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On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back
2007 Safety Stand downResponding to and working at roadway incidents
Ready to RespondReady to Respond
On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back
2007 Safety Stand downResponding to and working at roadway incidents
Key PointsKey Points• PreparationPreparation• The ResponseThe Response• Arrival/OperationsArrival/Operations• Under ControlUnder Control• Post Incident Post Incident
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PreparationPreparation – – What steps can be taken before an What steps can be taken before an incident occurs to ensure a safe response?incident occurs to ensure a safe response?
• TerminologyTerminology• National initiativesNational initiatives• Interagency coordination and Interagency coordination and
cooperationcooperation• Policies and proceduresPolicies and procedures• Apparatus markingApparatus marking• Specialized equipmentSpecialized equipment• Personal Protective EquipmentPersonal Protective Equipment• TrainingTraining
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Advance Warning – Advance Warning – notification procedures notification procedures that advise approaching that advise approaching motorists to transition from motorists to transition from normal driving status to normal driving status to that required by the that required by the temporary emergency temporary emergency traffic control measures traffic control measures ahead of themahead of them
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‘‘Block left’Block left’‘‘Block right’Block right’
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Shadow – Shadow – the the protected work area at protected work area at a vehicle-related a vehicle-related roadway incident that roadway incident that is shielded by the block is shielded by the block from emergency from emergency vehicles. vehicles.
ShadowShadow
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Taper – Taper – the action of merging several lanes of the action of merging several lanes of moving traffic into fewer moving lanes.moving traffic into fewer moving lanes.
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National InitiativesNational Initiatives
The CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety The CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety InstituteInstitute
The resource for responder safety training and The resource for responder safety training and informationinformation
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National InitiativesNational Initiatives
National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management – NUG
Key Strategies:Key Strategies:
1.1. Standardized (but not mandated) Responder Standardized (but not mandated) Responder Safety Operational ProceduresSafety Operational Procedures
2.2. Accredited Traffic Safety Control Training for Accredited Traffic Safety Control Training for RespondersResponders
3.3. Responder Safety Policies and LegislationResponder Safety Policies and Legislation
4.4. Motorist Training and Awareness ProgramsMotorist Training and Awareness Programs
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National InitiativesNational InitiativesManual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices – MUTCD
• Defines the standards used by Defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and devices on all streets and highways. highways.
• For roadway incidents the For roadway incidents the pertinent section is Part 6I - pertinent section is Part 6I - Temporary Traffic ControlTemporary Traffic Control
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Interagency Coordination and Cooperation Interagency Coordination and Cooperation
Establish Partnerships: Establish Partnerships:
• Agencies and Services Agencies and Services
• CapabilitiesCapabilities
• ResourcesResources
• Common PracticesCommon Practices
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Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures• Follow Department guidelines to establish Policies Follow Department guidelines to establish Policies
and Proceduresand Procedures
• Components of a PolicyComponents of a Policy
• TerminologyTerminology
• Incident CommandIncident Command
• SafetySafety
• Apparatus PlacementApparatus Placement
• Operations – High Volume and Limited Access Operations – High Volume and Limited Access roadwaysroadways
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Apparatus MarkingApparatus Marking• Follow NFPA, KKK, and Follow NFPA, KKK, and
State standards for State standards for apparatus markingapparatus marking
• Consider passive warning Consider passive warning such as florescent and such as florescent and retroreflective chevrons retroreflective chevrons on the rear of apparatuson the rear of apparatus
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Temporary traffic control Temporary traffic control devicesdevices
∙ Traffic conesTraffic cones∙ Warning signsWarning signs
Example of cones and signs as traffic control at a roadway incident.Example of cones and signs as traffic control at a roadway incident.
Specialized Equipment Specialized Equipment
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Signs at spaced to provide Signs at spaced to provide advanced warning to trafficadvanced warning to traffic
Cones used to indicate taper Cones used to indicate taper
Cones used to indicate Cones used to indicate transition and work areas transition and work areas
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ConesConesLow Visibility and High Speed RoadsLow Visibility and High Speed Roads
28”
6”
4”
15’
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• Warning signs Warning signs used in the TTC used in the TTC
• Fluorescent pink Fluorescent pink backgroundbackground
• Black letters and Black letters and borderborder
• Signs should be Signs should be positioned to positioned to provide maximum provide maximum advanced warning advanced warning to oncoming traffic to oncoming traffic
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∙ For low-speed streets For low-speed streets advance warning advance warning signage should be a signage should be a minimum of 200 feet minimum of 200 feet from the first from the first apparatusapparatus
∙ Distances should be Distances should be increased to increased to approximately 4 to 8 approximately 4 to 8 times the speed limit times the speed limit on higher speed urban on higher speed urban streets streets
200 ft
Advanced Warning Sign PlacementAdvanced Warning Sign Placement
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Personal Protective Personal Protective EquipmentEquipment
• Wear appropriate PPE including Wear appropriate PPE including ANSI high visibility reflective vests ANSI high visibility reflective vests as required by department policy.as required by department policy.
• Recommended minimum:Recommended minimum:
• Structural Firefighting HelmetStructural Firefighting Helmet
• ANSI high visibility reflective ANSI high visibility reflective vestvest
• Turnout gear if possibleTurnout gear if possible
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ANSI high visibility reflective vestsANSI high visibility reflective vests• Select vests that meet the ANSI-ISEA Select vests that meet the ANSI-ISEA
Public Safety StandardPublic Safety Standard
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ANSI high visibility reflective vestsANSI high visibility reflective vests
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TrainingTraining• Use policies and procedures established Use policies and procedures established
above to create a training programabove to create a training program
• Consider a multi-agency drill to put policies Consider a multi-agency drill to put policies into practiceinto practice
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ResponseResponse – – What factors of how we respond could What factors of how we respond could have an impact on safety?have an impact on safety?
•ConsiderationsConsiderations
•ApparatusApparatus
•PersonnelPersonnel
•Equipment Equipment
•Arriving Safely – As always we do no one Arriving Safely – As always we do no one any good if we do not arrive safely.any good if we do not arrive safely.
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1. Windshield Size-up1. Windshield Size-up
Arrival/OperationsArrival/Operations – – Benchmarks for safetyBenchmarks for safety
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2.2. Never trust Never trust approaching traffic.approaching traffic.
3.3. Avoid turning your back Avoid turning your back to approaching traffic.to approaching traffic.
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4. Establish an initial block with the first arriving 4. Establish an initial block with the first arriving emergency vehicle or fire apparatus. emergency vehicle or fire apparatus.
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5. Wear appropriate PPE including ANSI high visibility 5. Wear appropriate PPE including ANSI high visibility reflective vests as required by department policy.reflective vests as required by department policy.
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6. At nighttime incidents turn off all sources of vision 6. At nighttime incidents turn off all sources of vision impairment to approaching vehicles including impairment to approaching vehicles including vehicle headlights and spotlights.vehicle headlights and spotlights.
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7. Use fire apparatus and police vehicles to initially 7. Use fire apparatus and police vehicles to initially redirect the flow of moving traffic.redirect the flow of moving traffic.
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8. Establish advance warning and adequate 8. Establish advance warning and adequate transition area traffic control measures upstream transition area traffic control measures upstream of incident to reduce travel speeds of approaching of incident to reduce travel speeds of approaching motorists.motorists.
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200’ min
8. Establish advance warning and adequate transition area traffic control measures upstream of incident to reduce travel speeds of approaching motorists.
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9. Use traffic cones and/or cones illuminated by 9. Use traffic cones and/or cones illuminated by flares where appropriate for sustained highway flares where appropriate for sustained highway incident traffic control and direction.incident traffic control and direction.
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10. Assign personnel to monitor approaching traffic 10. Assign personnel to monitor approaching traffic and activate an emergency signal if the actions and activate an emergency signal if the actions of a motorist do not conform to established traffic of a motorist do not conform to established traffic control measures in place at the highway scene.control measures in place at the highway scene.
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Under ControlUnder Control –– Once the scene has been Once the scene has been stabilized, how do we safely get all equipment and stabilized, how do we safely get all equipment and personnel off the roadway and return the roadway personnel off the roadway and return the roadway to service?to service?
• DemobilizationDemobilization
• Opening the roadwayOpening the roadway
• Clearing the sceneClearing the scene
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Post IncidentPost Incident
• Placing Apparatus Back in ServicePlacing Apparatus Back in Service
• Debrief – What worked or could have been Debrief – What worked or could have been improved on?improved on?
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Are weAre we
Ready to Respond?Ready to Respond?