Training

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

• June 3, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., VDOT Saluda Residency, 1027 General Puller Highway, Saluda, VA 23149. Contact Mark Irving at mark.irving@vdot.virginia.gov.
• June 10-11, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Train the Trainer, Eanes-Pittman Training Center, 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield, VA 23832. Contact Frank Cheatham at benjamin.cheatham@vdfp.virginia.gov.
• June 13-16, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Train the Trainer, The Inn at Virginia Teck & Skelton Conference Center, 901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Contact Frank Cheatham at benjamin.cheatham@vdfp.virginia.gov.
• June 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., VDOT-JSOC, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, South Chesterfield, VA 23834. Contact Randy Campbell at william2.campbell@vdot.virginia.gov.
• June 24, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., VDOT-Fredericksburg Residency, 86 Deacon Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405. Contact Mark Irving at mark.irving@vdot.virginia.gov.
• July 7, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Henrico Public Safety Training Center (Closed Course).
• July 8, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Virginia State Police Basic Academy (Closed Course).
• July 15, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Virginia State Police Basic Academy (Closed Course).