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Traffic Incident Management Gap Analysis Primer

List of Abbreviations

AAA American Automobile Association
AAR After-Action Review
CAD Computer Aided Dispatch
CCTV Closed-Circuit Television
CMM Capability Maturity Model
DMS Dynamic Message Sign
DMV Department of Motor Vehicles
DOH Department of Health
DOT Department of Transportation
E911 Enhanced 911
ELG Executive Leadership Group
EMS Emergency Medical Services
ERSI Emergency Responder Safety Institute
FAST-TRAC Faster and Safer Travel through Traffic Routing and Advanced Controls
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
GPS Global Positioning System
HAR Highway Advisory Radio
HazMat Hazardous Materials
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program
IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police
IAP Incident Action Plan
ICS Incident Command System
IRV Incident Response Vehicle
ISP Information Service Providers
IRT Incident Response Team
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
ITS JPO Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
LTAP/TTAP Local and Tribal Technical Assistance Programs
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NIMS National Incident Management System
NITTEC Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition
NTIMC National Traffic Incident Management Coalition
NUG National Unified Goal
NYS New York State
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PM Performance Measures
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PSEs Planning for Special Events
RISC Rapid Incident Scene Clearance
SHRP2 Second Strategic Highway Research Program
SHSP Strategic Highway Safety Plan
SOGs Standard Operating Guidelines
SOPs Standard Operating Procedures
SP State Patrol
SSP Safety Service Patrol
TI&EM FHWA Traffic Incident & Events Management
TIM Traffic Incident Management
TIM SA Traffic Incident Management Self-Assessment
TMC Traffic Management Center
TOC Traffic Operations Center
TRAA Towing and Recovery Association of America
TTC Temporary Traffic Control
UCS Unified Command Structure
USDOT United States Department of Transportation
USFA United States Fire Administration
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