INFORMATION SHARING FOR TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

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Technical Report Documentation Letter from Associate Administrator of Operations Jeffrey A. Lindley 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 INFORMATION EXCHANGE BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESPONDERS 3.0 INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES THAT MAXIMIZE SAFETY AND FACILITATE QUICK CLEARANCE 4.0 BARRIERS TO INFORMATION SHARING 5.0 REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS List of Tables Table 1. Methods of Sharing TIM Between Transportation and Public Safety Agencies at Survey Locations Table 2. System Performance Test Results Summary Table 3. System Impact Test Results Summary Table 4. System Performance Test Results Summary Table 5. System Impact Test Results Summary Table 6. Strategies and Techniques for Information Disseminations Between Responders Table 7. Strategies and Techniques for Information Dissemination to the Public Table 8. IIMS's Goals, Hypotheses, and Findings List of Figures Figure 1. Incident Command Functional Areas Figure 2. Incident Command Structure Needs Figure 3. Advantages of Using Unified Command Figure 4. Organizational Elements Figure 5. SAFECOM Interoperability Continuum Figure 6. ICS Organizational Chart Figure 7. State of Florida's Open Roads Policy

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FHWA-HOP-08-059
January 2009