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These Resources provide you with information on Advance Warning equipment and protocols, including traffic control devices, their deployment, and SOPs/SOGs. Please note that a module on Advance Warning is available on the Responder Safety Learning Network (learning.respondersafety.com).

Emergency Vehicle Visibility and Conspicuity Study This report, produced in partnership between the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), analyzes emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity with an eye toward expanding efforts in these areas to improve vehicle and roadway operations safety for all emergency responders. Emphasis in this report is placed on passive visibility/conspicuity treatments. Key finidings include additional research on emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity in the United States, with particular emphasis on the interaction between civilian drivers and emergency vehicles during responses and on incident scenes. Upload Date: 12/27/2012	2.18 MB Adobe PDF File
Categories: Reports \| Advance Warning \| High Visibility Vehicle Markings

Evaluation of Chemical and Electric Flares Following a brief literature review, this research project conducted a comparison of the different flares and related traffic control devices in order to identify and examine alternative highway flare systems utilizing chemical or electric sources of energy to determine their suitability and visibility. Upload Date: 12/21/2012	698.76 KB Adobe PDF File
Categories: Advance Warning \| Reports

Florida Highway Patrol Emergency Lighting Research & Prototype Evaluation Beginning in 1998, the Florida Highway Patrol began to examine safety issues surrounding the roadside environment in which we do much of our work. This began with a holistic approach, looking into all aspects of the issue. This includes working with manufacturers to make the vehicles safer, the installation of aftermarket equipment, policies and procedures for making the stops and working outside the vehicle as a pedestrian. Upload Date: 3/27/2013	1.71 MB Adobe PDF File
Categories: High Visibility Vehicle Markings \| Advance Warning

Florida Highway Patrol Enhancing Rear - Approach Conspicuity of Police Vehicles The nature of law enforcement work requires police vehicles be frequently stopped on or near roadways, exposing them to a risk of rear-end type collisions. Beyond emergency vehicle lighting, what treatments can enhance vehicle conspicuity to mitigate those risks? Upload Date: 3/27/2013	421.76 KB Adobe PDF File
Categories: High Visibility Vehicle Markings \| Advance Warning

Position of the Emergency Responder Safety Institute on the Use of Advance Warning Traffic Signs This statement presents the position of the CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute on the use of temporary traffic signs for advance warning at roadway incidents. Upload Date: 6/7/2011	183.62 KB Adobe PDF File
Categories: Traffic Incident Management \| Advance Warning \| Reports

Temporary Traffic Control For 1st Responders (Reference Card) This ResponderSafety.Com reference card diagrams the layout of a temporary traffic control (TTC) zone and provides distance information for vehicle stopping, advanced warning signage, and distance estimation based on common landmarks. Upload Date: 5/9/2011	101.16 KB Adobe PDF File
Categories: Traffic Incident Management \| SOP's / SOG's \| Training \| Advance Warning