Freeway And Highway Response

Question 1

How do you position the apparatus to protect the emergency scene?

Answer 1

Locate apparatus at a 45 deg. Angle away from the curb and at a distance of approximately 45’ - 60’.

Question 2

How to position the apparatus when there is a need to deploy a charged hose line.

Answer 2

The engine and should be angled so that the pump panel and engineer are downstream on the opposite side of on coming traffic.

The next arriving units would park behind the first unit at a distance of about 150’ - 200’.