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Executive Summary: Traffic Incident Management Resource Management

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English


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  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Federal Highway Administration
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    FHWA-HOP-08-060x
  • Resource Type:
    Booklet/Pamphlet
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Federal Highway Administration
  • Abstract:
    The necessity of a multi-disciplinary approach—involving law enforcement, fire and rescue, transportation, towing and recovery, and others—has been well-recognized and integrated into traffic incident management (TIM) operations to encourage safe and quick clearance of highway incidents. This same multi-disciplinary approach has not been as widely extended to the area of resource management. Under a multi-disciplinary approach, efficient and effective TIM resource management relies on the utilization of appropriate: ; Personnel who are best qualified (i.e., capable, but not over-qualified) for the various tasks; ; Equipment by function (i.e., use of the least costly equipment to perform the function); and ; Technology capable of supporting various on-site resource tasks as well as reducing the overall resources required through reduced redundancy across disciplines. ; To demonstrate the potential for enhanced TIM resource management efficiency and effectiveness, this Primer considered hypothetical examples for select TIM functions, including motorist assistance, dispatch/response, scene protection, temporary traffic control, detour management, firefighting, minor spill mitigation/cleanup, crash investigation, victim relocation, and vehicle/debris removal.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42126/dot_42126_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 948.21 KB]
  • Collection(s):
    Federal Highway Administration
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:533bb40c4bdc625b29378f491e1984f88886f4ff88158135f2912a67fd8434acddadaffaa32f5f58f9ab8bf7b35305385240112058c6eb82e554375f5e140c2a
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