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Temporary Traffic Control

For
Incident Management

2009 National Conference
on Transportation Operations
for Planned and Unplanned Events


 

 
Image of deer standing in a stream
Donna Sheehy, P.E. USDA Forest Service
Northern Region Missoula, Montana

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Image of wildfires with deer in stream with presentation titles: Incident Management Teams, Wildfire Traffic Safety Issues, Firestorm 2000 The Beginning, Projects and Products, Sign Kits, Benefits

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Image of wildfire with Incident Management Teams title

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Image of traffic incidents including multi-car crash, flood, erupting volcano and street fire

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Local Response
Image firefighters at scene of car fire

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Incident Management Team
• Logistical
• Fiscal
• Planning
• Operational
• Safety
• Community
Image of satelite over Earth weather systems

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Incident Management Teams
Image of overlapping arrows showing experience,
Image of transportation authorities out in the field
Type 1 - National and State Type 2 - National and State
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Type 3 - Local and Non-Local Type 4 - Local Resources Type 5 - Local Resources

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Images of disasters such as earthquakes, floods, falling debris

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Images of disasters such as fires in the hills above a city, walls of smoke

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Image of wildfire with title Wildfire Traffic Safety Issues

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Image of temporary roadside warning sign "Caution Fire Equipment"
Large volumes of incident-related traffic at intersections that otherwise have little or no traffic

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Incident traffic related to facilities such as:
Image of authority standing next to Helibase sign with plumes of smoke in the background
• Incident bases
• Spike camps
• Helibases
• Fueling sites
• Staging areas
• Drop-off locations

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Image of trucks at roadside near wildfire
Incident operations conducted on, over or adjacent to, roads open to traffic

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Images of smoky roadside conditions and fire road crossings

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Image of temporary road block with stop sign and Road Closed sign
Closures to keep the public from entering active fire or evacuated areas

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Image of helicopters dumping water and chemicals on wildfires and forests

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Image of makeshift fire signs

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Images of makeshift signs

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Image of black burned cow with orange hooves and orange writing "Craft Springs Helibase"

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Image of wildfire with title Firestorm 2000 The Beginning

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Multiple images of impacts and consquences of wildfires -- burned animals, makeshift shelters, helicopters at work, burned cars and motocycles, burning trees, map of affected areas; 79,700 fires, 6.8 million acres

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Image of back of truck with signs, authorities in conversation

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Major Safety Issues
> Road Signs
> Drop Point Signs
> Flagging situations
> Road Closures

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Images of Road Signs

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Drop Point Signs
Image of Drop Point Signs, such as DP 30

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Flagging situations
Images of Flagging Stations, transportation employees holding "Slow" signs

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Road Closures
Images of road closures by stop sign, national guard, barriers

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Projects and Products

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Image of Sign and Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service and sign of Fire Traffic Entering Road
Incident sign standards

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Drop Point Signs
Image of drop poing signs in orange

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Image of Incident Sign Installation Guide with various examples of signage, also image of Incident Management Activity at Intersections with diagram of intersection and sign placement

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Image of USDA Incident Sign Ordering Catalog with listing of various available signs, sizes, messages, colors

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State to State MOU Montana DNRC and MDT
Image of warning sign "Fire Camp" and "Reduced Speed Ahead"
•FS
•DNRC
•BLM
•BIA
•NWS
•NPS

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Commercial Sources
Image of Commercial Signs including "Fire Traffic Entering Road" and "Pilot Car Follow Me" on the back of a truck

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Emergency Sign plans
for Frequently Used Sites
Image of large orange sign at the end of a dirt road

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Training
Incorporate TTC responsibilities under ICS personnel
Ground Support
Logistics
Safety
Image of several drop point signs in a row and a helibase sign
• Training Classes
• Annual Team meetings
• Workshops
• Traffic Situational Awareness
• Flagging - online, LTAP, DOT
• Using the Sign Installation Guide

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Image of deer in stream in front of wild fire, "Sign Kits"

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Geographic Area Coordination Centers
Image of color-coded map of the United States: Northwest, Northern Rockies, Eastern, Southern, Rocky Mountain, East Basin, West Basin, Southwest, North Ops, South Ops, Hawaii, Alaska "National Fire Caches"
Type 1 and Type 2 Teams

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Standard Sign Kits
- Traffic Safety Teams
- Local Type 3 Teams
- Incident Management Teams -Initial Attack Wildland Engines
- Law enforcement vehicles
Image of firefighter, red truck and blazing wildfire

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Image of forest and stream "Benefits"

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Safety
Image of ambulance and overturned white truck

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Coordination
Image of warning signs "Prepare to Stop," "Reduced Speed Ahead" and "Fire Activity Next 1 Mile" with truck stopped on the side of the road

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Facilitate traffic flow
Image of cars on road with fire warning signs

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Cost savings
Image of trucks driving on a road with Fire Traffic Entering sign

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Image of burning Smoky the Bear Help Prevent Wildfires sign with "Questions?"

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For more information;
Please contact:
Donna Sheehy, P.E.
R1/R2 Regional Sign Coordinator
dsheehy @ fs.fed.us
406-329-3312