Roadside Safety SOG

Question 1

What is one of the most dangerous work areas for firefighters and EMS personnel to work on?

Answer 1

Road/Highway

Question 2

How does an incident commander provide a safer work environment?

Answer 2

The incident commander shall ensure a blocking apparatus stays on scene until all fire apparatus or ambulances working downstream have been cleared and are leaving the incident site.

Question 3

The incident commander shall ensure a blocking apparatus stays on scene until when?

Answer 3

All fire apparatus or ambulances working downstream have been cleared and are leaving the incident site.

Question 4

Notification procedure that advises approaching motorist to transition from normal driving status to that required by the temporary emergency traffic control measures ahead of them.

Answer 4

Advanced Warning

Question 5

Positioning a fire department apparatus on an angle to the lanes of traffic creating a physical barrier between upstream traffic and the work zone.

Answer 5

Block

Question 6

What angle should you position the apparatus to block the direction of travel?

Answer 6

Approximately 30 degrees.

Question 7

What is the distance or space between personnel and vehicles in the protected work zone?

Answer 7

Buffer Zone.

Question 8

Who are class II safety vests for?

Answer 8

Workers in high risk situations who need to be visible for a minimum distance of 1,280 ft

Question 9

The direction that traffic is moving as it travels away from the incident site

Answer 9

Downstream.

Question 10

The direction that traffic is traveling from as the vehicle’s approach the incident scene.

Answer 10

Upstream.

Question 11

What is a high volume or high speed roadway?

Answer 11

Any roadway with multiple lanes and or speeds above 50 miles per hour.

Question 12

What is the action of merging several lanes of moving traffic into fewer moving lanes?

Answer 12

Lane Taper.

Question 13

The protected work zone that is shielded by the block from apparatus and other emergency vehicles

Answer 13

Shadow

Question 14

The physical area of a roadway were emergency personnel performed fire EMS and rescue tasks

Answer 14

Protected work zone

Question 15

The lanes of a roadway where approaching motorists change their speed and position.

Answer 15

Transition Zone

Question 16

What is the first priority

Answer 16

Responder safety

Question 17

What should be done at night time incidents?

Answer 17

Reduce all sources of vision impairment.

Question 18

When will traffic safety vest be worn by personnel on scene.

Answer 18

At all times except during active firefighting.
Traffic vest will not be worn by those wearing a SCBA

Question 19

Once the work zone is established, you should never park additional vehicles where?

Answer 19

In adjacent lanes,
Across active lanes,
or on opposite sides of a highway unless a new work zone is established with additional blocking vehicles.

Question 20

In order to reduce travel speeds of approaching motorists, what should be a established?

Answer 20

Advanced warning and adequate traffic control measures upstream of incident.

Question 21

What should be considered when placing warning devices?

Answer 21

The topography of the area, such as curves and hills.

Question 22

How should you position the first arriving apparatus

Answer 22

To protect the scene, patients, and emergency personnel

Question 23

What is the first step of establishing a protected work zone

Answer 23

Establish command

Question 24

How should an initial apparatus placement provide work zone

Answer 24

Blocking one additional traffic lane more than already obstructed by the crashed vehicles

Question 25

How should the front wheels be turned.

Answer 25

Turned away from the incident

Question 26

For slow moving traffic, cones should be deployed at ___ intervals ___ of the blocking apparatus with the furthest cone approximately ____

Answer 26

25ft, upstream, 100ft

Question 27

On higher speed roadways cones should be augmented by

Answer 27

Flares or additional cones.

Question 28

How far should the last cone be on higher speed roadways?

Answer 28

250 feet

Question 29

What must the positioning of large apparatus do?

Answer 29

Create a safe parking zone for EMS units and other fire vehicles.

Question 30

Who should be kept in the shadow?

Answer 30

Operating personnel, equipment and patients.

Question 31

What is an accident investigation site

Answer 31

Frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street, or other location that minimizes interference with highway traffic.

Question 32

When are drivable vehicles to be moved away from the freeway?

Answer 32

After rapid assessment and confirmation that the occupants have no injuries.

Question 33

What must always be maintained

Answer 33

Situational awareness

Question 34

Where should EMS units be positioned?

Answer 34

Within the protected work zone beyond the crash vehicle.

Question 35

If the EMS unit is first on scene how should it be positioned?

Answer 35

As described for a blocking vehicle with its patient loading door angled away from the nearest lanes of moving traffic.

Question 36

As long as they are in an area of danger EMS shall…

Answer 36

Not cancel or release a responding fire apparatus that was dispatched for blocking purposes.

Question 37

How many sides of the incident will need to be protected?

Answer 37

Two or more at all intersections or where the incident is near the middle lane of the roadway.

Question 38

The initial company officer and or incident Commander must operate as what?

Answer 38

Scene Safety Officer until this assignment is delegated.

Question 39

What must the incident commander continually assess?

Answer 39

Conditions of traffic,
Access,
Fire control, and extrication,
be vigilant in maintaining a safe environment for those working within the temporary work zone.

Question 40

When should responding crews dawn PPE?

Answer 40

Prior to exiting the emergency vehicle.

Question 41

What side will crews exit the fire apparatus on?

Answer 41

The protected shadow side.

Question 42

What units shall be automatically dispatched to all vehicle related incidents on high volume or high speed roadways?

Answer 42

An engine and ladder

Question 43

What are sources of vision impairment at night?

Answer 43

vehicle headlights,
wigwags,
and all unnecessary lighting.