T.I.M. TEAMS
Traffic Incident Management
Team
Prepared by the TIME Task Force
Operations Committee
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WORKING, LEARNING &
SHARING
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T.I.M.E. vs T.I.M. Teams
TIME: is a regional (metro-Atlanta) effort including
agencies from Transportation, Fire & Rescue,
Law enforcement, Hazardous Materials, Towing
& Recovery, H.E.R.O. Unit, etc.
TIM Team: is a local jurisdictional program
consisting of members of local emergency
service agencies, who work together on a daily
basis.
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Why T.I.M. TEAMS?
• Over 50% of the congestion in the Atlanta region
is caused by non-recurring incidents.
• For every additional minute taken to clear a
traffic incident, it will extend the duration an
additional 6 to 7 minutes.
• Teamwork among emergency service agencies
is imperative, if we are to enhance traffic incident
management.
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AGENCIES TO BE INCLUDED IN
T.I.M. TEAMS
• Fire & Rescue (City & County)
• Law Enforcement (City, County & State Patrol)
• Hazardous Materials Units (City, County &
Commercial)
• Towing & Recovery
• Medical Examiner
• H.E.R.O. Unit
• Medical Services
• Others
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T.I.M. TEAMS
REMEMBER!
The success of an Traffic Incident Management
Team starts with the selection of responsible
and responsive members.
Members should represent their agencies and
have the authority to make decisions and
commit their agencies to a course of action.
It is also important to select a responsible Team
Leader or facilitator.
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BENEFITS OF AN EFFECTIVE
T.I.M. TEAM
The Benefits are both
Quantitative and Qualitative
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QUANTITATIVE
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Increased survival rate of crash victims
Reduced traffic delay
Improved response time
Improved air quality
Reduced occurrence of secondary incidents
Improved safety of responders, crash victims
and traveling motorists
• Reduced clearance & recovery time
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QUALITATIVE
• Enhanced traveler information
• Increased driver warning capabilities
• Improved coordination among response
agencies
• Improved public perception of agency operations
• Reduced driver frustrations
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EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
will:
• Increases operating efficiency
• Reduces the time to detect & verify an incident
occurrence
• Enhances the safe clearing of an incident, while
managing the affected traffic flow until full
capacity is restored.
• Expedite “Back In Service” time for emergency
service units
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T.I.M. TEAMS
Can be an excellent tool for enhancing
Coordination, Communications and
Cooperation between various agencies within a
local jurisdiction.
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PURPOSE OF T.I.M. TEAMS
• Create a dialogue for better inter-agency
cooperation.
• Create an opportunity for multi-agency training
which promotes teamwork.
• Create a tool for developing common
operational strategies.
• Create better understanding of other agencies
and their responsibilities.
• Create practices that may, not only help their
local jurisdiction but also the regional area.
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GOALS & OBJECTIVES
• Adopt a “Open Roads” policy
– 90 Minute Clearance Goal
• Conduct Training Exercises
– Scene planning and training should be conducted.
• Conduct Post-Incident Debriefings
– Post-Incident debriefings should be held to assess
what did and did not work during recent major traffic
incident response.
• Conduct Special Events Planning
– T.I.M. Teams should also plan for special event
incident response, such as, planning for major
sporting events, concerts, conventions, weatherrelated events, homeland security and others.
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T.I.M. TEAMS & T.I.M.E. TASK
FORCE
T.I.M. Teams can ultimately improve the effectiveness
of the TIME Task Force by addressing operational
problems and developing strategies at the local
levels and then sharing their ideas & experiences
at the regional level.
This sharing of information and ideas between the
TIME Task Force, T.I.M. Teams and Stakeholders
will assist us in reaching our goal of enhancing
traffic incident management in metro-Atlanta.
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SUMMARY
T.I.M. Teams cannot be successful unless there is
a cooperative attitude among the agencies
involved.
The working relationship among the various local
agencies is critical to its success.
T.I.M. Teams can bring together representatives
from the various agencies involved with, or
affected by, transportation incidents.
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T.I.M. TEAMS
Any Questions
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THE END
Prepared by the TIME Task Force
Operations Committee
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