SHRP2/Mi-TIME TIM Training

Angie Kremer, P.E.

Michigan Department of Transportation

Traffic Incident Management Engineer

How are we doing?

How are we doing?

How are we doing?

• What is the percentage of responders wearing their high visibility vest?– Overall 59%– Law Enforcement 55%– Fire 56%– Transportation 70%– Towing 78%– Other 60%

How are we doing?• Michigan now has a TIM Action Plan

with a TIM Action Team meeting every other month of multi-disciplines.

• 7 SMART GOAL for TIM

Strategic Highway Research Program

• Authorized by Congress to address some of the most pressing needs related to the nation’s highway system

• Research areas: Safety, Renewal, Reliability, Capacity

• Administered by Transportation Research Board (TRB):– Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)– America Association of State Highway and Trans Officials

(AASHTO)

• FHWA is lead on implementation

SHRP2 : National Traffic Incident Management Responder Course

• Objectives: – Improved responder safety – Improved reliability (reduced incident duration)– Improved motorist safety (reduced secondary crashes)

• Approach:– Researched core competencies – All disciplines participated every step– Development of multi-disciplinary training program for

all responder stakeholders– Cross-training in TIM core competencies

National TIM Responder Training Program Implementation Progress

- As of February 28, 2014

32,891 Number of Responders Trained (Not Including TtT Session Participants)

2,021

35592

1,555

561 740

1,889

347

1,661

988

934

118

588

6889,111

1,896

1,433

1,184

659

51940

358

304152

2438 3,066

122

62

37

6

602

44

13

23

23

26

Conducted TtT and/or TIM Training in Progress

TtT Session Planned

No TtT Scheduled To Date

Training Totals - As of February 28, 2014

DisciplineTrain-the-

TrainerResponder

TrainingTotal Percentage

Law Enforcement 949 12,175 13,124 36.7%

Fire/Rescue 758 10,435 11,193 31.3%

Towing and Recovery

199 1,892 2,091 5.8%

EMS 97 1,135 1,232 3.4%

DOT/Transportation 647 5,268 5,915 16.5%

Other Disciplines 214 1,986 2,200 6.2%

Total 2,864 32,891 35,755 100.0%

Number of Sessions

71 1,262 -- --

SHRP2: Training Course Elements• Course Design:

– Can be taught in a 10 hour intensive course, 4 hour modified and a single lesson modules

– Some states have developed a modified 2 hour hours courses

– Table tops exercises– Taught by two different disciplines

• Michigan Approvals:– MCOLES– Michigan Fire Fighter Training Council

Audience• Law Enforcement officers• Fire and Rescue personnel• Transportation Professionals • Public works• Emergency medical services• Towing and recovery• Hazmat responders• Medical examiner• Dispatcher/PSAPS• Miscellaneous responders

Mi-TIMEMichigan Traffic Incident Management Effort

• Candidate will have to submit an Application/Commitment Form

• Sub-Team will review all Applications

and approve Trainers.

• Sub-Team formed from the TIM Action Team composed of Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, and Transportation

• Michigan will have three Train the Trainer sessions.

Mi-TIME

• Application/Commitment Form will disturbed through List Serves and Associations

• First Trainer the Trainer Session will be in Lansing, May 28th and 29th

• The state will be broken into training regions (same as MDOT Regions)

• Currently building a website for Mi-TIME• Using Lessons Learned and Best Practices from other

states

What are we looking for in a trainer?

• Has experience training• Commitment to the program – At least 16 hours of

instruction/12 month period with a 2 year commitment• Management/supervisor concurrence• Participation in meetings & updating records• Some possible out of pocket cost if agency doesn't

reimburse• Trainer has to believe in the Open Roads Philosophy• The Sub-Team is looking for a diverse group of trainers

geographically and by disciplines.

SMART Goals for Michigan

• Implement the SHRP 2 TIM Train the Trainer (TtT) program in Michigan and have 120 trainers trained by December 31, 2014.

• Implement the SHRP 2 TIM TtT program in Michigan and have 1,500 first responders trained by December 31, 2016.

Under Development

• E-Learning Course: An eTools version of the training will be developed to facilitate wide scale deployment of the training.– Pilot second quarter of 2014– FHWA implement third quarter of 2014– Hosted by National Highway Institute (NHI)

Questions ?

Angie Kremer, P.E.Michigan Department of Transportation Traffic Incident Management Engineer517-636-0247 Cell: 517-388-3372KremerA@Michigan.gov