Severe Incident Response Vehicle (SIRV)

The Severe Incident Response Vehicle (SIRV) Team Program started in 2005 as a one year pilot project in Broward County by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District IV.

This program was designed to assist in the mitigation of delays caused by severe traffic incidents and to increase the safety of emergency responders. It was recognized there was a need for an FDOT presence on the scene of a severe incident or Level 3 incident, which includes multiple lane closures that last longer than two hours, any full highway closure and fatal crashes.

The primary objective of the SIRV program is to assist all responding agencies in safely reopening the roadway as quickly as possible to meet the 90 minute goal of the State of Florida's "Open Roads" Policy.