Emergency Vehicle OperationsUnit III
Response Challenges
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Dave DennistonLoss Control Training Specialist
Emergency Vehicle Operations
Unit III
Objective: The EVO will be able to list and describe typical problems encountered during highway travel and emergency response
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Beware of Other Drivers
Multiple Decisions Each Minute of Emergency Operation
10 % of other drivers are DWI/DWAI
80% of all drivers are doing something else
70% of new drivers have an accident in the first year of licensing
Most drivers make short left hand turns.
Road Rage
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Beware of Other Drivers
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Incident Location Corrections and Rerouting
• Recovery from a change in incident address or location can be challenging.
• Make Corrections slowly and calmly with a clear purpose.
• Follow your jurisdiction’s policies /guidelines on change of address or missed locations.
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Know Your Response Routes
Traffic Patterns & Volume
The IncidentConstructionBridges
Low
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Know Your Response Routes
Traffic Patterns & Volume
The IncidentConstructionBridges
LowWeight Restrictions
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Know Your Response Routes
Road CharacteristicsRoad ConditionsWeatherSunrise/Sunset
obstructing visibility Traffic VolumeUnusual Things
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Know Your Response Routes
Road CharacteristicsSurfaceShouldersCurvesCrownDipsVegetation
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Know Your Response Routes
Road ConditionsFresh Oil and StonePot HolesRubber Build UpWet LeavesFluids
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Know Your Response Routes
Traffic FlowTime of DayTime of YearConstructionIncidentSpecial Events
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Know Your Response Routes
WeatherSnowRainFreezingHeatWind
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Know Your Response Routes
Unusual ThingsSchool ZonesParksAnimalsHandicap PersonsBikesDrunk Pedestrians
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Intersections
Traffic controlTraffic volumeControl all lanes of
trafficPedestrians
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Defensive Driving
ScanIdentifyAnticipateDecideExecute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute
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Case History-Highway Environment
RESCUE TRUCK Virginia – December 18,
1999 Responding to a
reported gas leak
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Case History-Highway Environment
Driver inattention, right side tires dropped off road surface into a ditch.
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Case History-Highway Environment
Driver attempted to control truck, overcompensated, crossed into oncoming lane and struck oncoming car.
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Case History-Highway Environment
Just prior to striking car, driver steered back to the right, due to momentum, struck a tree and flipped onto drivers side.
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Case History-Highway Environment True Emergency?
Was the unit responding to a true
emergency?
Were there any laws or standards
broken?
Due regard for the safety of others?
Did the driver violate any local or state
laws or recognized standards?
What action may have prevented the
incident
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Unit III Review
Objective: The EVO will be able to list and describe typical problems encountered during highway travel and emergency response
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Review Exercise is located on Page 25 of the student Training Manual.
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