10. Emergency vehicle driving

Question 1

The emergency response process begins when an __ is received at the fire station

Answer 1

Alarm

Question 2

No member of any fire department should be allowed to drive an emergency vehicle or fire apparatus until that person has completed a ___ course approved by the fire department

Answer 2

Training

Question 3

Excess the speed limit by

Answer 3

10 mph

Question 4

Notes

Three second rule doubled in poor driving conditions

Liquid surge

Position the fire apparatus and a 45° angle away from the curb side to the direct motorist around the scene.

Answer 4

Brake fade

7% allowance from side to side

Corner safe areas

Second leading cause of death was vehicle crashes

Question 5

To avoid brake fade you should use the brakes only in short __ bursts rather than as a continuous application

Answer 5

5 to 10 seconds

Question 6

___% of breaking should be done in a straight line before entering the corner

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

___ of the weight is on the front axle and ___ of the weight is on the rear axle.

Answer 7

1/3 front 2/3 rear

Question 8

During an emergency response ___ present the greatest potential danger of the fire apparatus

Answer 8

Intersections

Question 9

This device is the most efficient but most expensive means of slowing a fire apparatus

Answer 9

Electromagnetic retarder

Question 10

When approaching an intersection where all and traffic are blocked with other vehicles you should turn off our sirens and horns at least ___ feet before the stop traffic is reach. leave emergency lights on and bring fire apparatus to stop at least ___ feet from the nearest vehicle in traffic.

Answer 10

200 feet

100 feet

Question 11

When fire apparatus on a fire scene they are classified into two categories

Answer 11

Working or parked

Question 12

Only the __ ___ manager may release resources from the staging area

Answer 12

Staging area

Question 13

NFPA 1901 requires a fire apparatus have two wheel chocks design to hold the apparatus loaded to its max in-service weight on a ___% grade

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

Ariel devices are designed to be operated in max wind that vary from ___ to __ mph

Answer 14

35- 50 mph

Question 15

All aerial device should remain a minimum of __ feet from our overhead wires

Answer 15

10 ft

Question 16

Three classes of safety vest

Answer 16

Class 1 - As the lowest level of visibility

Class 2- Includes the most popular style of safety vest

Class 3- Offers the highest level of visibility

Question 17

Within __ minutes of arriving on the scene of a traffic incident, IC should estimate the magnitude of the incident

Answer 17

15 mins

Major intermediate minor traffic incidents

Question 18

Ideally the driver operator should position the fire apparatus __ ft before or after the address

Answer 18

100 ft

Question 19

First arriving units at trench collapse should be positioned no closer than __ feet to the trench and other incoming apparatus should stage at least __ ft away from the trench

Answer 19

150 ft

200 ft