FHWA Traffic Incident Management Publications
Many documents on incident management and public safety are available on the ITS Electronic Document Library. Visit this site and search using keywords such as "Incident Management", "Traffic Incident Management" and "Public Safety".
- Alternate Route Handbook, FHWA-HOP-06-092, EDL No. 14261, May 2006 (HTML, PDF, 3.5MB)
- Incident Management Performance Measures Study, November 2002 (HTML, PDF, 9.32MB)
- Incident Management Successful Practices: A Cross-Cutting Study, April 2000, FHWA-JPO-99-018, FTA-TRI-11-99-09, EDL #11484 (PDF, 1MB)
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Chapter 6I - Control of Traffic Trough Traffic Incident Management Areas, November 2003 (HTML)
- Proceedings from the National Conference on Traffic Incident Management, June 2002 (HTML)
- Regional Traffic Incident Management Programs: Implementation Guide, May 2001, FHWA-OP-01-002, FTA-TRI-11-00-03, EDL# 13149 (PDF, 582KB)
- Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals, FHWA-HOP-06-004, EDL Number 14234 (HTML, PDF 2.2MB)
- Traffic Incident Management Handbook, November 2000, EDL# 13286 (PDF, 2MB)
- Traffic Incident Management Self Assessment National Detail Summary Report, November 2002 (HTML)
- Traffic Incident Management Self Assessment National Executive Summary Report, October 2003 (HTML, DOC, 123KB)
- Traffic Incident Management Self Assessment Guide, November 2002 (HTML)
- Traffic Incident Management Systems Report - The U.S. Fire Administration and DOT developed this report working in partnership with the International Fire Service Training Association. This report provides technical guidance and training programs in traffic management for fire and emergency service providers.
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