ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Improving Safety For Incident Responders Illinois Department of Transportation Update: June 2010 MODULE 4 MODULE 4 INITIAL SCENE RESPONSE

4-2 Objectives Describe necessary notification and response actions Demonstrate appropriate arrival safety procedure Outline key points for on-scene information reporting

Participant Activity… Arrange the following alphabetical listing of the 11 responder duties into their proper chronological order A.Arrival B.Command Responsibilities C.Investigation D.Notification E.Patient Care F.Response G.Size-Up H.Traffic Management 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________ 1.Notification 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______ 6._______ 7._______ 8._______ Notification 2.Response 3._______ 4._______ 5._______ 6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 1.Notification 2.Response 3.Arrival 4._______ 5._______ 6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 1.Notification 2.Response 3.Arrival 4.Size-up 5._______ 6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 1.Notification 2.Response 3.Arrival 4.Size-up 5.Command Responsibilities 6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 1.Notification 2.Response 3.Arrival 4.Size-up 5.Command Responsibilities 6.Traffic Management 7._______ 8._______ 1.Notification 2.Response 3.Arrival 4.Size-up 5.Command Responsibilities 6.Traffic Management 7.Patient Care 8.______ 1.Notification 2.Response 3.Arrival 4.Size-up 5.Command Responsibilities 6.Traffic Management 7.Patient Care 8.Investigation

4-4 Notification/Response Call from *999, 911, or public Call Routed to Dispatcher Call received by radio from Plaza/Main- tenance/ ISP Patrol Unit, or other Roadway source. CAD Incident Created Incident detected by TIMS Operator via CCTV, Media Notification, or Incident Detection Software TIMS Incident created, sent through CAD/TIMS interface - Incidents received from CAD Two way communic ation.

4-5 Communications Before Arrival What type of information is most valuable to you prior to arrival at the scene?

4-6 Arrival: Exiting the Vehicle Safety: eyes on traffic (SIUE, 2010)

4-7 Safe Vehicle Positioning Protect incident scene Establish block with first arriving vehicle Exiting the vehicle safely (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-8 Protect Incident Scene Larger vehicles create a block (FHWA, Washington, D.C. 2009)

4-9 What are items do you consider when you size-up a traffic incident?  ______________________________

4-10 On Scene Reporting 1.Location 2.Incident duration 3.Request other support 4.Number of vehicles and injured persons 5.Hazardous materials 6.Towing and recovery 7.Traffic conditions 8.Additional resources 9.Weather conditions

4-11 On Scene Reporting 1.Location 2.Incident type 3.Request other support

6-12 Highway Terminology Standardized names and terms to identify specific features of any street, road, or highway where an incident may occur. Reduce confusion Improve the safety of responders Make operations at the scene more efficient

6-13 Median The center of the roadway

6-14 Lane Referencing Numbered from inside to outside Should not be referenced as the “slow lane” or the “fast lane” Acceleration and deceleration lanes at interchanges will not be numbered except in the case of lane drops or adds

6-15 Shoulder Median Inside 6-lane divided highway Shoulder Outside Inside Outside Center Right Left Center Right Left

Inside Outside Shoulder Inside Outside Lane DropDeceleration Lane

6-17 Left Shoulder Left Shoulder Lane 1 Lane 2 Lane 3 Lane 4 On-ramp Frontage Road Lanes Frontage Road Lanes Right Shoulder Right Shoulder

6-18 Upstream and Downstream Upstream Any area of a highway or any moving traffic that is approaching the actual incident or activity area Downstream Area that is past the incident scene Downstream Upstream IncidentIncident

West-bound Lane East-bound Lane West-bound shoulder East-boundshoulder

West-boundLane East-boundLane East-bound Turn Lane

Highway “X” Highway “Y” SOUTH NORTH WEST EAST INCIDENT HERE Describe this incident location 4-21 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

Highway “X” Main Street SOUTH NORTH INCIDENT HERE 4-22 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005) Describe this incident location

Incident type and duration? 4-23 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-24 On Scene Reporting 4.Number/type of vehicles and injured persons (Source: IDOT, 2011)

4-25 On Scene Reporting 5.Towing and recovery 6.Hazardous materials (Source: IDOT, 2011)

4-26 On Scene Reporting 7.Traffic conditions 8.Additional resources 9.Weather Conditions (Source: Illinois Tollway)

4-27 Move it or Work it Are there any crash investigation sites in your district? (Source: IDOT, 2011) (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-28 Example 1 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-29 Example 2 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-30 Example 3 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-31 Example 4 (Moore, McKinney FD, TX 2005)

4-32 Example 5 (FHWA, Washington, D.C. 2010)

4-33 MODULE 4 Summary MODULE 4 INITIAL SCENE RESPONSE