Intended to assist agencies responsible for incident management activities on public roadways to improve their programs and operations.Organized into three major sections: Introduction to incident management; organizing, planning, designing and implementing an incident management program; operational and technical approaches to improving the incident management process.

This comprehensive guide provides the training materials for Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responders four (4) hour course with three main goals including Responder safety; Safe, quick clearance; and Prompt, reliable, interoperable communications This Train-the Trainer- Guide is aimed at all responder disciplines including law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services (EMS), towing operators and recovery units, highway/transportation agencies at the Federal and State levels, and Communication centers to include 9-1-1 and transportation management centers (TMCs). Each lesson includes an objective plus offers black and white photos to easily identify with the program lessons that follow to address the incidents as a method to train the students. Emergency management personnel, fire and rescue teams, and law enforcement may be interested in this guide as a desk reference. Additionally, students hoping to become certified within these employment areas may want to familiarize their knowledge with these vital lessons prior to beginning on-the-job duties. Other related products that may be of interest include: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Transportation, Pt. 572-999, Revised as of October 1, 2015 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/869-082-00224-7?ctid=199 Traffic Incident Management in Hazardous Materials Spills in Incident Clearance can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/050-001-00345-7?ctid=199 Public Roads bi-monthly print magazine subscription can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/750-005-00000-4?ctid=

"The original edition of this 'Traffic Incident Management Systems' (TIMS) report was released in 2008 as part of a cooperative agreement between the UFSA and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) at Oklahoma State University (OSU). The project was funded by the DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This latest 2011 edition of TIMS was developed in response to the release of the 2009 edition of the DOT/FHWA's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). Changes in the 2009 MUTCD affected the content of the 2008 TIMS report and once again the DOT/ FHWA funded the USFA to work with IFSTA to provide an updated report."--Page 2.

With full color photographs and other illustrations.