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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary daily
responsibilities of the Traffic Squad will be
to monitor and handle traffic incidents occurring on roadways within
the district boundaries in a proactive manner. These duties include:
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Day-to-day patrol of arterial roadways.
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Responding to dispatched calls for personal injury collisions.
Traffic officers also handle property damage collisions that are
encountered on patrol and when shift officers are unavailable.
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Investigation of collisions involving government owned vehicles.
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Selective enforcement on arterial roadways.
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Traffic control when directed by the Commander or Traffic Supervisor.
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Escorts (funerals, presidential).
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Assisting Collision Reconstruction Unit members on the scenes of fatal
collisions.
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Special details coordinated by SOD and Traffic Supervisor to include:
Races, the County Fair, and the Kemper. |