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MODULE 4 INITIAL SCENE RESPONSE. Objectives. Describe necessary notification and response actions Demonstrate appropriate arrival safety procedure Outline key points for on-scene information reporting. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
HIMT ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Improving Safety For Incident Responders
Illinois Department of Transportation Update: June 2010
MODULE 4 INITIAL SCENE RESPONSE
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Objectives
• Describe necessary notification and
response actions
• Demonstrate appropriate arrival
safety procedure
• Outline key points for on-scene
information reporting
Participant Activity…Arrange the following alphabetical listing of the 11 responder duties into their proper chronological order
A. ArrivalB. Command
ResponsibilitiesC. Investigation D. Notification E. Patient Care F. ResponseG. Size-UpH. Traffic Management
1. ________________2. ________________3. ________________4. ________________5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________8. ________________
1. Notification
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
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1. Notification
2. Response
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
1. Notification
2. Response
3. Arrival
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
1. Notification
2. Response
3. Arrival
4. Size-up
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
1. Notification
2. Response
3. Arrival
4. Size-up
5. Command Responsibilities
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
1. Notification
2. Response
3. Arrival
4. Size-up
5. Command Responsibilities
6. Traffic Management
7. _______
8. _______
1. Notification
2. Response
3. Arrival
4. Size-up
5. Command Responsibilities
6. Traffic Management
7. Patient Care
8. ______
1. Notification
2. Response
3. Arrival
4. Size-up
5. Command Responsibilities
6. Traffic Management
7. Patient Care
8. Investigation
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Notification/Response
Call from *999, 911, or public
Call Routed to Dispatcher
Call received by radio from Plaza/Main-
tenance/ ISP Patrol Unit, or other
Roadway source.
CAD Incident Created
Incident detected by TIMS Operator via
CCTV, Media Notification, or
Incident Detection Software
TIMS Incident created,
sent through
CAD/TIMS interface -
Incidents received
from CAD
Two way communic
ation.
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Communications Before Arrival
What type of information is most valuable to you prior to arrival at the scene?
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Arrival: Exiting the Vehicle
• Safety: eyes on traffic
(SIUE, 2010)
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Safe Vehicle Positioning
• Protect incident scene
• Establish block with first arriving vehicle
• Exiting the vehicle safely
(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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Protect Incident Scene• Larger vehicles create a block
M I C U
TERM
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AREA
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(FHWA, Washington, D.C. 2009)
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What are items do you considerwhen you size-up a traffic incident?
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
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On Scene Reporting
1. Location
2. Incident duration
3. Request other support
4. Number of vehicles and injured persons
5. Hazardous materials
6. Towing and recovery
7. Traffic conditions
8. Additional resources
9. Weather conditions
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On Scene Reporting
1. Location
2. Incident type
3. Request other support
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Highway Terminology
Standardized names and terms to identify specific features of any street, road, or highway where an incident may occur.
• Reduce confusion• Improve the safety of responders• Make operations at the scene more efficient
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Median
The center of the roadway
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Lane Referencing
• Numbered from inside to outside • Should not be referenced as the “slow lane” or the
“fast lane”
• Acceleration and deceleration lanes at interchanges will not be numbered except in the case of lane drops or adds
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ShoulderShoulder
ShoulderShoulder
MedianMedian
InsideInside
6-lane divided highway
ShoulderShoulder
ShoulderShoulder
OutsideOutside
InsideInside OutsideOutside
CenterCenter
RightRightLeftLeftCenterCenter
RightRight LeftLeft
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22 33 4411
22 3311
InsideInside OutsideOutside
ShoulderShoulderShoulderShoulder ShoulderShoulder ShoulderShoulder
22 3311
22 3311
InsideInsideOutsideOutside
Lane Drop Deceleration Lane
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Left
Shoulder
Lane 1
Lane 2
Lane 3Lane 4
On-ramp Frontage
Road Lanes 1 2 3
Right
Shoulder
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Upstream and Downstream
• Upstream • Any area of a highway or
any moving traffic that is approaching the actual incident or activity area
• Downstream • Area that is past the
incident scene
DownstreamDownstream
UpstreamUpstream
IncidentIncident
West-bound Lane East-bound LaneWest-b
ound shoulderEast-bound
shoulder
West-bound Lane
East-bound Lane
East-boundTurn Lane
Highway “X”
Highway “Y” SOUTH
NORTH
WEST
EAST
INCIDENT HERE
Describe this incident location
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(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Highw
ay “
X”
Main Street
SOUTH
NORTHINCIDENT HERE
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(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
Describe this incident location
Incident type and duration?
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(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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On Scene Reporting
4. Number/type of vehicles and injured
persons
(Source: IDOT, 2011)
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On Scene Reporting
5. Towing and recovery
6. Hazardous materials
(Source: IDOT, 2011)
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On Scene Reporting
7. Traffic conditions
8. Additional resources
9. Weather Conditions
(Source: Illinois Tollway)
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Move it or Work it
Are there any crash investigation sites in your district?
(Source: IDOT, 2011)(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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Example 1
(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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Example 2
(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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Example 3
(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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Example 4
(Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)
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Example 5
(FHWA, Washington, D.C. 2010)
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Summary
MODULE 4 INITIAL SCENE RESPONSE