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Safe Incident Management Work Zones
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SPO C. R. MooreAtlanta Police DepartmentSpecial Operations SectionHit & Run / Traffic Fatality
Unit404.765.2808 x121
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Average Number of First Responder Fatalities
annually while working Traffic
incidentsFire and EMS: 6 to 8
annuallyPolice: 10 to 12 annually
Tow &Recovery: 50 annually
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Definition : Incident Management Work Zone
Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Section 61.01
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A traffic incident is an emergency road user occurrence, a natural disaster, or other unplanned event that affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic.
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A traffic incident management area is an area of a highway where temporary traffic controls are imposed by authorized officials in response to a road user incident…
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It is a type of temporary traffic control zone and extends from the first warning devise to the last temporary traffic control device…
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…or to a point where vehicles return to the original lane alignment and clear of the incident.
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Three General Classes of Duration
A.Major – expected duration of more than two hours
B.Intermediate – expected duration of 30 minutes to 2 hours
C.Minor – expected duration under thirty minutes
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Primary Functions of Incident Management Work
Zones1.Move the motorist
safely and expeditiously past or around the incident.
2.Reduce the likelihood of secondary traffic crashes
3.Preclude unnecessary use of the surrounding road system.
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Five areas of the Incident Management Work Zones
1. Advance Warning Area – This allows for a safe reduction of speed for vehicles approaching the incident.
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Five areas of the Incident Management Work Zones
35 mph – 100’45 mph – 150’55 mph – 200’65 mph – 250’
1. Advance Warning Area
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2. Transition Area - to funnel vehicles from multiple lanes into a flowing reduced lane.
Five areas of the Incident Management Work Zones
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3. Lateral Buffer Zone – creates an extra margin of safety. Incident Lane + 1
Five areas of the Incident Management Work Zones
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4. Work Area – This is the safe zone for citizens involved in the incident as well as first responders.
Five areas of the Incident Management Work Zones
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5. Termination Area – releases traffic back to its normal flow.
Five areas of the Incident Management Work Zones
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Safe Positioning of Vehicles
1.30 degrees with the front of the vehicle facing away from the traffic
2.Wheels should be turned towards the road edge so if the vehicle is struck it will not roll out into traffic
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To position an apparatus or vehicle at an angle to halt the flow of moving traffic in one or more lanes.
Blocking
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This covers the 4th stage (Work Area) of the Incident Management Work Zone. All work on the incident will take place within the shadow.
Shadow
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EXAMPLE : QUICK CLEARANCEUSING INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
WORK ZONES
A Multiple Vehicle Freeway Collision with Commercial
Vehicle & BusAll Lanes Blocked
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School Bus
Tractor – trailer
6 Vehicle Incident – All Lanes Blocked
Passenger Cars
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Police Units Arrive: Establish Incident Command & Temporarily block all lanes until a
Incident Management Work Zone can be established.
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HERO arrives and Establishes Incident Management Work Zone on both sides of
the Incident
Police Units: Re-deployed inside Incident
Management Work Zone
Re-open 1 Lane: HERO & Police to direct traffic through scene
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EMS Arrives. Parks inside “Shadow” and close to Injured.
Shadow
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HERO Re-deployed inside Incident Management Work Zone
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2 Battalion6 Engines2 Ladder Trucks
Fire Apparatus arrive. Incident Command transferred to Fire.
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Tow Service Arrives. Parks inside Incident Management Work Zone.
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Bus arrives to transport occupants of Damaged Bus off Scene.
Parks inside Incident Management Work
Zone
EMS Transports injured to Hospital
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Paramedic Engines, Ladder
Trucks, and 1 Battalion go back in service
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Occupants of Bus transported off Scene
First 2 Vehicle Towed from Scene.
Priority – Vehicle blocking far right lane & Tractor trailer.
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Break down Incident Management Work Zone on Right side of roadway. Shrink size of existing Incident Management Work Zone on
left side of roadway.
Open 3 lanes using Emergency lane for travel
Re-Deploy Police & HERO to Incident Management Work Zone on Left Side of Roadway. Police Unit deployed on right side go back in service
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Remaining Fire Units go back in service. Incident Command transferred to Police.
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Tow Service Arrives. Parks inside Incident Management Work Zone.
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The Bus and 2 more Vehicles Removed from the Scene.
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Shrink size of existing Incident Management Work Zone.
Open 4 lanes. Stop using Emergency lane for travel
One Hero Unit and all Police Unit except 1 go back in service.
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Final Tow Truck arrives.
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Final Vehicle Towed from Scene.
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Breaking Down the Incident Management Work Zone. First remove cones.
Vehicles then clear scene – 1, 2, 3
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All Lanes Open
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SPO C. R. MooreAtlanta Police DepartmentSpecial Operations Section
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