Field Operations Guide for Safety/Service Patrols

Overview

The primary contributions of safety/service patrols are to reduce traffic congestion, improve travel time reliability, and improve safety on freeway and arterial systems. The intent of the guide is to reinforce procedures and provide reminders for various incident scenarios. The document provides additional guidance on topics that affect travel time reliability, such as: priorities at an accident, temporary traffic control at a traffic incident management areas, traffic crashes, and working with other responders.

Source Organization Location

Washington
,
DC
Content Type
Informational Product
Author
John Sparks,
Jesica Shuh, and
Arland T. Smith
Issue Date
Tactical Element
Traffic Incident Management
Traffic Incident Management
Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
Traffic Incident Management
Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
TOM Chapters
20.1
20.2
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Role in Organization
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Technician
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Publishing Organization
FHWA
Maturity Level of Program
Monitoring (L4)
Deployment (L3)
Assessment (L1)
Development (L2)
Objective
How-To
Prime Contractor
Delcan and SAIC
Project Website
Publication Number
FHWA-HOP-10-014