Ohio QuickClear - Professional Responders Guide for Safe and Effective Highway Incident Management
Description
The best practices discussed in this guide were developed to promote safe and efficient incident management in Ohio. This professional responders guide is intended to share best practices with emergency services including fire, law enforecment, Emergencey Management Agencies (EMA), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other first response agencies.
This guide was developed based on a literature review of other state and local agencies, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) workshops, and input from numerous local Ohio agencies experienced with response to traffic incidents, clearance, recovery and traffic management.
The guide is available below for viewing or downloading.
Legal Authority
This guide supplements the standards and guidelines established in Chapter 6I of the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (OMUTCD) for the control of traffic through traffic incident management areas. Chapter 608 of the ODOT Traffic Engineering Manual (TEM) also provides additional information about incident management.
Miscellaneous Information
One of the desired outcomes of this document is the formulation of groups and dialogue promoting additional cooperation. This will provide continued improvement and identify addional best practices. If you have questions about this guide, please contact Marian Thompson, Freeway Operations Section Head, or George Saylor, ITS Engineer.
Feedback
You are also welcome to contact members of the Standards Section with questions or comments. Please use the Contacts link on the left.