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Advance Warning

This module discusses the concept of advance warning, its benefits, and how to implement a range of advance warning devices.

In this program, you will learn the basics of autonomous vehicle technology, the challenges and opportunities it presents to emergency responders, the current state of technology development, and how to begin to prepare for the presence of these vehicles on the roadways you serve.

Blocking Procedures at Roadway Incidents

This module discusses the concept of blocking, why it is important, how to determine whether linear positioning or block positioning is appropriate at a given incident.

Connected Vehicles

In this program, you will learn the basics of connected vehicle technologies, the challenges and opportunities they present to emergency responders, the current state of technology development.

Fire Service Collaboration with Towing & Recovery Operations

This self-paced program discusses how the fire service and towing personnel can communicate and collaborate effectively to safely and efficiently handle roadway incidents.

High Visibility Innovations

It is widely known that the visibility of responders is a key factor in safe emergency operation on the roadways.

Intro to Fire Service Traffic Control Professional

This module introduces current and prospective fire service traffic control professionals to the responsibilities of the position.

Law Enforcement and High Visibility PPE

This program summarizes the federal regulations with regard to high visibility safety apparel, examines the objections of law enforcement officers to wearing this apparel.

LODDs on the Roadway: Safety Lessons Learned

In this program, we look at four NIOSH reports on firefighter line-of-duty deaths that occurred while operating at a roadway incident.

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

This module highlights and explains in plain language the portions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) that apply to first responders working roadway incidents.

Move It or Work It

The module relates the Move It Work It decision to safe, quick clearance and the National Unified Goal.

National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management

This module presents the National Unified Goal as the road map for implementing cross-department cooperation and communication.

New Technologies in Emergency Vehicle Lighting

This program examines the history of emergency lighting technology, current trends vs. research, problems with current lighting technologies, and potential solutions to address these problems.

Planning for the Long-Term Event

This self-paced program provides guidance for jurisdictions and Traffic Incident Management (TIM) teams to plan for long term events.

Recommended Practices for TIM SOPs

For years, the fire departments have worked to standardize their operating procedures across jurisdictions within geographic areas.

Roadway Incident Operational Safety for EMS Providers

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles respond to a wide variety of roadway incidents, such as crashes, pedestrians struck by vehicles, other medical emergencies, natural disasters, and weather events.

Roadway Incident Safety Training Guidance for Fire Officers

This self-paced program will assist fire officers with integrating roadway incident safety training into their department, including (but not limited to) self-paced programs and resources available through RSLN and ResponderSafety.com.

Safe Fire Service Traffic Control Practices

This module provides a basic understanding of the framework of traffic control at emergency scenes.

Safety Service Patrols: An Underutilized Partner

This self-paced program will provide both an introduction to Safety Service Patrols at the awareness level and recommend vehicle outfitting and roadway operating procedures for SSPs.

Scene Control

This self-paced program discusses the issues created when persons other than responders and victims are present at a roadway incident scene.

See and Be Seen: Emergency Lighting Awareness

This module presents best practices in deploying emergency optical warning devices, called here "emergency lighting."

Setting Up a Traffic Incident Management Unit

This self–paced program uses existing Fire Police units as examples for demonstrating how an agency can set up a dedicated traffic incident management unit.

Sobriety Checkpoint Safety

This module presents practical steps law enforcement officers can take to maximize their safety while working sobriety checkpoints.

Special Circumstances: Safe Operations for Vehicle Fires

This module discusses the safety and traffic incident management challenges of vehicle fires and options for responding to these challenges.

Special Hazards

This self-paced program discusses the traffic incident management impacts of several special circumstances: HAZMAT, medical helicopters, vehicle extrication, and crash investigation.

Starting and Sustaining a TIM Committee

This self-paced program provides guidance on how to start and sustain a TIM Team, offering a framework, proven models, and tips for success.

Termination

This self-paced program begins with a review of foundational knowledge about the definition of the termination phase and quick clearance strategies. Then, the program covers best practices for typical tasks in the termination phase.

The First 15 Minutes at Roadway Incidents

The first 15 minutes of a roadway incident response are critical. What the first responding units do, and do not do, will impact the response in many ways, including safety, traffic control, secondary incidents, and clearance time.

The Public Safety Telecommunicator's Role in Roadway Safety

This module presents ways to better integrate public safety telecommunicators into the roadway incident response team.

TIM For The Next Generation

This self-paced program is specifically for first responders who are newer to the profession, typically in their teens and twenties.

Traffic Incident Management on Rural Roads

This self-paced program presents information on how to tailor some roadway response best practices to the characteristics of rural roads.

Traffic Incident Management Requirements in NFPA 1500

This module highlights the new traffic incident management and responder safety requirements in NFPA 1500: Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program and point departments to resources that will help them meet the requirements of the standard.

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