KC Scout Shout!

  Emergency Responder Carlos Campos’ assistance continues to go above and beyond; so much so that he was awarded the People Saving People award from the Missouri Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Advisory Council (LETSAC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  Campos recently responded to call for a stalled vehicle. When he arrived, the driver was out of the vehicle, and Campos stopped him from walking into traffic and from getting back behind the wheel.   Campos said he realized the driver had hit something and was also impaired. Campos told the TMC dispatcher to inform the Kansas City Police about the collision and possible DUI suspect.   Meanwhile, the driver got out of the car. Campos said he focused on keeping the individual out of traffic until the police arrived.   “The driver did display several signs of impairment, and the driver was arrested for DUI,” Police Officer Jordan Infranca wro...

In April, KC Scout was honored with the Best of ITS Heart land Product award at the ITS Heartland Conference in Lincoln, NE.  Submitted by Innovations and Training Coordinator Mary Bundridge, Traffic Systems Supervisor  Kelly Alvarez, and TMC Operations Manager Amy Holt, the award was presented to KC Scout for their Traffic Management Center (TMC) New Hire Training Program KC Scout's management team implemented a two week intensive course for new hires.  "The course starts with an introduction to ITS and incident management as a whole. It then provides basic systems training, processes, and expectations to the new hires," said Bundridge. According to Bundridge, the Advanced Traffic Management System training platform is utilized to provide hands-on scenario based learning exercises. Standard operating procedures, applications, and resources are reviewed one by one in a discussion format infused with examples from past TMC operations. When trainees transition to the T...