Safe Positioning In Traffic Flashcards
Notification procedures that alert approaching motorist to transition from normal driving status to that required by the temporary traffic control measures ahead of them
Advanced warning
The safe position of emergency vehicles on an angle to the lanes of traffic creating a physical barrier between upstream traffic in the work area
Block
The distance or space between personnel and vehicles in the protected work zone and nearby moving traffic
Buffer zone
The direction that traffic is moving as it travels away from the incident scene
Downstream
A VCFPD member or law enforcement officer assigned to monitor approaching traffic and activate an emergency signal if the actions of a motorist do not conform to established temporary traffic control measures in place at the highway scene
Flagger
The protected work area at a vehicle related roadway incident that is shielded by the block from apparatus and other emergency vehicles
Shadow
To turn or place a vehicle at an angle. This refers to vehicles being parked at an angle facing the merging lane or the shoulder
Skew
The action of merging several lanes moving traffic into fewer moving lanes
Taper
The physical area of a roadway within which emergency personnel perform their fire, emergency medical service and rescue tasks at a vehicle related incident
Temporary work zone
The lanes of a roadway within which approaching motorist change their speed in position to comply with the temporary traffic control measures established at an incident scene
Transition zone
The direction from which traffic is moving as a vehicle approaches the incident scene
Upstream
Always position first arriving apparatus to protect
The scene, patients and emergency personnel
Fire apparatus should be positioned with a __________ _______ when fire fighting controls are required for use during an accident
Right skew
Use the fire apparatus to block at least ______additional traffic lane more than that already obstructed by a crashed vehicle
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