摘要: The purpose of the project was to: (1) re-evaluate the effectiveness,appropriateness, and format of the 'Incident Response Guide' currently used in the Northwest Region, and (2) provide the Northwest, Olympic, Southwest, and Easte... 展开 The purpose of the project was to: (1) re-evaluate the effectiveness,appropriateness, and format of the 'Incident Response Guide' currently used in the Northwest Region, and (2) provide the Northwest, Olympic, Southwest, and Eastern Regions with electronic versions of an 'Incident Response Guide' for them to complete with their own information and keep updated. The modification of the Northwest Region's 'Incident Response Guide' for use in other Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) regions proved to be a simple step in ensuring consistency in incident response programs statewide for the following reasons: (1) Much of the required background information and recommended Incident Response Team (IRT) procedures are the same statewide, (2) The impetus for developing a formal outline of incident response procedures, equipment, and resources is minimized when all of the requirements are specified in a fill-in-the-blank format. 收起