NJLTAP – Traffic Incident Management (In-Person)

Course Description:
Using a multi-discipline approach, first responders in New Jersey will learn how to operate more efficiently and act collectively. The training covers topics including TIM guidelines, fundamentals, and terminology; notifications and scene size up; scene safety and risk management; traffic management; special circumstances; clearance; and termination.

This course is open to all traffic-incident first responders including personnel in law enforcement, fire-fighting, emergency medical services (EMS), public safety, public works, towing and recovery, and hazardous materials (HAZMAT).

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify three main tenets of the National Unified Goal
2. Name the four parts of a Traffic Incident Zone
3. List where responder vehicles should be placed during a traffic incident
4. Recite the eight pieces of equipment a first responder should have for incidences

Intended Audience: 
Emergency first responders

Prerequisites:
Be a First Responder and register at NJTIM.ORG

Credits:
.5 for NJDFS, 4 CEU’s for NJOEMS, 4 hours technical for Public Works Managers

Presenters:   
David Maruca, Rutgers CAIT; Robert Pomykala, NJIT; Todd Evans, NJIT

Fee: 0$

Sponsor:   
Federal Highway Administration in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Transportation