Section V - Appendix C Flashcards
- The protected work area at a vehicle related roadway incident that is shielded by the block from the apparatus and other emergency vehicles.
Shadow
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- The action of merging several lanes of moving traffic into fewer moving lanes.
Taper
p 383
- The direction that traffic is traveling from as the vehicle approach the incident scene.
Upstream
p 383
Safety Benchmarks:
- Never trust approaching __________
- Avoid turning your ________ to approaching traffic
- …..
- Always wear _________ ______ high visibility reflective vests during daylight operations.
- traffic
- back
- ……
- Class III
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Safety Benchmarks:
- Always wear structural fire fighting ___________.
- …..
- Turn off all sources of vision impairment to approaching motorist at nighttime incidents including _____________ and ____________.
- helmet
- …….
- headlight and spot lights
p 384
- The distance or space between personnel and vehicles in the protected work zone and nearby moving traffic.
Buffer Zone
p 383
Always position ________-____________ apparatus to protect the scene, patients, and emergency personnel.
first-arriving
p 384
Use fire apparatus to block at least one additional _________ _______ more than that already obstructed by the crashed vehicle.
traffic lane
p 385
Five (5) traffic cones shall be deployed upstream of the blocking apparatus at _____ feet to _____ foot intervals to allow adequate advance warning to oncoming vehicles.
15 to 50
p 385
Command shall assure that Opticom strobe systems are turned ________ and that other emergency lighting remains _______.
OFF / ON
p 386
Protective clothing, _________ ______ safety vest and __________ should be donned prior to exiting the emergency vehicle.
Class II / helmet
p 387
A ladder truck apparatus shall be automatically dispatched to all vehicle related incidents on all limited-access, high-volume ______________, ____________, and _____________ within the city.
expressways / tollways / highways
p 388
Traffic cones on limited-access, high-volume roadways shall be placed farther apart, with the last cone approximately ______-______ feet “upstream” to allow adequate warning to drivers. Personnel shall place cones and flares and retrieve cones while _________ the traffic.
150-200 feet / facing
p 388
- The direction that traffic is moving as it travels away from the incident scene.
Downstream
p 383
Driver/Operators of ladder truck apparatus shall sound a series of _______ _________ on the apparatus ______ ________ to audibly warn all operating personnel of the concern for the actions of an approaching motorist.
long blasts / air horn
p 388
A ___________ _____________ is an emergency road user occurrence, a natural disaster or other unplanned event that affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic.
traffic incident
p 390
Traffic incidents can be divided into three general classes of duration:
A. Major - expected duration of more than _____ hours.
B. Intermediate - expected duration of _____ minutes to _____ hours.
C. Minor - expected duration under _____ minutes.
A. 2 hours
B. 30 mins to 2 hours
C. 30 minutes
p 390
Major traffic incidents are typically traffic incidents involving ____________ ____________, _________ traffic crashes involving numerous vehicles and other natural or man-made disasters.
hazardous materials / fatal
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The Golden Rules of Unified Command can be stated as follows:
- No agency’s ____________ is compromised or neglected
- One ___________ __________ ________ is developed for the entire incident
- Participants in Unified Command must have authority to _________ for their agency
- Unified Command participants must with a __________ _________.
- authority
- Incident Action Plan (IAP)
- speak
- single voice
p 399
