POV Responses
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POV Responses• Date: 2006 • Time of Day: 2000 • Location: Stadium Blvd / Providence Rd• Response Mode: Emergency Response• Description: While responding to a structure
fire with lights and siren, the POV approached a red light. The POV came to a complete stop at the beginning of intersection but did not clear all of the lanes. The POV was struck by a driver who had a green light and did not see the POV.
Contributing Factors
• Stress• Distractions– Mobile Radios– Emergency lights and
siren– Map Books– Text Tones– Passengers
• Narrow roadways• Excessive Speeds• Large/Heavy trucks• Different apparatus
types• Visibility (fog, dust,
smoke, etc.)
How long will it take me to stop?
• Miles per hour × 1.466 = feet per second• Traveling 55 mph would mean that you travel
80 feet per second• Air brakes often take 0.5-1 second to react
after you press the pedal
• A fire truck traveling 55mph will take 393 feet to sop on a dry pavement roadway
Freightliner
Kenworth
Equipment in the cab
Where should I put my gear?
Ways to Improve
• Always wear your seatbelt–75% of firefighters killed in apparatus were
not wearing seatbelts (NIOSH)
• Use a backer (use larger area)• Come to a complete stop at red lights
and stop signs • Keep your focus on driving• Slow Down
A Culture of Safety• It is up to all of us to keep each other safe!
Where are we getting hurt?
1.Training 2.Entering/exiting vehicle 2.Slip/trip/fall3.Fire Incident4.EMS/Rescue Incident5.Vehicle Crash
* Every $1 on work comp expense yields $4-10 in indirect expenses
Injury Analysis StatisticsYear Total # of Incidents2007 172008 162009 112010 22011 22012 5Totals 53 ($196,870)
Repair / Activity Cost
New brakes with labor $1,400
Heavy wrecker $250 base pay
Heavy wrecker (accident) $500 base pay
What gets impacted?
• Impact of the injury or death on emergency services– Reduction of manpower
• Impact of the damage to the fire department; vehicles and equipment lost
• Impact to the families involved:– Worker’s Compensation– Insurance benefits– Long range income projections
• Impact to the community with loss of apparatus or personnel
Situation #1
• What do I do if I see someone not wearing a seatbelt? Or not using a backer?
Situation #2
• What are my expectations when I respond by myself in an apparatus?