Caltrans and CHP to Host Emergency Response Summit.RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. (CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan ) announce the first ever joint conference to improve emergency response efforts with key participants in Highway Incident Management. The summit is scheduled on April 3-4, 2007, at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The city is named for the nearby Santa Ana River. As of 2006, Riverside had an estimated population of 293,741. . The conference will bring together transportation and public safety professionals who are responders to highway incidents, including tow service contractors, local emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' providers, county coroners, commercial haulers, hazardous material clean-up contractors, and county environmental officials. "We are working hard to make our highways safer and get traffic moving quickly following accidents," Caltrans Director Will Kempton said. "We have made progress. The average clearance time clearance time, n the time taken for a cariogenic exposure to pass from the oral cavity; depends largely upon type of food ingested, efficiency of the lips, teeth, and tongue, and the amount of saliva present in an individual's oral cavity. for more than 700 incidents in 2005 was 3.2 hours, down from 5.5 hours in 2003 - a 42 percent improvement. But, we need to do better." Up to 25 percent of all traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. is due to highway emergency incidents. It is the goal of this summit to develop enhanced coordinated efforts among emergency responders and to reduce motorist delays while increasing safety. Caltrans Director Will Kempton and CHP Commissioner Mike Brown will be present to address attendees. The agenda includes topics such as the national view on incident management, roles of Caltrans and the CHP, responder safety, and prompt, reliable traffic incident communication and coordination. "Keeping the roadway open and traffic moving is a primary focus of the CHP," said CHP Commissioner Mike Brown. "With the use of modern technology and increased patrol officers, we anticipate not only fewer crashes, but quicker response times to reopen roadways." The conference is free to all interested individuals; however, seating is limited to 200. Registration information, including agenda and hotel accommodations, can be found at: www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/summit. |
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