Georgia is Making

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Georgia is Making
for Incident Management
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Why is Incident Management Important in Metro
Atlanta?
75 of the daily congestion in Georgia.
Atlanta has approximately 50 of the daily
travel and...
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Metro Atlanta

• 13 Counties included in Metro Atlanta
• Cherokee
• Rockdale
• Fulton
• Cobb
• Dekalb
• Gwinnett
• Clayton
• Henry
• Douglas
• Paulding
• Forsyth
• Fayette

• Agencies in Each County
• Law Enforcement
• City, County, State Patrol
• Fire Rescue
• City County
• Hazardous Materials Units
• City, County, Commercial
• Towing Recovery
• Medical Examiner
• H.E.R.O. Unit
• Medical Services

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Agencies responsible for Incident Management in
Metro Atlanta

• Georgia Department of Transportation HERO
• Atlanta Police Department
• Atlanta Fire and Rescue
• Georgia State Patrol
• Bartow County Fire and Rescue
• Bartow County Sheriffs Department
• Cherokee County Fire and Rescue
• Cherokee County Sheriff's Department
• Clayton County Police Department
• Clayton County Fire and Rescue
• Cobb County Police Department
• Cobb County Fire and Rescue
• Dekalb County Police Department
• Dekalb County Fire and Rescue
• Douglas County Fire and Rescue
• Douglass County Sheriffs Department
• Fulton County Police Department

• Fulton County Fire and Rescue
• Gwinnett County Police Department
• Gwinnett County Fire and Rescue
• Henry County Police Department
• Henry County Fire and Rescue
• Marietta County Police Department
• Marietta County Fire and Rescue
• Rockdale County Fire and Rescue
• Rockdale County Sheriffs Department
• Roswell County Police Department
• Roswell County Fire and Rescue
• Department of Agriculture
• Towing Recovery
• Hazmat
• Medical Examiners
• Media
• GEMA

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Delay and Congestion

• As much as 50 of congestion in Metro Atlanta is
  caused by non-recurring incidents
• Atlantas average delay per peak road traveler is
  70 hours
• Atlantas cost of congestion for delay time
  1.7 billion

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Risk of Secondary Crashes

• 13 of all peak period crashes are direct result
  of previous incident
• Even stalled vehicles are at risk
• Secondary crashes represent a more than 600
  increase in risk

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Risk to Responders

• Nearly 40 of law enforcement officers killed in
  line of duty were killed in traffic
• From 1995 to 1997 there has been an 89 increase
  in the number of firefighters killed in traffic
  incidents

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Other Problems

• Lost time and productivity
• Reduced air quality
• Increased response time by emergency
  responders
• Economic impacts
• Increased fuel consumption
• Increased vehicle maintenance costs
• Increased cost of goods and services
• Reduced quality of life

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RAFFIC
NCIDENT
TIME
ANAGEMENT
NHANCEMENT
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TIME Task Force

• The Region recognized a need and developed the
  Task Force in early 2002 to address the critical
  issues related to incident management in the
  Metro Atlanta region
• Made up of concerned incident responders from
  Metro Atlanta including
• Transportation agencies
• Fire
• Rescue
• Police
• Towing and recovery
• Emergency medical services
• HAZMAT
• Media
• Other concerned entities

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TIME Task Force Members

• Alpharetta Police Department
• Atlanta Airport Area Chamber of Commerce
• Atlanta Police Department
• Atlanta Regional Commission
• City of Alpharetta
• Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
• City of Atlanta
• City of Marietta Fire Department
• City of Roswell
• Clayton County Department of Transportation
• Clayton County Fire Department
• Clean Air Campaign
• Cobb County Fire Department
• Cobb County Police Department
• Cobb County Department of Transportation
• Cobb County Medical Examiners Office

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TIME Task Force Members
Dekalb Fire Rescue Services Dekalb County
Police Department Dekalb County Planning
Department Dekalb County Road and Drainage
Federal Highway Administration Fulton County
Fulton County Police Department Georgia
Department of Motor Vehicle Safety Georgia
Department of Transportation Georgia Motor
Trucking Association Georgia Regional
Transportation Authority Georgia State Patrol
Georgians for Better Transportation Governors
Office Governors Office of Highway Safety
Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Gwinnett County Department of Transportation
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TIME Task Force Members

• Gwinnett County Fire Department
• Gwinnett Police Department
• Gwinnett Police Academy Alumni Association
• Henry County Board of Commissioners
• Henry County Fire Department
• HEPACO
• ITS Georgia
• Marietta Police Department
• Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
• National Engineering Technology
• PB Farradyne, (A Parsons Brinckerhoff Company)
• Remtech
• Roswell Department of Transportation
• Roswell Police Department
• Street Smarts
• Towing Recovery Association of Georgia
• Transcore
• URS Corporation

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MISSION
Develop and sustain a region-wide incident
management program to facilitate the safest and
fastest clearance of roadway incidents, lessening
the impact on emergency responders and the
traveling public.
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GOALS

• Increase public awareness of regional incident
  management.
• Develop/deliver common training for incident
  responders.
• Coordinate, communicate, cooperate between
  different agencies in the region.

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PURPOSE

• To continue the dialogue on ways to improve
  inter-agency coordination and cooperation.
• To create an opportunity for multi-agency
  training which promotes teamwork.
• To serve as a platform for participants to
  develop common operational strategies and a
  better understanding of other agencies' roles and
  responsibilities.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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TIME Steering Committee(Volunteers)

• Plan Quarterly Meetings
• Average attendance is 50 people, 2 hour duration
• Agenda
• Welcome
• Subcommittee Updates
• Debriefings
• Hot topic in Incident Management
• New Business
• Responsible for the activities of the
  Subcommittees
• Make overall decisions for TIME with stakeholder
  input

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TIME Planning Committee

• Plan the Annual Meeting
• 3 Annual Meetings
• Average attendance is 110 people
• ½ day duration, breakfast lunch
• Agenda
• Welcome
• Purpose
• Incident Management Overview
• Keynote Speaker
• Subcommittee Updates
• Program or Exercise
• TIME Saver Award Luncheon

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Sub-Committees
Operations

• Develop procedures for Major Incidents,
  responders and motorist safety, response and
  clearance policies and procedures.
• Accomplishments
• Incident Responder Directory
• Wreckmaster Demonstration
• Safety Training for Responders
• Interactive Exercise
• Internal kickoff meeting for T.I.M. Teams
• Web seminar training

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Sub-Committees
Communications

• Encourage data and video information transfer
  between agencies and applications, encourage
  increase use of the Transportation management
  Center (TMC) and local Traffic Control Center
  (TCCs) to coordinate incident notification and
  response, develop specific policies and
  procedures for traffic management during incident
  response.
• Accomplishments
• Governor signed Incident Management Day
  proclamation in Georgia
• Media coverage at meeting and events
• Educate traveling public on TIME
• Press Releases
• Email distributions and invitations
• TIME logo distributions
• (stationary, pens, speaking gifts, etc)

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Sub-Committees
Program Institutional Issues

• Develops multi-agency, multi-year strategic plans
  detailing specific programmatic activities to be
  accomplished with appropriate budget and
  personnel needs identified. Develop formal
  inter-agency agreements on operational and
  administrative procedures and policies.
• Accomplishments
• Resolutions
• AIR Committee
• Presentations
• Educate agencies and increase membership

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Funding

• Currently, TIME is funded with the
  help/contribution of stakeholders particularly
  GDOT FHWA.
• Annual Meeting is funded through corporate
  sponsorships
• Future funding with be available with the
  Governors Fast Forward Program.

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What to expect in the future?

• 2005 TIME Goals
• Increase active participation by local agencies
• Raise public awareness of TIME and benefits of
  proper Incident Management
• Formalize Organizational Structure of Task Force
• Improve clearance time for Traffic Incidents

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What to expect in the future?

• Operations
• Develop standardized training
• Create Local T.I.M. teams
• Develop policies and procedures for Incident
  Management
• Develop and Implement Clearance Goals
• Develop policies and procedure for hazardous
  materials response

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What to expect in the future?

• Communications
• Develop standards for incident coverage and
  notification
• Develop a list of volunteer to conduct media
  interviews
• Develop and distribute cost savings in 30
  minute increments to show how much money is saved
  when congestion is mitigated

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What to expect in the future?

• Program and Institutional
• Develop Performance Measures
• Conduct Executive Workshops
• Continue giving presentations to
  non-participating agencies

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QUESTIONS?
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