Traffic Incident Management Program
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National Traffic Incident Management Coalition

The National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC) is an assembly of national organizations representing the public safety, transportation, and towing and recovery communities. Organizations are members and designate their representatives to Coalition meetings.

The Coalition was formed as a result of the 2002 National Conference on Traffic Incident Management.

The coalition was officially launched at its formative meeting on June 23, 2004 in Washington , DC . At this meeting, members set the coalition's strategic direction:

Vision

Safe and efficient management of all incidents that occur on or substantially affect the nation's roadways.

Mission

Provide a multi-disciplinary partnership forum spanning the public safety and transportation communities:

  • To coordinate experiences, knowledge, practices, and ideas toward safer and more efficient management of incidents affecting traffic,
  • Which:
    • Enhances the safety of on-scene responders and of motorists passing or approaching a roadway incident
    • Strengthens services to incident victims and stranded motorists, and
    • Reduces incident delay and costs to the traveling public and commercial carriers.

Goals

Goal #1–Promote and support the successful development and conduct of local, regional, and statewide traffic incident management programs through peer networking, mentoring, and knowledge exchange among public safety and transportation professionals.

Goal #2–Develop, provide input to, and recommend for adoption by Coalition partner organizations multi-disciplinary best practices, guides, standards, and performance measures in support of sound traffic incident management activities.

Goal #3–Develop and recommend appropriate research problem statements for referral to one or more of the Coalition partners to take advantage of multiple research avenues.

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