The Washington Traffic Incident Management Coalition (WaTIMCo) brings together communities including:
- 911 public safety/communications
- law enforcement
- fire/rescue
- EMS
- transportation
- towing and recovery
- emergency management
- academic and research
- technology
- motorist
Together, we lead a statewide effort to improve traffic incident management policies, practices and programs. Coordinated incident response on Washington State highways is vital for life-saving operations, congestion management and accident-investigations. Responders work more effectively if they understand each other’s roles, responsibilities, and what each responder brings to the scene.
TIM by the numbers:
20,000: The average number of first responders injured annually nationwide while responding to traffic incidents.
2.8 billion gallons: The amount of fuel wasted annually nationwide due to being stuck in traffic.
4 minutes: How long traffic is delayed for every minute a lane is blocked.
39,000: Incident Responders potentially placed in harm’s way every day.
Responders are being struck and killed at traffic incidents in the US on an average of:
- 5 fire fighters each year,
- 1 law enforcement officer each month,
- 1 tow truck operator each week and numerous transportation professionals from DOT, Public Works and Safety Service Patrols each year.
It is time to collaboratively enhance our safety and efficiency on incident scenes by training as a single cross disciplined TIM team! The National TIM Responder Training Program was developed by responders for responders, and was designed to establish the foundation for and promote consistent training of all responders.
