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No. 22-12 - TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES Flashcards

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In the past four years, the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) has paid more than $2.5 million in traffic accident settlements, averaging approximately ___ accidents per year.

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62

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Accident cause and determination is made by the

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Investigating law enforcement agency

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A lafd________ ___________ will be dispatched to ensure scene safety, address any injuries, and collect and forward traffic related documentation.

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Chief officer

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This bulletin provides a basic guide on how to conduct a traffic accident investigation and also outlines the necessary reports that have to be completed with consideration to the

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Firefighter procedure bill of rights

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A completed Department accident packet containing all necessary related accident reports (LAPD documents, F-150, Form Gen. 88, SRS, witness cards, etc.) shall be forwarded to their respective Bureau Office within

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Seven calendar days

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Any extension beyond seven days needs ________ _________ approval and notification to Emergency Operations.

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Bureau commanders

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The ___________ ________ Bureau Commander for the geographic area where the accident occurred, the on-duty 24-hour platoon duty _________ _______, the ______ ___________ Section (RMS) on-call Safety Officer and the Los Angeles ______ _________ shall be notified on all accidents involving LAFD apparatus that are serious in nature, i.e., fatality, serious injury, etc.

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Administrative assistant bureau commander
Assistant chief
Risk management sedition
City attorney

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Requests for the City Attorney to respond to the incident can be made through

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MFC or Risk management safety officer

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The LAPD personnel will request a MCIT, if the conditions meet the following criteria:
Any traffic collision involving a City-owned or a City mileage vehicle that results in a

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Fatality or serious injury

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The LAPD personnel will request a MCIT, if the conditions meet the following criteria:
Any traffic collision resulting in a fatality or severe injury, which may result in a criminal ________ prosecution and which is beyond the scope of the investigating Officer’s expertise.

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Felony

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The LAPD personnel will request a MCIT, if the conditions meet the following criteria:
Any major unusual traffic occurrence, when requested by the concerned _______ ________ watch commander and approved by the OIC of TCS.

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Traffic division watch commander

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The Los Angeles City Attorney generally uses the same criteria as _______ MCIT; however, the City Attorney’s Office will respond anytime they are requested.

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Lapd

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Station Commanders (or the next higher-ranking Officer in the member’s chain of command for special-duty personnel) shall collect, complete, and forward the following reports within 24-hours to the respective Administrative Battalion Office:

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FG-88
FG-84B
SRS(FORMERLY F-80)

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The Administrative Battalion Chief shall collect the following documents and forward them to the respective Bureau Office for review within seven days (any extension beyond seven days

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F-150
FG-88
FG-84b
Srs

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This is required in all accidents including those where there is no damage to Department apparatus/vehicle.

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Investigation agency report(police report)
Photographs of the damage

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EXCEPTION: _____ ____________ report is not required for accidents involving Department apparatus versus City property where there is no damage to either.

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Law enforcement

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Administrative Assistant Bureau Commanders for the member’s regular place of assignment should conduct an accident hearing normally within __-days from receipt of the accident packet.

A

30

18
Q

members with multiple at fault accidents (___ or more) will also be placed into CTS.

A

2

19
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Interviews shall normally be conducted between _____ and ____ hours, weekdays, unless the investigation is time sensitive.

A

0800 and 1700

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If a member chooses to exercise their right to representation, and the investigation is not time sensitive, you may need to schedule an interview at a later date. Members are given __ days to secure a representative.

A

14 days

21
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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.

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90 mins

22
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Per the Penalty Guidelines, whenever a first offense violation has the potential for a penalty of “B” or greater. A “B” penalty is a___ to ___ suspension

A

6-10

23
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Additionally, a remedial training assignment titled ______-_________ _________ training via Vector (Target) Solutions (ATTACHMENT 4) shall be assigned for all at fault accidents and may be assigned for other preventable accidents.

A

Post accident enrichment

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Category II, III, or IV accident, the Hearing Officer shall initiate an entry in

A

CTS

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The respective Bureau will be assigned the responsibility for conducting the CTS investigation by PSD. The summary, findings, and substantiation of findings developed for the hearing report (ATTACHMENT 3), shall be included in the F-_____ prepared by the _______ Officer and forwarded to ____.

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F-226A
Hearing officer
PSD

26
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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.

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Category I

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An 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.

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Category II

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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.

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Category III

29
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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 disciplinary guidelines currently address driving violations. They can be accessed on the CTS site in the Help/References Section.

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CATEGORY IV

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