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This video defines the important points in a backing up SOP, demonstrates a recommended backing up procedure using a spotter, and reinforces the importance of training on and enforcing the backing up SOP.
MP4 Video
This downloadable video program is a short version of the Blocking Procedures at Roadway Incidents module on the Responder Safety Learning Network.
MP4 Video
This report summarizes a workshop convened during the 2018 National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week on how to harden blocking vehicles to protect responders and the public.
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Of all the safety practices for working a roadway incident scene, one of the most important is setting a block with the largest and heaviest emergency vehicle available at the scene.
MP4 Video
EMS providers and injured people are exposed to moving traffic at vehicle crashes and other roadway incidents. Knowing where and how to park an ambulance based on conditions observed upon arrival at the scene helps protect everyone.
MP4 Video
This document provides uniform operational guidelines to ensure safe operations by emergency responders dispatched to incidents on limited access highways in the State of New Jersey. These guidelines identify vehicle safe positioning, common general safety, and onsite practices for all emergency responders.
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This Power Point program provides training for responders on the first arriving apparatus at a highway incident. The first 15 minutes of an incident often sets the tone for the entire response. Learn how practices such as “windshield size up” can make the scene safer.
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This alert describes the hazards facing fire fighters working along roadways, presents two case studies, and lists recommendations for prevention of struck bys.
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Traffic Incident Management Area (TIMA)
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