Vehicle Accident Reporting and Notification Procedures Flashcards
What city manager directive does vehicle accident reporting fall under?
City Manager Directive No. 18
If a vehicle accident occurs, should liability be admitted at the scene?
No, do not discuss the accident with anyone other than your immediate supervisor, the police, city accident investigators and risk management personnel.
If a vehicle accident occurs, should the vehicle be moved?
No, the vehicle operator shall not move the vehicle until the accident has been completed by the police or the accident investigator.
How should thee vehicle operator notify the police department if an accident occurs?
Call the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000 or the city having jurisdiction via the alarm room. Then communicate immediately with your immediate supervisor.
How soon should the vehicle operator notify the City of Glendale’s Risk Management Division?
No later than 24 hours after the accident. Final documentation must be submitted within 24 hours.
What form must be completed when a vehicle accident has occurred?
The employee injury/vehicle accident report form located in the COG intranet under fire/forms/COGvehicleaccidentform.
What is the only form that will be acceptable for vehicular accidents (moving or not)?
The employee injury/vehicle accident report form located in the COG intranet under fire/forms/COGvehicleaccidentform.
What form should be submitted for any other equipment not considered to be a vehicle?
The COG Fire Department damage/lost equipment report. This form should only be submitted to resource management.
In the event of an accident, who will respond to assist the employee with documentation, photos and completion of the hand drawing of the accident scene on page two of the document?
The shift commander or designee.
T or F: Any additional comments made on the form must be reviewed carefully and signed by the employee.
TRUE
Within 24 hours documentation and photos of an accident must be submitted to the following by mail, fax or electronically:
-Operations Chief-Shift Commander and Battalion Chiefs of the shift when incident occurred-Health and Safety Chief-Fire Department Driver’s Training Captain-Fire Department Personnel Division-Resource Management-Risk Management Division
