Fire Officers
Fire officers, supervisors, and incident commanders are responsible for implementing and enforcing safety practices at roadway incident response scenes. They must be well-trained in these safety practices, good leaders, and strong role models. These resources offer a starting point to help fire officers, supervisors, and incident commanders achieve these goals.
Key Standards
NFPA 1091
NFPA 1091: Standard for Traffic Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications
Online Training Module: Understanding NFPA 1091
High Visibility PPE
National Unified Goal
Online Training Module: National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management
Credentials
Certified Traffic Incident Management Person — Available from the Fire Department Safety Officers Association to all responders regardless of agency or organization. Exam study materials available on ResponderSafety.com
National TIM Training Certificate — Available online from The Responder Safety Learning Network to all responders regardless of agency or organization.
Emergency Vehicles & Lighting
Video — Best Practices for Backing Fire Apparatus and Ambulances
Online Training Module — Fire Department-Based Vehicles for Traffic Control
Online Training Module — See and Be Seen: Emergency Lighting Awareness
Online Training Module — New Technologies in Emergency Vehicle Lighting
Video — Marked and Seen
Additional Resources — Vehicle Emergency Lighting and Markings
Helmets & Head Protection
Online Training Module — Helmets and Head Protection for Roadway Incidents
Incident Command
Online Training Module — Traffic Incident Management: Incident Command & Management
Online Training Module — Who’s In Charge at Roadway Incident Scenes
Resources: Incident Command System (ICS) & NIMS
Leadership Responsibilities
Online Training Module — LODDs on the Roadway: Safety Lessons Learned
Online Training Module — Professionalism and Leadership in Roadway Incident Response
Online Training Module — Recommended Practices for TIM SOPs
Online Training Module — Roadway Incident Safety Training Guidance for Fire Officers
Online Training Module — Traffic Incident Management: Incident Command & Management
Online Training Module — Traffic Incident Management: Model Practices & Procedures
Online Training Module — Understanding NFPA 1091
Online Training Module — Who’s In Charge at Roadway Incident Scenes
New Technologies and Approaches
Online Training Module — Autonomous Vehicles
Online Training Module — Connected Vehicles
Online Training Module — High Visibility Innovations
Online Training Module — Innovative Temporary Traffic Control Devices & Methods
Online Training Module — New Technologies in Emergency Vehicle Lighting
Responder Safety & TIM Training
Roadway Incident Safety for Emergency Responders — Quick Start Resource: An overview of what to do to protect emergency personnel operating in or near moving traffic at roadway incidents and core elements of a roadway incident safety program.
The Responder Safety Learning Network: 40+ free online training modules, including critical procedures like blocking, advance warning, and manual traffic control procedures.
Roadway Safety Shorts — Short videos demonstrating recommended practices for safer roadway operations to use in training rotations, safety breaks, and roll call or shift change reinforcement.
Roadway Safety Teaching Topic Packages — Lesson plans for your instructors and training officers, including “TIM In A Minute” videos on key safety topics in roadway response.
Online Training Module — Roadway Incident Safety Training Guidance for Fire Officers
Online Training Module — Traffic Incident Management: TIM Training & Resources
Self-Guided Training Plans — Suggested training materials and progressions in key TIM/Responder Safety topics broken out by department role, including training plans for leadership.
Training Plans — Safety Stand Down
Training Plans — National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week
Training Plans — Rural Roads
Training Plans — EMS
Line of Duty Deaths, Struck Bys, and Near Miss
Video — Citizens’ Hose Company Struck By Incident Video Case Study
Resources: Struck By Incidents
Online Training Module — LODDs on the Roadway: Safety Lessons Learned
SOPs/SOGs
Online Training Module — Recommended Practices for TIM SOPs
Resources: SOPs/SOGs (includes model SOPs)