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T.I.M. TEAMST.I.M. TEAMS

TTraffic IIncident MManagement Team

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WORKING, LEARNING & WORKING, LEARNING & SHARING SHARING

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T.I.M.E. T.I.M.E. vs vs T.I.M. TeamsT.I.M. Teams

TIME: TIME: is a regionalregional (metro-Atlanta) effort including agencies from Transportation, Fire & Rescue, Law enforcement, Hazardous Materials, Towing & Recovery, H.E.R.O. Unit, etc.

TIM Team: TIM Team: is a local jurisdictionallocal jurisdictional program consisting of members of local emergency service agencies, who work together on a daily basis.

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Why T.I.M. TEAMS?Why T.I.M. TEAMS?

• Over 50%50% of the congestion in the Atlanta region is caused by non-recurring incidents.

• For every additional minute taken to clear a traffic incident, it will extend the duration an additional 6 6 to 7 7 minutes.

• TeamworkTeamwork among emergency service agencies is imperativeimperative, if we are to enhance traffic incident management.

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AGENCIES TO BE INCLUDED IN AGENCIES TO BE INCLUDED IN T.I.M. TEAMST.I.M. TEAMS

• Fire & Rescue Fire & Rescue (City & County) • Law Enforcement Law Enforcement (City, County & State Patrol)• Hazardous Materials Units Hazardous Materials Units (City, County &

Commercial)• Towing & RecoveryTowing & Recovery• Medical ExaminerMedical Examiner• H.E.R.O. UnitH.E.R.O. Unit• Medical ServicesMedical Services• OthersOthers

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T.I.M. TEAMST.I.M. TEAMS

REMEMBER!REMEMBER!

The success of an TTraffic IIncident MManagement Team starts with the selection of responsibleresponsible and responsiveresponsive members.

Members should represent their agencies and have the authority to make decisions and commit their agencies to a course of action.

It is also important to select a responsible Team Leader or facilitator.

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BENEFITS OF AN EFFECTIVEBENEFITS OF AN EFFECTIVE T.I.M.T.I.M. TEAMTEAM

The Benefits are both

QuantitativeQuantitative and QualitativeQualitative

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QUANTITATIVEQUANTITATIVE

• Increased survival rate of crash victims• Reduced traffic delay• Improved response time• Improved air quality• Reduced occurrence of secondary incidents• Improved safety of responders, crash victims

and traveling motorists• Reduced clearance & recovery time

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QUALITATIVEQUALITATIVE

• Enhanced traveler information• Increased driver warning capabilities• Improved coordination among response

agencies• Improved public perception of agency operations• Reduced driver frustrations

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EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE TRAFFIC INCIDENT TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICESMANAGEMENT PRACTICES

will:will:

• Increases operating efficiency• Reduces the time to detect & verify an incident

occurrence• Enhances the safe clearing of an incident, while

managing the affected traffic flow until full capacity is restored.

• Expedite “Back In Service”“Back In Service” time for emergency service units

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T.I.M. TEAMST.I.M. TEAMS

Can be an excellent tool for enhancing CoordinationCoordination, CommunicationsCommunications and CooperationCooperation between various agencies within a local jurisdiction.

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PURPOSE OF T.I.M. TEAMSPURPOSE OF T.I.M. TEAMS

• Create a dialogue for better inter-agency cooperation.

• Create an opportunity for multi-agency training which promotes teamwork.

• Create a tool for developing common operational strategies.

• Create better understanding of other agencies and their responsibilities.

• Create practices that may, not only help their local jurisdiction but also the regional area.

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GOALS & OBJECTIVESGOALS & OBJECTIVES• Adopt a “Open Roads”“Open Roads” policy

– 90 Minute Clearance Goal• Conduct Training Exercises

– Scene planning and training should be conducted.• Conduct Post-Incident Debriefings

– Post-Incident debriefings should be held to assess what did and did not work during recent major traffic incident response.

• Conduct Special Events Planning– T.I.M. Teams should also plan for special event

incident response, such as, planning for major sporting events, concerts, conventions, weather-related events, homeland security and others.

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T.I.M. TEAMS & T.I.M. TEAMS & T.I.M.E. TASKT.I.M.E. TASK FORCEFORCE

T.I.M. TeamsT.I.M. Teams can ultimately improve the effectiveness of the TIME Task ForceTIME Task Force by addressing operational problems and developing strategies at the local levels and then sharing their ideas & experiences at the regional level.

This sharing of information and ideas between the TIME Task ForceTIME Task Force, T.I.M. TeamsT.I.M. Teams and StakeholdersStakeholders will assist us in reaching our goal of enhancing traffic incident management in metro-Atlanta.

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SUMMARYSUMMARY

T.I.M. TeamsT.I.M. Teams cannot be successful unless there is a cooperative attitudecooperative attitude among the agencies involved.

The working relationship among the various local agencies is criticalcritical to its success.

T.I.M. TeamsT.I.M. Teams can bring together representatives from the various agencies involved with, or affected by, transportation incidents.

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T.I.M. TEAMST.I.M. TEAMS

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