The Virginia Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee

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It's About How Responders Respond

The three main tasks of the Virginia Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee (STIM) are to: 

  1. Review interagency responder safety practices
  2. Audit incident clearance rates
  3. Improve inter-operable communications between responding agencies throughout Virginia

Several agencies, at the local, county, and state level, are often involved when there is a traffic incident. To make sure everyone is operating effectively together, the commonwealth formed the Statewide Traffic Incident Management committee.

Emergency responders

 

The committee consists of representatives from seven state agencies:

  • Virginia State Police
  • Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Virginia Department of Emergency Management
  • Virginia Department of Health
  • Virginia Department of Fire Programs
  • Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

In addition, leaders from local fire, rescue and law enforcement organizations and associations are members.

What The Committee Does

The Virginia STIM committee serves as an advisory committee to public safety leaders and transportation experts whose job is to manage traffic incidents.

The committee helped develop a comprehensive traffic incident manual for local and state agencies to use. 

The committee promotes traffic incident management by encouraging the development of traffic incident management (TIM) regional teams, fostering collaboration, communication and cooperation among the commonwealth's emergency responders and keeping emergency responders up to date on national rules, regulations and trends related to safe roadway incident operations.

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Virginia State Police

The Virginia State Police, independent yet supportive of other law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, will provide high quality, statewide law enforcement services to the people of Virginia and our visitors.

Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

Office of Emergency Medical Services is responsible for planning and coordinating an effective and efficient statewide EMS system. Programs and services are designed to assure quality pre-hospital patient care, from when the call is received by the 911 center to the delivery of the patient to the trauma center or hospital.

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Virginia Department of Transportation

The Virginia Department of Transportation is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state's roads, bridges and tunnels. And, through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation.

Virginia Department of Emergency Management

Virginia Department of Emergency Management

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management works with local government, state and federal agencies and voluntary organizations to provide resources and expertise through all phases of emergency management.

Virginia Department of Health

Virginia Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health is to promote and protect the health of all Virginians.

Virginia Department of Fire Programs

Virginia Department of Fire Programs

The Virginia Department of Fire Programs enhances public safety through supplemental funding to local governments, education and training to first responders, fire prevention and life safety education through community risk reduction, and statewide fire code enforcement.

Department of Motor Vehicles

Department of Motor Vehicles

Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities include vehicle titling and registration, driver licensing and maintenance of driver and vehicle records. The agency also collects Virginia's fuel tax, monitors the state's trucking industry and serves as Virginia's Highway Safety Office.

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Our Goals

  • Lead The Way

    • Serve in an advisory role for public safety leaders and transportation experts committed to the management of traffic incidents.

  • Drive Change

    • Support activities that include disseminating and promoting the comprehensive Traffic Incident Management Plan.

  • Initiate Training Programs

    • Promote and provide multidisciplinary traffic incident management training to all first responders and stakeholders using the Strategic Highway Research Program ("SHRP2") TIMs curriculum developed by the Federal Highway Administration.

  • Evaluate Progress

    • Encourage the development of traffic incident management regional teams, promoting collaboration and communication among the commonwealth's emergency responders.

  • Advance National Safety Goals

    • Promote the national uniform goals for traffic incident management , including responder safety, safe, quick clearance and inter-operable communications.

  • Encourage Collaboration

    • Encourage the development of traffic incident management regional teams, promoting collaboration and communication among the commonwealth's emergency responders.

  • Stay Informed

    • Keep emergency responders up to date on national rules, regulations and trends regarding safe roadway incident operations.

  • Constantly Improve

    • Solicit best practices to improve the response of Virginia agencies charged with the prevention and mitigation of traffic incidents.
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Did you know?

Every time there’s a traffic incident in Virginia, First Responders from a range of state and local agencies are involved. Reviewing what happens as these agencies interact is the job of the Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee.

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Last updated: January 10, 2024

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