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Getting Results from Regional Traffic Incident Management Teams
Southwest Florida T I M TeamsCollier - Lee - Charlotte
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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