2013 Virginia General Assembly in February PASSED SJ 277 * Requests the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety to establish a Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee to coordinate the adoption and implementation of the National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management by highway and emergency response personnel in order to mitigate highway incidents and improve incident response in the Commonwealth SJ 277 National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management; Secretary of Public Safety to establish. Chief Patron Senator Harry B. Blevins
SJ 277 FULL TEXT http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SJ277S1
On FEB 4-2013 Virginia Governor McDonnell signed * Executive Order No. 58 (2013) Establishing a Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee http://www.governor.virginia.gov/PolicyOffice/ExecutiveOrders/viewEO.cfm?eo=58
The committee will promote activities that include developing a comprehensive traffic incident manual to be completed by July of 2013.
The committee will promote traffic incident management by promoting the NUG for TIM, including responder safety, safe, quick clearance, and interoperable communications; encouraging the development of TIM regional teams, promoting collaboration, communication and cooperation among the Commonwealth’s emergency responders; and keeping emergency responders up to date on national rules, regulations and trends related to safe roadway incident operations.
The Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee shall solicit best practices to improve the response of Virginia agencies charged with the prevention, and mitigation of traffic incidents. These guidelines should be used to create local and regional traffic incident management (TIM) plans consistent with the NUG objectives of responder safety, safe quick clearance, and prompt, reliable incident communications.
*Responder Safety Learning Network http://learning.respondersafety.com/
2013 Killed in the Line of Duty
Police Officers 18 http://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2013
Police Officers 18 http://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2013
Fire Fighters 07 http://www.firehero.org/ NFA http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/
EMS 10 http://www.nemsms.org/notices.htm
Towers 06 http://www.internationaltowingmuseum.org/
EMS 10 http://www.nemsms.org/notices.htm
Towers 06 http://www.internationaltowingmuseum.org/
Eric Reddeck HRFSOC@cox.net
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation * Everyone Goes Home *- Advocate http://www.everyonegoeshome.com
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation * Everyone Goes Home *- Advocate http://www.everyonegoeshome.com
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