Providing Training for First Responders

A key responsibility of The Virginia Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee is to ensure that all responders across the commonwealth have access to the proper and necessary training. 

The Virginia Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee is pleased to offer a free training course that covers all the latest policies, procedures, and best practices for organizations involved with traffic incident management.

This Virginia-specific course aims to make first responders aware of safe, quick clearance strategies for Traffic Incident Management. 

This program emphasized the benefits of a unified multidisciplinary approach and was developed, reviewed, and field-tested by first responders and their respective agencies. 

It gives detailed instructions and examples that involve clearing an incident scene as soon as possible to restore normal traffic flow while optimizing operational efficiency across first responders involved in an incident.

To learn more about this training opportunity, check out this video summary:

Virginia Department of Transportation
Robert Rabe
804-786-0100
robert.rabe@vdot.virginia.gov

Virginia State Police
First Sergeant Brooks Taylor
540-829-7415
brooks.taylor@vsp.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
Sam Burnette
804-888-9100
samuel.burnette@vdh.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Fire Programs
David Jolly
804-840-2195
david.jolly@vdfp.virginia.gov

Upcoming Trainings

• Virginia State Police TIM training letter for rotation wrecker service
• FHWA - SHRP2 National Traffic Incident Management Responder Online Training Program

COVA Statewide In-person Traffic Incident Management Training Calendar

• 01/10/2025, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Virginia Association of First Responders, 2535 Turkey Creek Road, Oilville, VA 23129. Contact at vafr@vafr.org.
• 01/29/2026, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Amherst Fire Department, 135 2nd Street, Amherst, VA 24521. Contact Greg O'Berry at gregory.oberry@vdot.virginia.gov. 
• 01/31/2026, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Colonial Heights Fire & EMS Administration, 100 Highland Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. Contact at vafr@vafr.org.
• 02/21/2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Stafford County Public Safety Building, 1225 Courthouse Road, Stafford, VA 22555. Contact Mark Irving at mark.irving@vdot.virginia.gov. 
• 02/21/2026, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Copper Creek & Moccasin Volunteer Fire Department, 8195 South 71 Castlewood, VA 24224. Contact Dave Teets at dave@ashcraftinsurance.com. 
• 02/25/2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., VDOT-Thornburg North Conference Room, 4926 Mudd Tavern Road, Thornburg, VA 22580. Contact Mark Irving at mark.irving@vdot.virginia.gov.