© 2006 PSEN Unit – 1 Attitude Awareness Driving Emergency Vehicles.

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Unit – 1 Attitude AwarenessUnit – 1 Attitude Awareness

Driving Emergency

Vehicles

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Unit - #1 Attitude & DrivingUnit - #1 Attitude & Driving

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Importance of Driver TrainingImportance of Driver Training

• All emergencies involve vehicle response.

• Second leading cause of firefighter deaths.

• Drivers being criminally charged.

• Driver training program demonstrates the organization’s commitment to safety.

• All emergencies involve vehicle response.

• Second leading cause of firefighter deaths.

• Drivers being criminally charged.

• Driver training program demonstrates the organization’s commitment to safety.

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Goal & ObjectiveGoal & Objective

• To express to each participate that as an emergency vehicle operator, their role is one of professional driver responsible for the lives and safety of each occupant of their vehicle as well as the lives and safety of every other vehicle on the road that they encounter.

• To express to each participate that as an emergency vehicle operator, their role is one of professional driver responsible for the lives and safety of each occupant of their vehicle as well as the lives and safety of every other vehicle on the road that they encounter.

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Attitude to FosterAttitude to Foster

• Whether delivering this information as a trainer or participating as a student you need to presume that you can benefit from this material. You need to foster an attitude of open mindedness and consideration for your role and responsibility as driver.

• Whether delivering this information as a trainer or participating as a student you need to presume that you can benefit from this material. You need to foster an attitude of open mindedness and consideration for your role and responsibility as driver.

• Bad Attitude / Bad driver • Good Attitude / The driver I want• Bad Attitude / Bad driver • Good Attitude / The driver I want

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MassachusettsMassachusetts

• Law exempting you form being required to hold a MA CDL you are still bound by the rules governing CDL Drivers in Massachusetts.

• Law exempting you form being required to hold a MA CDL you are still bound by the rules governing CDL Drivers in Massachusetts.

Professional StandardsProfessional Standards

• NFPA 1002

• NFPA 1500

• NFPA 1451

• NFPA 1002

• NFPA 1500

• NFPA 1451

Professionalism and Attitudinal AwarenessProfessionalism and Attitudinal Awareness

Attitude AwarenessAttitude Awareness

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Firefighter FatalitiesFirefighter FatalitiesSource: USFA

FF Fatalities in the United States 2004

21 21

24

34

20

26

20002000 20012001 20022002 20032003 20042004 20052005

• Will charts, graphic and numerical statistics change how you drive?

• Will charts, graphic and numerical statistics change how you drive?

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Impact of Vehicle AccidentsImpact of Vehicle Accidents

- Personal Injury or Death

- Peripheral Injury or Death to Others

- Vehicle and Equipment Loss

- Long Term Impact

- Personal Injury or Death

- Peripheral Injury or Death to Others

- Vehicle and Equipment Loss

- Long Term Impact

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Seat BeltsSeat Belts

• Not uncommon for crew to avoid using the seat belt

• NOT a difficult training problem to overcome

• Do statistics make you change?

• Not uncommon for crew to avoid using the seat belt

• NOT a difficult training problem to overcome

• Do statistics make you change?

Thanks to U.S. Naval Safety Training

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• Do you have a seatbelt policy?

• Make it MANDATORY

• Do you have a seatbelt policy?

• Make it MANDATORY

SeatbeltsSeatbelts

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Importance of Driver TrainingImportance of Driver Training

• Intersection Collisions• Intersection Collisions

• Ejections• Ejections

• Tanker Rollovers• Tanker Rollovers

• Falls From Vehicles• Falls From Vehicles

• Crushed By Vehicles• Crushed By Vehicles

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Rollover ProtectionRollover Protection

• What good does it do if I wear my belt but you do not?• You become a projectile and kill me anyway.• Everyone MUST Buckle UP!

• What good does it do if I wear my belt but you do not?• You become a projectile and kill me anyway.• Everyone MUST Buckle UP!

Thanks to VOLVO Manufacturing

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Contributing FactorContributing Factor

ComplacencyComplacency

CultureCulture

Vehicle DesignVehicle Design

Technological DistractionsTechnological Distractions

ExperienceExperience

People and Unexpected ResponsesPeople and Unexpected Responses

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Intersection Accident DetailsIntersection Accident Details

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Specific Emergency Vehicle AccidentsSpecific Emergency Vehicle Accidents

• Rock Spring teen Dies in Collision• Rock Spring teen Dies in Collision

• Pumper Experiences Rear-End Collision• Pumper Experiences Rear-End Collision

• Suburban Van at Intersection• Suburban Van at Intersection

• Civilian Fatality at intersection Accident• Civilian Fatality at intersection Accident

• County Firefighter Killed in Head-On Collision with Fire Truck.• County Firefighter Killed in Head-On Collision with Fire Truck.

• Tanker Rolls Over, Driver Injured• Tanker Rolls Over, Driver Injured

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Unfortunately, the story continues …Unfortunately, the story continues …

• California• Texas• Oklahoma• North Carolina• Indiana

• California• Texas• Oklahoma• North Carolina• Indiana

• Wisconsin• Ohio• Texas• Georgia

• Wisconsin• Ohio• Texas• Georgia

• A higher level of consciousness

• Having the ability to “read” your environment

• The ability to foresee problems

• Having the ability to prevent a problem from occurring

• A higher level of consciousness

• Having the ability to “read” your environment

• The ability to foresee problems

• Having the ability to prevent a problem from occurring

• “Risk Management”

–Risk Identification

–Risk Evaluation

–Risk Control Technique

–Risk Monitoring

• “Risk Management”

–Risk Identification

–Risk Evaluation

–Risk Control Technique

–Risk Monitoring

Thanks to firefighterclosecalls.com


• Strive to beat the first to the call.

• Got mad at the officer for correcting your driving

• Didn't slow down for an intersection

• Backed up without someone watching you.

• Strive to beat the first to the call.

• Got mad at the officer for correcting your driving

• Didn't slow down for an intersection

• Backed up without someone watching you.



• Failed to put down or pick-up the wheel chocks.

• Do not move the vehicle to keep traffic moving when you could have.

• Drove when not feeling well or emotionally upset

• Failed to put down or pick-up the wheel chocks.

• Do not move the vehicle to keep traffic moving when you could have.

• Drove when not feeling well or emotionally upset



• Drove while taking prescriptions

• Drove according to reported fire conditions rather than actual road conditions.

• Drove while taking prescriptions

• Drove according to reported fire conditions rather than actual road conditions. Thanks to firefighterclosecalls.com


• We need to increase attitudinal awareness in order to reduce injuries, fatalities, liability.

• We need to increase attitudinal awareness in order to reduce injuries, fatalities, liability.


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