD MOT (lane closures)MUTCD MOT (lane closures)• Patrol officers use tow trucks and supervisors

SUVuse SUVs• Patrol officers are technically considered

highway maintainers per IDOT• Coordination with other agencies is very site g y

and agency specific

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-ETP• Promoted the use of table top exercises• Have debriefings for some incidents

• Medium incidents – may have small in-house debriefing

• Larger- may have a multiagency review of the response

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-TSC• 113 ramp meters, detectors, and dynamic

i (DMS)message signs (DMS)• The ramp meters can be programmed to

change metering rate during incidents • 38 DMS on expressways and 15 on arterialsp y• help monitor the ETP operations and support

with the signs and motorist informationwith the signs and motorist information

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-TSC• 113 ramp meters, detectors, and dynamic

i (DMS)message signs (DMS)• The ramp meters can be programmed to

change metering rate during incidents • 38 DMS on expressways and 15 on arterialsp y• help monitor the ETP operations and support

with the signs and motorist informationwith the signs and motorist information

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-COM• Has in house NIMS training• ETP manual on C2C communication• All responders and dispatchers are trained p p

how to look up hazmat types• Traffic control class for his personnel but noTraffic control class for his personnel but no

MOT class

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-COM• Recommendation for Tabletop

• Using realistic situations that are not “perfect”• Using input on how agencies really cooperate in

the field• This includes limited staffing and ego interplay• Tabletop exercises might be improved by making

one for each level of responderT bl t i t f fl ti• Tabletop exercises were great for reflective learning

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-COM• Short staffing is always a challenge when

di f lk f t i isending folks for training• Suggest web-based training• 1,500 Maintenance personnel, plus 600 snow

birds (part time snow helper)(p p )

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

IDOT-D1-COM• No comprehensive route diversion plan• LMIGA is working on making a resource list

of people, signs, and other equipments in the metro area so you can physically see on a map where the closest resources are during an incident or disaster response

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISP/FireS / e• District 11

– Only ICS– Important to have a– Important to have a

HIMTDi t i t 5/Fi• District 5/Fire

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISP/FireS / e• Existing training-6 hours• Suggests:

– No more than one-day trainingy g– Supplemented by some web-based training– Two-levels training: g

• Awareness level• Operational level

– Certificate the training

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISP/FireS / e• Using before-and-after comparison of

same table-top exercise to assess the trainingtraining

• Quiz can be used for assessment.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISP/FireS / e• Topics in the existing training materials:

– Crash History– Legal/ Liability issues

Preview of ICS– Preview of ICS– Basic MOT concepts– MOT through Incident Management areag g– 3C’s among responders– Safe Parking– Case Examples and Tabletop Exercise

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

ISP/FireS / e• Ranking for the following topics not included in

th t i i t i lthe training material:– Incident Response Policies/Procedures as 4 ( probably

include)include)– Hazmat Identification and clearance procedure as 3 ( no

opinion)p )– Policies and procedures for communicating with the TMC

as 3– Application of ITS as 4

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Task 2- Survey

• Developed draft survey• Conducted pilot study

Add d ll t• Addressed all comments • Built and launched web surveyy

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Developing Draft Surveyp g y• Solicit

– Importance of training subjectsWh t i i l d d i– What is included in existing training

F d t• From respondent – Background – Agency characteristics

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Survey Pilot Study• Panel Review

– Revised per comments• FD Inputpu

– July Incident Management TrainingManagement Training

– Revised per common responsesresponses

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Other Key Revisionsy

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Web Surveyy

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

• Contacted ~100 IM agencies– IN, MO, IA, AK, WI– Fire & EMS, State Police, DOTs, ServiceFire & EMS, State Police, DOTs, Service

Patrols

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

• Preliminary Findingsy g– Who is responding?

Common training coordination– Common training coordination– Frequently used manuals– Importance of training topics– Feedback

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Who is responding to the surveyother

Instructorll

other2%

Instructor16% personnel

11%

all24%

manager47%47%

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Common Training CoordinationDHS Transportation

9%

Law enforcement

FAA 2%

FEMA/IEM 16%

DHS 4%

20%

Service patrol

Public health9%

Fire19%EMS

Towing4%

2%

19%EMS15%

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Frequently Used ManualsIDOT Em. Opps. Manual, 21%

ERG, 13%

NIMS, 12%

ICS, 21%MUTCD, 13%

Service Patrol Handbook, 

21%21%

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Importance of Training Topics 1 of 2Importance of Training Topics 1 of 2

3 C'

MOT at Incident Scene

3 C's

ICS Overview

Basic MOT Concepts

Legal/Liability Issues 

Policies/Procedures.   

Crash History

g / y

0 1 2 3 4 5

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Importance of Training Topics 2 of 2Importance of Training Topics 2 of 2

f d

Communicating with the …

ITS for Incident management 

Case Examples

Tabletop Exercises

HAZMAT Clearance …

Case Examples

0 1 2 3 4

Safe Parking

0 1 2 3 4

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

• Feedback: – Question: What aspects of my job were

learned as I went, yet should have been included in training

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

• Responses: Technology use

Public relations

Safe parking29%

Responsibility7%

l

7%7%

MOT/ detoursCoord & C

Policies7%

MOT/ detours22%

Comm.21%

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Completing the Surveyp g y• Awaiting final respondents

C il d t• Compile data• Conduct follow-up interviewsp

– Opinions of best training practices

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Task 3- Literature Review

• List of literature collected• Literature Reviewed

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• Training materials:

IDOT– IDOT– ISP/Fire Department– Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI)– Illinois Tollway Authority– Illinois Towing Industry (PTROI)– VDOT/GDOT– ATSSA

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• Illinois Tollway Authority :

– Illinois Tollway Incident Management Program (Word)( )

– Illinois Tollway Incident Management Training (PowerPoint)( )

– Illinois Tollway Incident Management_new video (PowerPoint)( )

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• VDOT

– Traffic Incident Management Training Manual– Traffic Incident Management Training Manual (Word)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• Illinois Towing Industry (PTROI)

– 2003 Traffic Incident Management Tow Operator Workplan (TIMTOW) GUIDE (Word)p ( ) ( )

– Multidisciplinary Practices and Procedures for Towing at Traffic Incident Scenes (Word)g ( )

– WRECKMASTER (Word , Video)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• ATSSA

– Flagging Handbook (Word)– Incident Traffic Control for Responders– Incident Traffic Control for Responders

Training Course (Incident Management) (Word)(Word)

– Emergency Traffic Control for First Responders (Word)Responders (Word)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• IDOT

– Gasoline Tank Truck Emergencies– Response Handbook for Incidents Disasters– Response Handbook for Incidents, Disasters

and Emergencies (R.H.I.D.E.) (Word) ETP Training Material– ETP Training Material

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI)

– Emergency Responder Roadway Operations Training Program (PDF, PowerPoint, Video)g g ( )

– Managing Emergency Incidents on the Roadway (PDF)Roadway (PDF)

– A public safety education program-Sarah’s Story (Video)Story (Video)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e

– 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook– Traffic Incident Management- HERO UNIT– Traffic Incident Management- HERO UNIT

STUDENT TRAINING MANUAL (Word)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• Massachusetts Highway Department- 2006

– Unified Response Manual for Roadway TrafficUnified Response Manual for Roadway Traffic Incidents (Word)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

List of New Literaturest o e te atu e• New Publications by FHWA:

– Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation ProfessionalsSystem for Transportation Professionals (HTML, PDF 2.2MB)

– Traffic Incident Management in Hazardous– Traffic Incident Management in Hazardous Materials Spills in Incident Clearance Primer (HTML PDF 4 9MB)(HTML, PDF 4.9MB)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Accomplishments in the first quarterp q

• 90% Task 1 Assess the needs90% Task 1 Assess the needs• 30% Task 2 Survey• 10% Task 3 Literature Review

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONImproving Safety For Incident Responders

Next Stepp• Plan to meet some national experts:

Fi D t t R M f T– Fire Department, Ron Moore from Texas– WDOT, John Corbin– Phillip Weisberg, 3D Projects Manager, 301-

403-2710 weisberg@umd.edu (3D training)g@ ( g)• Continue to work on the survey

C ti t k th lit t i• Continue to work on the literature review

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