Roadway Flashcards
When the shoulder must be used for response, apparatus operators must use extreme caution and be aware of
Road signs Debris Guard rails Oversized vehicles and stopped vehicles Standing water
Designated median strip crossovers marked “Authorized Vehicles Only” shall only be used when?
Apparatus can complete the turn without obstructing the flow of traffic in either direction or when all traffic movement has stopped.
When the engine company parks at a roadway incident the operator must place the pump panel toward the work area and rotate his front wheels _______ from the incident
Away (also know as the “fend off” position)
When two or more sides of an incident at an intersection or middle of the street need to be protected and apparatus is limited you should __________?
Prioritize blocking from the most critical to the least critical
When the incident requires more than one engine company for additional protection then the second blocking unit should position _____ feet from the first operating unit to create a safe working area
50
As the human eye becomes adapted to the dark the first color to leave the spectrum is____
Red
At 50MPH the distance traveled during a second is approximately _____ feet
75
Level 1 (minor) traffic incident will impact the the roadway for less than ______ minutes
30
A level 2 (intermediate) incident will impact the roadway for ____________ minutes
30 minutes-2 hours
Level 3 (major) incident will impact the roadway for more than _______ hours or if the roadway is shit down
2
Distance between personnel and vehicles in protected work space and nearby moving traffic?
Buffer space
Action of merging several lanes of traffic into one.
Taper
The best combination of lights to provide maximum night visibility is what?
Red warning lights on
Headlights off
Fog lights off
Pump panel lights on
Spot lights front and back on and directed on a traffic cone
Traffic directional boards on
