Via FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration, under the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2), developed a National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program. This multidisciplinary curriculum helps ensure a well-coordinated response to traffic incidents that achieves faster clearance and improves safety for both responders and motorists. To supplement the training program, the National Highway Institute launched a Web-based course that can offer immediate training until a classroom course is available, or serve as a refresher. (For more information, see the TIM series in Public Roads, which includes “Clearing Crashes on Arterials” on page 30 in this issue as well as articles in the July/August 2013, November/December 2013, and July/August 2014 issues.)

The national TIM responder training brings together police, firefighters, towing operators, medical personnel, and other incident responders to engage in interactive, hands-on exercises in incident resolution. Learning to coordinate response activities and optimize operations in the classroom is vital to responding effectively in the field and to building a unified national practice on incident management.

The online course provides first responders with a shared understanding of the requirements for safe, quick clearance of traffic incident scenes; prompt, reliable, and open communication; and motorist and responder safeguards. First responders learn how to operate more efficiently and how to better coordinate across disciplines.

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