Pennsylvania Traffic Unit Requirements
One of the things that NIMS has done is to make us more aware of what differences we have across the state. Calling for a Tanker in one County may give you 500 gallons of water, while the next County the minimum size is 2500 gallons.
NIMS provided standardization, on a national basis. Of course, there are no National Standards on Traffic Units, as Fire Police are not nationwide...
Therefore, we took it upon ourselves to reach out to several Counties and find the common denominator as to what should constitute a Traffic Unit. So, if County X needs help with traffic and puts the call up the pipeline, they can be assured of what they'll get - not just a pickup with 6 cones!
We opted for two levels - a main unit, and a secondary. The secondary is designed simply for shutting down a freeway. The main unit can handle anything.
Level I Resource (Does everything)
Level II Resource (designed to close a freeway)
This has been sent to PEMA - more when we hear back from them! There is an initiative that by the year 2009 a review of resource types are due, so our timing was great!
Note that each vehicle requires two certified persons - don't delay, get certified today! The York County Certification is available to any County's Association.
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