Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW), taking place November 13 to 17, 2023, affords a unique opportunity for every Traffic Incident Management (TIM) professional to make a difference individually and jointly for roadway safety. To facilitate the sharing of CRSW ideas and strategies among State transportation, law enforcement, towing and recovery, fire and rescue, public works, and emergency medical services representatives as well as agency public information or communications officers, the Federal Highway Administration TIM program hosts monthly webinars from June through October of 2023.
Register for the All-State CRSW 2023 webinar, https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vdXMwMndlYi56b29tLnVzL3dlYmluYXIvcmVnaXN0ZXIvV05fdU1wYVI3TDhRSEs2Q2JXOGJLZFJmdyMvcmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDgwMi44MDU0OTk4MSJ9.KfOrJeRiuCQOkGZDhsZliNtWki-bl2F3a5fd_HEdsjw%2Fs%2F1159082835%2Fbr%2F223589844132-l&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.aimen%40ejb.rutgers.edu%7Cba14ec9bfdd04915f58608db9367660a%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C638265844527337359%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vbGt7Ia%2BkLxANRsxLqyaBwIAavF%2Fz%2FvPonAjC0kJJYE%3D&reserved=0 taking place August 9, from 3-4:30 p.m. ET. The following practitioners from Nevada, Virginia, and Wisconsin will discuss their CRSW strategy for changeable message signs (CMS) and other activities:

* David Strawn, Nevada Department of Transportation (DOT) Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) Operations Manager and Incident Management Specialist, Parsons.

* Robert Rabe, State Traffic Operations Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT).

* Rachel Womack, Communications Manager, Wisconsin DOT.

Will your State or regional agency use CMS to promote responder safety through Move Over or Driver Removal messaging? If yes, please share your CMS strategy using this link https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYWVtZGF0YXNjaS53dWZvby5jb20vZm9ybXMvcjEzbnBwMXkwbmJ1M3k4LyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MDIuODA1NDk5ODEifQ.xmEiXghEE3C27nvMXAysuB6smTgAoV9S-yE4N385WN8%2Fs%2F1159082835%2Fbr%2F223589844132-l&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.aimen%40ejb.rutgers.edu%7Cba14ec9bfdd04915f58608db9367660a%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C638265844527337359%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UvUD4cEsXuOwG4LXVYRT30SLAaA8YPgLf0gcWwHJ%2Fxk%3D&reserved=0 . The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) CRSW page https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vdHJhbnNwb3J0YXRpb25vcHMub3JnL1RJTS9DUlNXIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDgwMi44MDU0OTk4MSJ9.wRXbxpVSeSs-ZPii9abSufZuj2oHgw34zzDpSb5yKG0%2Fs%2F1159082835%2Fbr%2F223589844132-l&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.aimen%40ejb.rutgers.edu%7Cba14ec9bfdd04915f58608db9367660a%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C638265844527337359%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YhfXT8DN4XmjT2cHPu3iQBQMPiZa2TsVgSdbZFaa1rY%3D&reserved=0 will make available this information to help peers develop their CRSW CMS messaging strategy.

During each webinar, the FHWA TIM Team will also conduct an abbreviated “Roll Call” for agencies to share their evolving plans for CRSW 2023. The FHWA TIM team welcomes every State to use CRSW this year to advance incident responder and road user safety. If you are not able to share your agency’s CRSW plans during the Roll Call, we welcome you to share them using this brief form https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYWVtZGF0YXNjaS53dWZvby5jb20vZm9ybXMvczFuY3dzcm8waDdrc3phLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MDIuODA1NDk5ODEifQ.h_p2rDVyuSgQJR3uH0hsAP8F-VpXSloyUOahFWqgbbQ%2Fs%2F1159082835%2Fbr%2F223589844132-l&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.aimen%40ejb.rutgers.edu%7Cba14ec9bfdd04915f58608db9367660a%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C638265844527337359%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ptIwIlZxEw5f53j14QqIJDfes%2F1ce7X%2FfB94HfpNpJY%3D&reserved=0 .