Nebraska TIM Training T.J. Kripal Highway Emergency Program - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Nebraska TIM Training T.J. Kripal Highway Emergency Program Specialist

Traffic Incident Management Training • TIM Training • Instructor-led facilitation • Use humor if possible • Good Instructors – Committed and available • Location: Know your state & time of year events • Planting season/Harvest • Major events that will impact responders • Weather

Scheduling TIM Training • Date/Time Flexibility • Training records – Mapping the state • Coordination – Be the central contact for TIM Training • Reaching out to get buy in: • Face to face • Word of mouth • Email • Phone calls • Expo Table (Annual Tow Show & Fire School) • Free Stuff…

Traffic Kits • If a public agency has 60 percent of their personnel attend the 4 hour TIM Class, they will receive a Free Traffic Device kit.

A step beyond the initial training… • TIM Media Training • 2 hour session • Safety – safety vests!!! • Where to get the camera shot without being in the way

Exercises • TIM Exercises • Mixed in for refresher training • Great opportunity to work with our Towing partners • Validates training and plans • Identifies areas for improvement

Nebraska Traffic • Interstate 80 (East/West) • Winter • Snow/Blizzards • Spring • Flooding • Tornado season starts • Summer • College World Series - Omaha • Construction • Fall • Husker Football traffic • Harvest

TIM Working Groups • Three TIM Working Groups currently: • Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro • SE Nebraska (includes Lincoln) • West Central (West I-80 Corridor) • Next: Central NE Group

Thank you! T.J. Kripal Nebraska DOT tj.kripal@nebraska.gov (402)479-3878