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| Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-18-038 Date: September 2018 |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-18-038 Date: September 2018 |
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Research and Technology (R&T) Program furthers the FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology’s goal of ensuring transparency, accessibility, and responsiveness of R&T for all stakeholders.
This report examines how the National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program, implemented by FHWA with assistance from the second Strategic Highway Research Program and the Every Day Counts Program, influenced the practices of emergency responders and contributed to improvements in key TIM performance metrics.
This report should be of interest to practitioners, researchers, and decisionmakers involved in road safety and emergency operations.
Hari Kalla, P.E.
Associate Administrator, Office of Research,
Development, and Technology
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| 1. Report No.
FHWA-HRT-18-038 |
2. Government Accession No.
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| 4. Title and Subtitle
SHRP2 Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program Final Report |
5. Report Date
September 2018 |
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| 6. Performing Organization Code
OST-R V-321 |
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| 7. Author(s)
Nathan Einstein and Joseph Luna |
8. Performing Organization Report No.
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| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
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| 11. Contract or Grant No.
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| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Final Report; September 2015–December 2017 |
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| 14. Sponsoring Agency Code
HRTM-20 |
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| 15. Supplementary Notes
For this DTFH contract and program summary, John Moulden (HRTM-10) is the Research and Technology Program Manager and the Contracting Officer’s Representative. |
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| 16. Abstract
This evaluation of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program focuses on three areas: the dissemination of TIM trainings and concepts across the country, responder and agency adoption of SHRP2 TIM concepts, and improvements in key TIM performance metrics. From 2012 to 2015, SHRP2 TIM trainings reached over 150,000 emergency responders—representing a variety of responder disciplines—across the country. Responders and agency supervisors reported that SHRP2 TIM concepts improved on-scene safety and that these concepts were straightforward to apply. To identify improvements in TIM metrics that resulted from the trainings, the evaluation team focused on Metropolitan Phoenix and Eastern Tennessee as case studies. In Metropolitan Phoenix, the evaluators found that SHRP2 TIM trainings contributed to decreases in secondary crashes that involved emergency responders. In both Metropolitan Phoenix and Eastern Tennessee, TIM trainings contributed to reductions in roadway- and incident-clearance times. |
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| 17. Key Words
Traffic-incident management, SHRP2 |
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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| 19. Security Classification (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classification (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages
54 |
22. Price
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| Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) | Reproduction of completed page authorized |
