1009.0 Driving Vehicles

Question 1

Drivers shall be responsible for having a vehicle under?

Answer 1

control at all times and for driving safely

Question 2

Who is responsible for the safety of all vehicle operations and managing compliance with these procedures?

Answer 2

The officer and/or driver in charge of the vehicle

Question 3

The driver of any Fire Department vehicle shall be in possession of what type of drivers license?

Answer 3

a valid Texas Class B drivers license

Question 4

Safety seat belts installed of Fire Department vehicles shall be fastened in an approved manner on the person occupying the seat at all times that the vehicle is?

Answer 4

in motion

Question 5

The driver of any Department vehicle should not put the vehicle in motion until all?

Answer 5

seat belts are properly fastened

Question 6

What is the exception to the safety seat belt policy?

Answer 6

Personnel performing necessary medical care while in the patient compartment of an ambulance

Question 7

What should be used at all times?

Answer 7

Headlights

Question 8

High beams shall only be used when there is no?

Answer 8

Oncoming traffic

Question 9

Personal _____ _______ shall not be used while a member is driving a Fire Department vehicle.

Answer 9

cell phones

Question 10

Drivers of Fire Department vehicles shall not start their engines while the?

Answer 10

location of the emergency is announced over the station speakers

Question 11

At no time shall emergency vehicles be driven at speeds greater than ______ miles per hour over the posted speed limit. The maximum speed of any Fire Department vehicle will not exceed ______ miles per hour.

Answer 11

ten (10) miles per hour / sixty-five (65) miles per hour

Question 12

_______ to or from an emergency is strictly forbidden.

Answer 12

Racing

Question 13

Should two or more companies proceed on the same street to an emergency, they shall do so in a ______ _____ and at least _____ feet apart.

Answer 13

single file / 200 feet

Question 14

When a FD vehicle proceeds through a green light, the vehicle will be slowed, not exceeding the?

Answer 14

posted speed limit

Question 15

When a vehicle proceeds against a red light, stop signal, or stop sign, and there is no police officer to direct traffic, the vehicle will be brought to a ________ ______ and may proceed only when the driver is certain that all?

Answer 15

complete stop / oncoming traffic, in all lanes, has stopped and has yielded the right-of-way.

Question 16

When emergency vehicles approach a red traffic signal with stopped cars in front of the apparatus the siren and horn shall be?

Answer 16

stopped until the light turns green

Question 17

No vehicles shall be forced into an intersection with a red traffic signal by the?

Answer 17

sounding of sirens or horns

Question 18

When in school zones the maximum speed of any FD vehicle will be?

Answer 18

twenty (20) miles per hour

Question 19

FD vehicles shall stop for all school buses displaying?

Answer 19

alternately flashing red lights

Question 20

Department drivers shall proceed only after the school bus driver signals that?

Answer 20

it is safe to pass, or after the red lights are no longer flashing

Question 21

Fire Department vehicles should avoid passing other?

Answer 21

Fire Department vehicles

Question 22

If passing another FD vehicle is unavoidable, the passing arrangement should be coordinated through?

Answer 22

radio communications

Question 23

Drivers shall reduce speed and drive with added caution as driving conditions become?

Answer 23

adverse or hazardous

Question 24

When a vehicle is responding to an alarm from a location other than the station, the Officer shall notify Communications of the?

Answer 24

location from which the vehicle is responding

Question 25

A ______ ___ response is authorized only in conjunction with emergency incidents. In order to avoid unnecessary emergency responses, the first arriving officer will advise the additional dispatched units to reduce to ______ ___ whenever appropriate.

Answer 25

Code 3 / Code 1

Question 26

When stopped at the scene of an incident, vehicles should be placed to?

Answer 26

protect personnel working at the scene

Question 27

Driving that endangers _____ or _________ is strictly forbidden.

Answer 27

life or property

Question 28

When available, equipment should be used at opposite ends of a scene to offer protection from?

Answer 28

both directions

Question 29

Vehicles shall be parked at a safe distance from the scene and positioned at an appropriate?

Answer 29

angle to block traffic

Question 30

All _________ _______ shall be utilized to make approaching traffic aware of the incident.

Answer 30

warning lights

Question 31

All personnel working in or near traffic lanes shall wear?

Answer 31

high visibility vests, or turnout gear with reflective striping

Question 32

The use of sirens and warning lights does not automatically give what to emergency vehicles?

Answer 32

the right-of-way

Question 33

Department drivers must drive __________ and be prepared for the unexpected, inappropriate actions of others.

Answer 33

defensively

Question 34

When making emergency runs, all emergency vehicles shall use their?

Answer 34

headlights, warning lights, Opticom, and audible warning devices, both day and night

Question 35

______ ________ will be used in addition to, but not in lieu of, the siren.

Answer 35

Air horns

Question 36

Upon arrival at the emergency scene, the _________ shall be turned off.

Answer 36

Opticom

Question 37

While operating at fires, the _____ _______ will remain on. All other warning lights will be turned off in order to conserve the ________.

Answer 37

red lights / battery

Question 38

If the vehicle is not directly involved in the operation, and is safely parked, it should be?

Answer 38

shut down completely

Question 39

Drivers should avoid _________ apparatus whenever possible.

Answer 39

backing

Question 40

It is the officers and/or drivers responsibility to post a ________ _______ to assist the driver in backing.

Answer 40

ground guide

Question 41

It is the ________ responsibility to keep the ground guide in view at all times and to follow the guide’s direction.

Answer 41

driver’s

Question 42

What are the exceptions to backing without a guide?

Answer 42

single member companies, and ambulance companies transporting patients, when not in close proximity to other companies or an emergency need to move a vehicle when no back up is available

Question 43

Who defines an unacceptable driver?

Answer 43

the City of Richardson Human Resources Driving Record Requirements

Question 44

When the Fire Department receives notice that an employee’s driving record falls into the unacceptable class, the following steps shall be taken?

Answer 44

1. Transfer and/or demote the employee to a non-driving position, if possible, or
2. Termination of the employee, after discussing the record with the employee in front of a witness. The employee will be given a chance to present any evidence in their defense.

Question 45

Payment of citations or any type of traffic fines issued to a department vehicle while operated by an employee are the responsibility of?

Answer 45

that employee

Question 46

Employees who have had a license suspended or revoked shall notify?

Answer 46

their Battalion Chief upon reporting for duty their next shift

Question 47

Employees shall not drive a vehicle with an?

Answer 47

expired drivers license