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HIMT ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Improving Safety For Incident Responders Illinois Department of Transportation Update: June 2010 Module 7 Clearance/Termination
HIMT ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Improving Safety For Incident Responders
Illinois Department of Transportation Update: June 2010
Module 7 Clearance/Termination
Objectives
• Practice clearance procedures• Identify vehicles per TRAA classes• Identify agency-specific tasks• Incident termination• Describe incident scene evolution
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Clearance Procedures
• Responder summons help• Required help arrives• Summon wrecker if needed• Wrecker arrives• Other help leaves• Wrecker/other clears the lanes
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Effective Communicating for Clear and Accurate Information
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Officer at Scene
Public SafetyAnswering PointDispatcher
Tow Company Dispatcher
Tow Truck Operator
A Common Complaint “the right truck didn’t go to the scene”• Tower: the officer requested a carrier and it
required a tow truck for the recovery
• Officer: the type of truck requested cannot handle the tow
• Customer: tow operator didn’t bring what’s needed to assist immediately.
TOW Truck Classification
• Light-duty Tow Trucks/Car Carriers• 15,000-26,000 pounds, GVWR
• Medium-duty Tow Trucks• 26,001-48,000 pounds, GVWR
• Heavy-duty Tow Trucks• Over 48,0001 pounds, GVWR
Class 1 Light-duty
Acura CL Buick Terraza MinivanToyota Tacoma
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Nissan Titan
Chevrolet G2500 FORD E-250
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Hummer
Class 2 Light-duty
Ford F-350 Ford : E-Series Van AMBULANCE Delivery Truck
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Class 3 Medium-duty
medium shuttle bus hybrid school bus
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Ford F-450
GMC 4500
Class 4 Medium-duty
GMC 5500
Ford F-550 GMC 5500
GMC dumptruck
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Class 5 Medium-duty
International Durastar GMC Topkick C5500Ford F-650
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Class 6 Medium-duty
International TranStar 8500 Blue Bird Vision
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Class 7 Heavy-duty
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Class 8 Heavy-duty
Agency-Specific Tasks• Law Enforcement: Supervise scene clearance,
safeguard personal property
• Fire and Rescue: Assist in incident clearance, crash victim rescue from wrecked vehicles, rescue crash victims from contaminated environments
• EMS: Remove injured persons and medical waste from incident scene, determine approximate cause of injuries for the trauma center
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Agency Specific Tasks• Transportation Agencies: Determine incident clearance
and roadway repair needs, coordinate clearance and repair resources, repair transportation infrastructure
• Towing and Recovery: Remove vehicles from incident scene, protect victims property and vehicles, remove debris from the roadway, provide transportation for uninjured vehicle occupants
• Media: Broadcast information on delays, update incident status frequently, provide video or photography services
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Agency Specific Tasks• Information Service Providers: provide traffic
information updates to both motorists and the media by: radio, television, telephone, E-mail services, pager services, or internet web-sites
• Coroners and Medical Examiners: investigate fatal accidents, remove body parts
• Hazardous Materials Contractors: clean up and dispose of toxic or hazardous materials
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Termination Procedures
• Clean-up • Towing and Recovery
• Re-opening traffic lanes• Law Enforcement
• Final checks• Law Enforcement on Roadway• Other agency if off Roadway
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Incident Progression Example
The example illustrates the progression of an incident with the corresponding expansion and reduction of the TIMA.
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Crash Scene 1Time 7:00 AM
1 Mile
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Crash Scene 2Time 7:10 AM
1 Mile
Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept.EMS Tow Public Media
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Crash Scene 3 Time 7:20 AM
1 Mile
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Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept.EMS Tow Public Media
Crash Scene 4 Time 7:30 AM
Incident Command1 Mile
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Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept.EMS Tow Public Media
Crash Scene 5 Time 7:45 AM
3 MileIncident Command
TerminationArealets trafficresumenormaldriving
Work Areaset aside for workers, equipment, andmaterial storage
Buffer Area (recommended)provides protection for
traffic and workers
Transition Areamoves traffic out of its normal path
Advanced Warning Areatells traffic what to
expect ahead
Other Traffic Control Devices on Scene:- Emergency Scene Ahead Sigh- Right-Lane Closed Sign- Be Prepared to Stop Sign
PCMS
Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept. EMS Tow Public Media
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Crash Scene 6 Time 8:00 AM
Incident Command
TerminationArealets trafficresumenormaldriving
Work Areaset aside for workers, equipment, andmaterial storage
Buffer Area (recommended)provides protection for
traffic and workers
Transition Areamoves traffic out of its normal path
Advanced Warning Areatells traffic what to
expect ahead
Other Traffic Control Devices on Scene:- Emergency Scene Ahead Sigh- Right-Lane Closed Sign- Be Prepared to Stop Sign
3 MileMedia Staging PCMS
Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept. EMS Tow Public Media
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Crash Scene 7aTime 8:15 AM
Incident Command
TerminationArealets trafficresumenormaldriving
Work Areaset aside for workers, equipment, andmaterial storage
Buffer Area (recommended)provides protection for
traffic and workers
Transition Areamoves traffic out of its normal path
Advanced Warning Areatells traffic what to
expect ahead
Other Traffic Control Devices on Scene:- Emergency Scene Ahead Sigh- Right-Lane Closed Sign- Be Prepared to Stop Sign
3 MileMedia Staging PCMS
Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept. EMS Tow Public Media
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Crash Scene 7bTime 8:30 AM
Incident Command
TerminationArealets trafficresumenormaldriving
Work Areaset aside for workers, equipment, andmaterial storage
Buffer Area (recommended)provides protection for
traffic and workers
Transition Areamoves traffic out of its normal path
Advanced Warning Areatells traffic what to
expect ahead
Other Traffic Control Devices on Scene:- Emergency Scene Ahead Sigh- Right-Lane Closed Sign- Be Prepared to Stop Sign
3 MileMedia Staging PCMS
Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept. EMS Tow Public Media
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Crash Scene 7cTime 9:00 AM
Incident Command
TerminationArealets trafficresumenormaldriving
Work Areaset aside for workers, equipment, andmaterial storage
Buffer Area (recommended)provides protection for
traffic and workers
Transition Areamoves traffic out of its normal path
Advanced Warning Areatells traffic what to
expect ahead
Other Traffic Control Devices on Scene:- Emergency Scene Ahead Sigh- Right-Lane Closed Sign- Be Prepared to Stop Sign
3 MileMedia Staging PCMS
Incident Command Area Staging Area
Fire Law County Highway Dept. EMS Tow Public Media
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Summary
Module 7 Clearance/Termination
