Multi-Vehicle Crash Response Guidelines
This detailed guide outlines a comprehensive plan for responding to multi-vehicle crashes efficiently, involving various agencies and utilizing a specialized Multi-Vehicle Crash Kit. It covers key steps, agencies involved, and essential tools and checklists to streamline the response process and ensure effective coordination among responders.
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Click to edit Master title style Multi-Vehicle Incident Crash Response Detective Trooper Bordner Michigan State Police 1
Click to edit Master title style Goal: To create quick, organized and efficient responses to multi-vehicle crashes Plan: When faced with a multi-vehicle crash (pile up) this Multi-Vehicle Crash Kit will be utilized to assist in clearing the crash faster by using these additional tools. 2 2
Click to edit Master title style Agencies involved *Michigan State Police *Jackson County Sheriff s Office *Blackman Township PD *Jackson County Dispatch & MSP Lansing Dispatch *EMHSD personnel *Wrecker Services *Jackson Department of Transportation *Henry Ford Allegiance *Jackson County Ambulance *MDOT *HAZMAT (if applicable) *Medical Examiner (if applicable) *Media *Red Cross 3 3
Click to edit Master title style Multi-Vehicle Crash Kit Major Crash Response Checklist Packet of Incident Cards Contact information card / Laminated Placards (#1-100) UD-10 s (paper copies in case computers go down) Info on semi-trucks (laminated cards) Notepads Pencils/black crayons (can write in cold weather) Camera Clipboards Hand-warmers Flashing Becon Flares Flashlights *Just over $10,000 grant from AAA for funding of three complete kits Extra safety traffic vests 4 4
Click to edit Master title style Major Crash Response Checklist WHILE ENROUTE Get as much information as possible and start the checklist Figure out where to shut down the roadway if necessary and the where to re-route traffic Wreckers staging areas EOC If we need an incident commander start calling operations / Lieutenants HAZMAT Is there a hazmat situation? Transporting people off freeway Jackson County Public Transportation, staging area? Talk Group State Channel and give radios to EMS, FIRE, etc. Assign an officer to the hospital to deal with victims with casualties I-94 Michigan Ave 127N Lansing Ave 127S Dependant on where it s closed 5 5
Click to edit Master title style Major Crash Response Checklist ON SCENE ARRIVAL Is the scene stabilized? If not, get it stabilized so it s safe Who is the scene incident commander? Staging area? Spotlights in the sky so everyone knows where it is? Main contact person for different municipalities On scene duration time? How long the roads will be closed? On scene PIO-deal with media/staging area Identify a Logistics Coordinator document on scene investigation/progress Who are the officers handling the actual crashes? 6 6
Click to edit Master title style Major Crash Response Checklist ON SCENE ARRIVAL CONT. Do we have the Vehicle Identification Tags? If Yes, TAG VEHICLES Number 1st car with #1 tag and work backwards (designate a person to just tag vehicles) Scene Photography Overall photos, video, aerial? Assign at least 1-2 officers to start at vehicle #1 and take pictures Contact MSP Operations for helicopter? Local fire ladder truck? Relief personnel? Traffic control route relief? Red Cross relief station? 7 7
Click to edit Master title style Quick Reference Page Checklist assigned to EOC or OIC of scene Can add names next to assignments and collect information after Laminated copies in Multi-vehicle Crash Kit Paper copies on clipboard in kit 8 8
Click to edit Master title style Multiple Vehicle Incident Identification Tag 9 9
Click to edit Master title style Questions? Thank You 10
