TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Technical Report Documentation Letter from Associate Administrator of Operations Jeffrey A. Lindley 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN TIM OPERATIONS 3.0 THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN TIM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4.0 COMMON TIM RESOURCES, FUNCTIONS, AND COSTS 5.0 POTENTIAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED COST SAVINGS 6.0 COMPANION COST-SHARE STRATEGIES 7.0 REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING APPENDIX A: INCIDENT SCENARIOS APPENDIX B: RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND COST SURVEY List of Tables Table 1. Appropriate Personnel, Equipment, and Technology for Select Functions Table 2. Common TIM Personnel Resources, Costs, and Functions Table 3. Common TIM Equipment and Technology Resources, Costs, and Functions Table 4. Common TIM Supplies and Materials Resources, Costs, and Functions Table 5. Invited and Participating Incident Scenario Survey TIM Jurisdictions and Agencies Table 6. TIM Personnel Utilization and Costs – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 7. TIM Personnel Utilization and Costs – Developing TIM Programs Table 8. TIM Equipment and Technology Utilization and Costs – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 9. TIM Equipment and Technology Utilization and Costs – Developing TIM Programs Table 10. TIM Supplies and Materials Utilization and Costs – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 11. TIM Supplies and Materials Utilization and Costs – Developing TIM Programs Table 12. Estimated Incident Duration – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 13. Estimated Incident Duration – Developing TIM Programs Table 14. Number of Reported Response Personnel – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 15. Number of Reported Response Personnel – Developing TIM Programs Table 16. Number of Reported Response Vehicles – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 17. Number of Reported Response Vehicles – Developing TIM Programs Table 18. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Scene Protection – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 19. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Scene Protection – Developing TIM Programs Table 20. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Traffic Control – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 21. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Traffic Control – Developing TIM Programs Table 22. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Firefighting/Extrication – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 23. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Firefighting/Extrication – Developing TIM Programs Table 24. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Minor Spill Mitigation – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 25. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Minor Spill Mitigation – Developing TIM Programs Table 26. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Crash Investigation – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 27. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Crash Investigation – Developing TIM Programs Table 28. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Vehicle/Debris Removal – Highly Developed TIM Programs Table 29. Estimated TIM Resource Costs for Vehicle/Debris Removal – Developing TIM Programs List of Figures Figure 1. Incident Scenario Survey

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FHWA-HOP-08-060
January 2009