Traffic Incident Management Program
photos of traffic blocked by cones (Photo by Dave Gatley/FEMA News Photo), fire emergency workers, police officers, tow truck removing car from accident scene, and ambulance
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On-Scene Traffic Incident Management Operations

Corpus Christi traffic police have shut down access to a causeway that gives one of only two road accesses to the barrier island of Padre Island. Photo by Dave Gatley/FEMA News Photo

The test of a Traffic Incident Management program is the ability to clear an incident site quickly and effectively, coordinating the activities of the various responding agencies and addressing their needs and priorities while providing safety to the on-scene responders, to those involved in the incident and to the travelers approaching and passing the incident. The On-Scene Operations area addresses the policies, procedures, and processes used in the field while responding to an incident and include the following:

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