Traffic Incident Management (TIM) consists of a planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible. Effective Traffic Incident Management reduces the duration and impacts of traffic incidents and improves the safety of motorists, crash victims and emergency responders.

Our first speaker is Brian Usher. Brian is the APWA President-Elect and the Director of Public Works for the City of Largo, Florida. He will give an introduction and overview of APWAs support for the Traffic Incident Management program, discuss incident management systems currently in force and the training program that is available.

Our second speaker, Kimberly Vasconez. Kim serves as the Traffic Incident and Events Management Team Leader with the Federal Highway Administrations Office of Operations. She will explain the need for Traffic Incident Management and why Public Works is an important partner. She will also discuss the goals and plans of the Federal Highway Administration to promote safety for responders and the public. They will be working on institutionalizing Traffic Incident Management over the next year with focus on performance measurements, getting the right people at the table to do plans, and participate in the Traffic Incident Management teams.

Our third speaker is Philip Mann. Phil is the Assistant Public Works Director for City of Gainesville, Florida. He will discuss the importance of building relationships between local law enforcement and fire rescue agencies and using those relationships to maximize the services provided to the communities served. Join us to see what your agency can do to be better prepared.

After viewing this program, participants will be better able to:

Explain the role of Public Works in Traffic Incident Management
Actively engage in all phases of emergency management as a full and equal partner.
Explain the importance of the Incident Command System training and its application to Traffic Incident Management.
Identify and obtain tools to better coordinate with the emergency responders in the community.

Interest Area(s):

Emergency Management

Brian R. Usher

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