Arizona Department of Public Safety - PowerPoint Presentation

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Arizona Department of Public SafetyHighway PatrolCaptain John PhilpotSlide2

BIOAz DPS Assignments

Patrol in rural and urban settings

K-9

SWAT

Criminal Investigations

Masters from Northern Arizona UniversitySlide3

Traffic Incident ManagementTIM consists of a planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible. Effective TIM reduces the duration and impacts of traffic incidents and improves the safety of motorists, crash victims and emergency responders.Slide4

First Responder Responsibility

First Responders:

In TIM our job is to investigate and clear the scene, be safe, be as efficient as possible and work as a team.Slide5

Responder Safety

The overarching reason for clearing roadways quickly is

YOUR SAFETY

!

On average:

Each year, about 5 firefighters are killed in struck by incidents.

Each month, about one police officer is struck by a vehicle and killed somewhere in the US.

Each week, a tow operator is killed doing their job on our roads.

Every three days, a worker is struck and killed in a roadway work zone.

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First Responder Safety

Because of the nature of the work, first responders (Fire, EMS, Towing, Transportation and Law Enforcement) are at higher risk of being involved in secondary collisions.

Between 1987 and 2010 (24 years), 278 law enforcement officers were struck and killed by vehicles; that averages out to one officer killed each month.

The fire service had five firefighters killed in “struck by” incidents in 2010, which accounted for about 6 percent of firefighter deaths.

An average of 23 highway workers were struck and killed by vehicles each month in 2010 compared to 22 in 2009.Slide7

First Responder Safety – Officer Safety

To date, the Arizona DPS has lost 28 officers, 15 were traffic related and 11 of those were involved in secondary crashes. Slide8

Two types of Congestion

Reoccurring and Non-reoccurring CongestionSlide9

TIM focus is on Non-reoccurring Congestion (NRC)

According to this information, traffic incidents make up 25% of

all

congestion.

In a recent study in the Phoenix Metro area freeway system found the following information:

52% of congestion was NRC (I-10)

78% of congestion was NRC (US-60)

80% of NRC were traffic incidents

In rural Arizona we find that most of our congestion is non-reoccurring?Slide10

Increased risk of secondary collisions, 2.8% per minute that an incident is on the roadway.

100%

÷ 2.8% = 35.71 minutes

Remember Crashes are random

A secondary collision could occur in the first minute or the 35

th

minute.

Like in racing every second counts!

Why should Law Enforcement and other first responders attempt to reduce congestion?

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Cultural Change in Az DPS

In the 1990s, we had several collisions on I-17 that backed up traffic for nearly 60 miles, Since that time we have been chasing our TIM solutions with tenacious resolve.

Culture of completing a full scale diagram on every collision was the norm since the inception of the Department.Slide12

Equipment/softwarePanasonic MDCs

TraCS software

The combination of these two items increased officer productivity and decreased the lag time at collision scenes.Slide13

Az DPS is committed to TIM.

Policy

D.O. 2.29 Traffic Patrol and Motorist Assistance

D.O. 2.58 Highway Operations Manual

D.O. 2.60 Traffic Stop and Incident ProceduresSlide14

Az DPS is committed to TIM

Manuals and other items

Highway Operations Manual

Arizona Statewide Incident Management Plan

Statewide Alternative Route Plan

Support and Guidance from DPS management

TIM SROVTSlide15

Oct - Dec 2010: 4,793

Non-Injury

Roadway Clearance: 45 min

Incident Clearance: 84 min

Injury

Roadway Clearance: 54 min

Incident Clearance: 94 min

Fatal

Roadway Clearance: 212 min

Incident Clearance: 214 min

April - June 2011: 4,366

Non-InjuryRoadway Clearance: 32 min (-28%)Incident Clearance: 40 min (-51%)

Injury

Roadway Clearance: 46 min (-14%)

Incident Clearance: 58min (-37%)

Fatal

Roadway Clearance: 198 min

(-6.78%)

Incident Clearance: 211 min

(-1.68%)

How is Az DPS Doing? “A Metro Snap-shot”

During Calendar year 2011 we experenced a 4 to 6% average secondary crashes!Slide16

Where would AzDPS be if we did not practice good TIM procedures?

In 2011 we investigated 26,665 crashes of these 25,049 were primary crashes.

We experienced 6% secondary crashes,1616. (National average is 20%)

541 of these were secondary to a crash.

54 of these crashes involved a first responder.

(3.3% of all secondary crashes were 1

st

Responders)Slide17

Where would Az DPS be if we did not practice good TIM procedures?

The national secondary crash rate was found to be 20% or more.

If we had 25,049 crashes that would be an additional of 5,009 secondary crashes.

(25,049 x .20 = 5009 Sec. Crashes)

If 3.3% of those involved first responders that could have been 167 instead of 54!Slide18

Strategies for Continued Success

Ad Hoc and/or formal TIM coalitions statewide within areas and or districts.

Memorialize TIM strategies as an HPD priority in HPD Policy.

Add performance goals into HPD Strategic Plan to:

Further reduce secondary collisions involving first responders and motorists

Further reduce roadway clearance times

Further reduce incident clearance timesSlide19

AZ State LawsTwo laws were added to increase the level of safety for persons on the highways.

ARS 28-674 Move off of the roadway if you are involved in a minor collisionSlide20

State Laws

ARS 28-775E “Move over Law” If a motorist is able to, they must move over when an emergency vehicle is stopped

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TrainingAnnual Officer TrainingTrain the Trainer for TIMS

Train local fire companies

City Fire Department challenges

Training towing companiesSlide22
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Questions?