On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Ready to Respond

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Key Points Preparation Preparation The Response The Response Arrival/Operations Arrival/Operations Under Control Under Control Post Incident Post Incident

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Preparation – What steps can be taken before an incident occurs to ensure a safe response? Terminology Terminology National initiatives National initiatives Interagency coordination and cooperation Interagency coordination and cooperation Policies and procedures Policies and procedures Apparatus marking Apparatus marking Specialized equipment Specialized equipment Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Training Training

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Advance Warning – notification procedures that advise approaching motorists to transition from normal driving status to that required by the temporary emergency traffic control measures ahead of them

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Block – positioning of emergency vehicles on an angle to the lanes of traffic creating a physical barrier between upstream traffic and the work area. Includes ‘block to the left’ and ‘block to the right’. ‘Block left’ ‘Block right’

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Shadow – the protected work area at a vehicle-related roadway incident that is shielded by the block from emergency vehicles. Shadow

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Taper – the action of merging several lanes of moving traffic into fewer moving lanes.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents National Initiatives The CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute The resource for responder safety training and information

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents National Initiatives National Unified Goal National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management – NUG National Unified Goal Key Strategies: 1.Standardized (but not mandated) Responder Safety Operational Procedures 2.Accredited Traffic Safety Control Training for Responders 3.Responder Safety Policies and Legislation 4.Motorist Training and Awareness Programs

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents National Initiatives Manual on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesManual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices – MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. Defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. For roadway incidents the pertinent section is Part 6I - Temporary Traffic Control For roadway incidents the pertinent section is Part 6I - Temporary Traffic Control

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Interagency Coordination and Cooperation Establish Partnerships: Agencies and Services Agencies and Services Capabilities Capabilities Resources Resources Common Practices Common Practices

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Policies and Procedures Follow Department guidelines to establish Policies and ProceduresFollow Department guidelines to establish Policies and Procedures Components of a PolicyComponents of a Policy TerminologyTerminology Incident CommandIncident Command SafetySafety Apparatus PlacementApparatus Placement Operations – High Volume and Limited Access roadwaysOperations – High Volume and Limited Access roadways

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Apparatus Marking Follow NFPA, KKK, and State standards for apparatus markingFollow NFPA, KKK, and State standards for apparatus marking Consider passive warning such as florescent and retroreflective chevrons on the rear of apparatusConsider passive warning such as florescent and retroreflective chevrons on the rear of apparatus

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Temporary traffic control devices ∙ Traffic cones ∙ Warning signs Example of cones and signs as traffic control at a roadway incident. Specialized Equipment

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Signs at spaced to provide advanced warning to traffic Cones used to indicate taper Cones used to indicate transition and work areas

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Cones Low Visibility and High Speed Roads 28 ” 6” 4” 15’

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Warning signs used in the TTC Warning signs used in the TTC Fluorescent pink background Fluorescent pink background Black letters and border Black letters and border Signs should be positioned to provide maximum advanced warning to oncoming traffic Signs should be positioned to provide maximum advanced warning to oncoming traffic

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents ∙ For low-speed streets advance warning signage should be a minimum of 200 feet from the first apparatus ∙ Distances should be increased to approximately 4 to 8 times the speed limit on higher speed urban streets 200 ft Advanced Warning Sign Placement

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Personal Protective Equipment Wear appropriate PPE including ANSI high visibility reflective vests as required by department policy.Wear appropriate PPE including ANSI high visibility reflective vests as required by department policy. Recommended minimum:Recommended minimum: Structural Firefighting HelmetStructural Firefighting Helmet ANSI high visibility reflective vestANSI high visibility reflective vest Turnout gear if possibleTurnout gear if possible

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents ANSI high visibility reflective vests Select vests that meet the ANSI-ISEA Public Safety Standard Select vests that meet the ANSI-ISEA Public Safety Standard

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents ANSI high visibility reflective vests

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Training Use policies and procedures established above to create a training programUse policies and procedures established above to create a training program Consider a multi-agency drill to put policies into practiceConsider a multi-agency drill to put policies into practice

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Response – What factors of how we respond could have an impact on safety? ConsiderationsConsiderations ApparatusApparatus PersonnelPersonnel EquipmentEquipment Arriving Safely – As always we do no one any good if we do not arrive safely.Arriving Safely – As always we do no one any good if we do not arrive safely.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 1. Windshield Size-up Arrival/Operations – Benchmarks for safety

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 2.Never trust approaching traffic. 3.Avoid turning your back to approaching traffic.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 4. Establish an initial block with the first arriving emergency vehicle or fire apparatus.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 5. Wear appropriate PPE including ANSI high visibility reflective vests as required by department policy.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 6. At nighttime incidents turn off all sources of vision impairment to approaching vehicles including vehicle headlights and spotlights. Photo By: Sarah Britain

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 7. Use fire apparatus and police vehicles to initially redirect the flow of moving traffic.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 8. Establish advance warning and adequate transition area traffic control measures upstream of incident to reduce travel speeds of approaching motorists.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 200’ min 8. Establish advance warning and adequate transition area traffic control measures upstream of incident to reduce travel speeds of approaching motorists.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 9. Use traffic cones and/or cones illuminated by flares where appropriate for sustained highway incident traffic control and direction.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents 10. Assign personnel to monitor approaching traffic and activate an emergency signal if the actions of a motorist do not conform to established traffic control measures in place at the highway scene.

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Under Control – Once the scene has been stabilized, how do we safely get all equipment and personnel off the roadway and return the roadway to service? Demobilization Demobilization Opening the roadway Opening the roadway Clearing the scene Clearing the scene

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Post Incident Placing Apparatus Back in ServicePlacing Apparatus Back in Service Debrief – What worked or could have been improved on?Debrief – What worked or could have been improved on?

On The Highway We’ve Got Your Back 2007 Safety Stand down Responding to and working at roadway incidents Are we Ready to Respond?