Training Announcement: National Traffic Incident Manager (TIM) Responder Training (Location: Fairfax County, VA)

Training Announcement

On average:

5 Firefighters are struck and killed each year

1 Police Officer is struck and killed each month

1 Tow Operator is struck and killed each week

TRAINING PROVIDED AT NO COST! Receive 4 hours of in-service credit

through DCJS, OEMS, or VDFP.

A new coordinated, multi-disciplinary training program developed through the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) available for all emergency responders and those supporting Traffic Incident Management     operations.   This   training   puts   police,   firefighters,   state   and   local   departments   of transportation, towing, medical personnel, and other incident responders on the same page, leading to a safer, faster, integrated responder team.

Save Lives

-Faster incident response and clearance times result in fewer secondary crashes.

-Training results in less exposure of responder team to moving traffic during recovery.

Save Money

-Less congestion leads to fewer freight and traveler delays in backups.

-Fewer secondary crashes save on insurance claims.

-Faster cleanups lead to cost savings for incident personnel.

Save Time

-Smarter response techniques cut congestion clearance time - decreasing delays.

Date:           August 5th and August 27th

Time:          0800 -1200

Location:     MPSTOC

4890 Alliance Drive, Room 2010/2012

Fairfax, VA  22030

Class size is limited.

To register, email: Debbie Bird at Debbie.Bird@vdot.virginia.gov

**When registering, please provide agency, rank, name, and e-mail address**

*Information provided by SHRP2 and FHWA.