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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, SAFE DRIVING CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO 3 BASIC CATEGORIES…

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1) SAFE VEHICLE

#2) GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION OF DRIVER
#3) GOOD ATTITUDE

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, GOOD ATTITUDE MAKES UP __% OF SAFE DRIVING PRACTICES…

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60%

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT IN __ TO __% OF ALL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE IS A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE…

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80 TO 90%

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
A STUDY BY THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRY ASSOCIATION SHOWED THAT __% OF THIRTY-YEAR OLD DRIVERS HAD VISUAL PROBLEMS, AS DO __% OF THE FORTY YEAR OLD DRIVERS & __% OF FIFTY-YEAR OLD DRIVERS.

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30% OF THIRTY-YEAR OLD DRIVERS HAD VISUAL PROBLEMS, AS DO 48% OF THE FORTY YEAR OLD DRIVERS & 71% OF FIFTY-YEAR OLD DRIVERS.

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
AS AN AVERAGE IT IS CONSIDERED THAT PERCEPTION TIME IS APPROXIMATELY / OF A SECOND.

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3/4 OF A SECOND

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
THE SMITH SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP DRIVERS PROPERLY USE THEIR EYES WHILE DRIVING. THIS SYSTEM HAS A 5-STEP FORMULA TO (1) CREATE A SPACE CUSHION YOU DRIVE, AND (2) ACQUIRE & MAINTAIN VISIBILITY ALL AROUND YOU. THESE 5 RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS…

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1) AIM HIGH IN STEERING

#2) GET THE BIG PICTURE
#3) KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
#4) LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
#5) MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
A GOOD RULE OF THUMB TO HELP DETERMINE HOW FAR AWAY TO STOP FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU, IS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ____ TIRES OF THE CAR IN FRONT.

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REAR TIRES

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
WHEN DIRECTED TO “CONTINUE NON-EMERGENCY” TO AN INCIDENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. TRUE/FALSE

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TRUE

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
WHEN DIRECTED TO “DISCONTINUE” AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THE TRANSITION SHALL BE MADE IN A SAFE & INCONSPICUOUS MANNER. TURN OFF EMERGENCY LIGHTS & SIREN AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN & CLEARING THE INTERSECTION. IF AN INTERSECTION IS NOT WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE, A MID-BLOCK SHUT-DOWN MAY BE APPROPRIATE. TRUE/FALSE

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TRUE

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
TOTAL STOPPING DISTANCE IS DETERMINED BY 3 FACTORS…

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1) VEHICLE BRAKING

#2) PERCEPTION TIME
#3) REACTION TIME

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
A HEAVY DUTY TWO-AXLE VEHICLE TRAVELING 60 MPH WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY ___ FEET TO STOP.

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436 FEET

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
MEMBERS DRIVING HEAVY APPARATUS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT EMERGENCY STOPS OF APPARATUS TRAVELING OVER __ MPH.

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30 MPH

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13
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
A DRIVER MUST LEAVE AN ADEQUATE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEIR VEHICLE AND THAT OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE GENERAL RULE USED FOR THIS CALCULATION IS __ VEHICLE LENGTHS FOR EVERY 10 MPH FOR HEAVY APPARATUS AND __ VEHICLE LENGTHS FOR LIGHT APPARATUS.

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3 VEHICLE LENGTHS FOR EVERY 10 MPH FOR HEAVY APPARATUS AND 2 VEHICLE LENGTHS FOR LIGHT APPARATUS.

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE IS THE __ SECOND RULE. BY USING THE __ SECOND RULE THE DRIVER ALLOWS THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT TO PASS A STATIONARY OBJECT AND THEN COUNTS OFF __ SECONDS. IF THE FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE PASSES THE OBJECT BEFORE _ SECONDS, YOU ARE DRIVING TOO CLOSE.

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3 SECOND RULE

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
WHILE ONLY __% OF ALL ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT NIGHT, __% OF ALL FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCUR AT NIGHT

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WHILE ONLY 30% OF ALL ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT NIGHT, 47% OF ALL FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCUR AT NIGHT

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
LIGHTS CAN BE USED ON THE HIGH BEAM POSITION TO FACILITATE NIGHT VISION, BUT THEY MUST BE DIMMED AT LEAST ___ FEET AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING VEHICLE & ___ FEET BEHIND A VEHICLE YOU ARE FOLLOWING.

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DIMMED AT LEAST 500 FEET AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING VEHICLE & 300 FEET BEHIND A VEHICLE YOU ARE FOLLOWING.

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17
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
DRIVING IN TWILIGHT IS ACTUALLY MORE DANGEROUS THAN NIGHT DRIVING. ALMOST / OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS OCCUR BETWEEN HOURS OF 4pm & 8pm.

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1/3

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18
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT AN OBJECT AT __ YARDS WILL APPEAR TO BE __ YARDS AWAY IN FOG.

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AN OBJECT AT 15 YARDS WILL APPEAR TO BE 30 YARDS AWAY IN FOG.

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19
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
IT TAKES _____ AS LONG TO STOP ON A WET STREET AS IT DOES TO STOP ON A DRY ONE.

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TWICE AS LONG

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6,
EXTREMELY SLICK CONDITIONS USUALLY LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY ___ TO ___ OF AN HOUR AFTER THE RAIN BEGINS.

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1/2 TO 3/4 OF AN HOUR

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21
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, IF THE TIRES ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ENTER DEEP STANDING WATER, THE VEHICLE WILL BE PULLED _______.

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IN THAT DIRECTION

22
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, NON EMERGENCY BACKING SHOULD NEVER TAKE PLACE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A _______.

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SAFETY SPOTTER

23
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, THE APPARATUS HAZARD ZONE IS DEFINED AS THE AREA __ FEET BEHIND THE APPARATUS & __ FEET TO EACH SIDE.

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15 FEET BEHIND THE APPARATUS & 3 FEET TO EACH SIDE.

24
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, IF AN ALARM IS RECEIVED WHILE BACKING INTO QUARTERS, BACK THE APPARATUS OFF THE STREET & START NEW RESPONSE FROM QUARTERS
TRUE/FALSE

A

TRUE

25
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, A __________ (NORMALLY THE COMPANY OFFICER) SHALL CONTROL OVERALL BACKING OPERATIONS AND BE IN POSITION TO MONITOR MOVEMENT OF APPARATUS. A SAFETY SPOTTER SHALL NORMALLY BE POSITIONED OPPOSITE OF THE _________ AND OUTSIDE THE APPARATUS HAZARD ZONE.

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SAFETY OFFICER

26
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, A _____ SHALL BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN DIRECTING TRAFFIC

A

HELMET

27
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, IF AT NIGHT, USE DEPARTMENT APPROVED TRAFFIC DIRECTOR FLASHLIGTS. MOTION FLASH LIGHT ___ & ___.

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UP & DOWN

28
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, WHEN BACKING AN AMBULANCE THE SPOTTER SHOULD BE POSITIONED TO THE _______ OF THE APPARATUS.

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RIGHT REAR

29
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, THERE ARE (3) THINGS A DRIVER VCAN DO TO AVOID A COLLISION…

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  1. BRAKING
  2. ACCLERATION
  3. STEERING OUT OF THE WAY
30
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE HANDS BE PROPERLY PLACED AT THE __ & __ POSITIONS.

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9 AND 3 POSITIONS

31
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #6, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE HANDS BE PROPERLY PLACED AT THE __ & __ POSITIONS.

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9 AND 3 POSITIONS

32
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, AFTER RECEIVING AN ALRAM AND ASCERTAINING THE LOCATION AND BEST ROUTE TO THE INCIDENT…

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  1. FASTEN SEAT BELT
  2. START THE ENGINE
  3. CHECK YOUR GAUGES
  4. TURN ON EMERGENCY, HEAD & RUNNING LIGHTS
33
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, BEFORE LEAVING QUARTERS EMERGENCY CHECK TO SEE THAT EVERYONE IS SEATED & BUCKLED SAFELY
TRUE/FALSE

A

TRUE

34
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE PROPER SIGNALS FROM THE TILLER MAN BEFORE MOVING APPARATUS…

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(1) STOP
(2) GO
(3) REVERSE

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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, _____ IS THE LARGEST SINGLE FACTOR IN TOTAL STOPPING DISTANCE.

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SPEED

36
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, WHEN RESPONDING THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN AS CLOSE TO THE ________ AS POSSIBLE.

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CENTERLINE

37
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, _________ IS THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF EMERGENCY DRIVING.

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LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT

38
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, DEPARTMENT POLICY STATES THE _____ APPARATUS IN A CONVOY SHALL STOP AT ALL RED LIGTHS & STOP SIGNS.

A

FIRST

39
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, BY WATCHING WELL AHEAD YOU CAN ANTICIPATE A GREEN LIGHT TURNING RED BY TAKING NOTE OF THE ___________.

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“WALK/DON’T WALK” PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL

40
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, WHEN RESPONDING AS A TASK FORCE VISIBILITY OF YOUR APPARATUS CAN BE INCREASED IF AN ___________ IS USED.

A

“OFF SET” FORMATION

41
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES PASS ON THE _________.

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LEFT (IF POSSIBLE)

42
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, SIRENS ON DEPARTMENT APPARATUS ARE DIRECTIONAL, WITH GREATER INTENSITY STRAIGHT AHEAD. TALL BUILDINGS, HILLS, WINDING ROADS, BLIND INTERSECTIONS OR HEAVY BRUSH Will REDUCE SIREN AUDIBILITY BY AS MUCH AS ___.

A

2/3

43
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, REMEMBER THAT OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES MUST BE RESPONDING FROM OTHER ROUTES & DIRECTIONS. DRIVERS MUST USE EXTRA CAUTION AT COMMONLY USED INTERSECTIONS.
TRUE/FALSE

A

TRUE

44
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT THE _______ IS NOT A LEGAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE AUDIBLE DEVICE & SHOULD NOT BE USED TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE SIREN

A

AIRHORN.

45
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY DICTATES THAT WE SHALL STOP AT ANY INTERSECTION WHERE…

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  1. TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS RED
  2. ALL STOP SIGNS
  3. ANY BLIND INTERSECTION
46
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, AS YOU NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT “SLOW DOWN” BECAUSE…

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  1. ADDRESS WILL BE MORE EASILY SPOTTED
  2. GIVES COMMANDER A CHANCE TO SIZE UP THE BUILDING
  3. HELPS SELECT THE BEST SPOT
  4. ALLOWS EACH INDIVIDUAL CREW MEMBER TIME FOR A PERSONAL SIZE UP
47
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, AS YOU APPROACH THE INCIDENT MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON _______.

A

LOW BEAM

48
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, WHEN FOLLOWING OTHER VEHICLE ON “WET” ROADS KEEP AT LEAST __ VEHICLE LENGTHS DISTANCE FOR EVERY 10 MPH.

A

2

49
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, WHEN FOLLOWING OTHER VEHICLE ON “WET” ROADS KEEP AT LEAST __ VEHICLE LENGTHS DISTANCE FOR EVERY 10 MPH.

A

2

50
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ACCORDING TO BOOK 8 MODULE #7, A “WET CONCRETE ROADWAY WILL REQUIRE APPROX __% TO __% MORE STOPPING DISTANCE THAN DRY CONCRETE ROADS.

A

35% TO 40%

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