Highway Incident Traffic Safety Guidelines for Emergency Responders
New Jersey Southern Area First Responders Incident Management Task Force, Version 3

Highway Incident Traffic Safety Guidelines for Emergency Responders

Product No.: 12077
Date Published: 09/2012

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The document provides incident responders with uniform operational guidelines to ensure safe operations on the following limited access highway in Camden and Gloucester Counties: NJ 42, NJ 55, I-676, I-76, and I-295. These guidelines were formulated based on input from representatives of the New Jersey Southern Area First Responders (NJ SAFR) Incident Management Task Force (IMTF), previously known as the NJ Route 42/55, I-76/676/295 IMTF. This document is intended to be used by incident responders as a guideline for decision-making, and can be modified as necessary to address existing conditions. This is the third version, or second revision, of the 2005 NJ Route 42/55, I-76/676/295 IMTF Policy and Procedures Manual. Guidelines set forth in this document are consistent with the State of New Jersey Highway Incident Traffic Safety Guidelines for Emergency Responders, which was endorsed by the New Jersey Attorney General in 2010. It is not intended to be a textbook, nor a substitute for training, technical knowledge, experience, or effective judgment.

Geographic Area Covered: The area covered by this document is associated with limited access highways of NJ 42, NJ 55, I-76, I-676, and I-295 in Camden and Gloucester Counties.

Key Words: Incident management, National Incident Management System (NIMS), Unified Incident Command, National Unified Goal (NUG), incident operating guidelines, emergency response, operating on scene, quick clearance, responder safety, fire, police, towing, New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJ SAFR

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