Highway Maintenance Response Time Standards

4. Initial Response and Incident Assessment:Initially, the Incident Commander will be the Senior First Responder to arrive at the incidentlocation. This person could be someone from another agency (law enforcement, fire, EMS, etc.)or could be a MoDOT employee, depending on the incident situation.The first responsibility of a MoDOT employee as First Responder is to evaluate the incidentsituation and use the First Responder Checklist as a guideline for obtaining importantinformation about the incident that can be used to determine what agencies and resources areneeded to effectively respond to the situation.42 Incident Response Plan