WHEREAS, law enforcement personnel are frequently the first responders to traffic incidents and often act as scene commanders for incidents occurring on the highway; and

WHEREAS, one of the leading causes of on-duty death and injury of emergency responders is being struck by vehicles while working along the highway; and

WHEREAS, traffic incidents often exacerbate traffic congestion and result in secondary vehicle crashes; and

WHEREAS, reliable communication networks that are interoperable between emergency responders can contribute to the more effective and efficient management of traffic incidents; and

WHEREAS, the National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management, proposed by the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC), was developed to improve responder safety, to promote safe and quick clearance of traffic crashes without compromising crash investigations, and to encourage the development of prompt and reliable communications for traffic incident responders; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement involvement is integral to the National Unified Goal; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement officials will be directly involved in the development of all national, state, and local policies resulting from the National Unified Goal; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) supports the National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the IACP support is contingent upon representation of the IACP on all working groups for the development of the National Unified Goal and its implementation.

Submitted by: Highway Safety Committee

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