Departmental Bulletin 21-09 Traffic Accident Investigation Procedure

Question 1

Completed Department accident packet containing all necessary related accident documents shall be forwarded to their respective Bureau Office within ____ calendar days.

Answer 1

7

Question 2

Who shall be notified on all accidents involving LAFD apparatus that are serious in nature, i.e. fatality, serious injury, etc.

Answer 2

• assistant bureau commander
• on duty 24hour assistant chief
• risk management section on call safety officer
• LA city attorney

Question 3

Who shall identify any witnesses and ensure that civilian witnesses complete a F- 84B witness card.

Answer 3

Chief officer

Question 4

Who completes the F- 150?

Answer 4

Lafd investigating chief officer

Question 5

Who completes the FG- 88?

Answer 5

Driver

And tiller member if arial truck is involved

Question 6

Who completes the F- 80?

Answer 6

Station commander or supervising officer

Question 7

Station Commanders shall collect, complete, and forward the following reports within ___ hours to the respective Administrative Battalion Office:

Answer 7

Within 24 hours

• FG 88 accident report
• FG 84B witness cards
• F 80 requisition

Question 8

The Administrative Battalion Chief shall collect the following documents and forward them to the respective Bureau Office for review within ____ days.

Answer 8

Within 7 days

• F 150 accident report
• FG 88 automobile accident report
• FG 84B witness card
• F 80 requisition
• investigating agency report ( police report )
• photographs of the damage caused by the accident

Question 9

Assistant Bureau Commanders should conduct an accident hearing normally within ___ days from receipt of the accident packet.

Answer 9

30 days

Question 10

members with multiple at fault accidents ___ or more, will be placed into CTS.

Answer 10

2 or more

Question 11

Accident Interviews shall normally be conducted between ____ and ____ hours. weekdays, unless the investigation is time sensitive.

Answer 11

0800 and 1700

Question 12

Members are given ___ days to secure a representative for accident hearings

Answer 12

14 days

Question 13

If management determines that the matter is time sensitive, and the member is unable to obtain representation within ___ minutes, management reserves the right to detail an available representative of the member’s choice to provide representation to the member.

Answer 13

90 minutes

Question 14

A “B” penalty is a ___ to ___ day suspension.

Answer 14

6 to 10 days

Question 15

An accident in which fire department personnel exercised reasonable judgment and precautions, exhibited good apparatus/vehicle operator’s and Officer’s skills and observed all state, local and fire department statutes, ordinances and rules is what category accident?

Answer 15

Category l

Question 16

n accident which occurred because of inattention to vehicle operator’s and/or Officer’s responsibilities or because of misjudgment of clearance in operating apparatus near stationary objects is what category accident?

Answer 16

Category ll

Question 17

An accident which occurred because of an apparatus/vehicle operator’s misjudgment of clearance from other vehicles, deficiency in defensive driving techniques, or failure to anticipate other vehicle’s movements is what category accident?

Answer 17

Category lll

Question 18

An accident in which fire department personnel failed to follow established Department Rules and Regulations, Policies and Procedures. PSD will handle accountability to disciplinary guidelines for any member that is found to be at fault, the accident rises to the level of discipline, and discipline is recommended for such by the Traffic Accident Hearing Officer. The PSD’s disciplinary guidelines currently address driving violations is what category accident?

Answer 18

Category lV