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Emergency Vehicle Safety
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Posted about 1 month ago http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/research/safety/vehicle.shtm Here is a useful link on stats and other downloads that could be helpful for raising awareness, refresher and beginner training. What programs have you put in place ? We have a instructor that goes to each department giving a safety awareness class. We do a driving test on a course and a written test. Our drivers must also be 21, past probationary phase and be able to effectively pass a pump operation test along with having a class b licence.
2. Are you and your members aware of the accident rate for each year? 3. What is your department doing to be proactive in decreasing those rates ? |
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Guide to Model Policies and Procedures for Emergency Vehicle Safety
Each year, firefighters and civilians die when vehicles operated by firefighters are involved in crashes while responding to or returning from emergencies. Many of these tragedies could be prevented through the proper implementation and application of standard operating procedures. Standard operating procedures provide firefighters with information about the hazards of emergency response as well as the parameters that will be used to assure safety during the response. The resources below will assist fire departments as they research and develop their own written policies and procedures for emergency vehicle safety. These documents were developed by the IAFC working in cooperation with the United States Fire Administration. Materials prepared by the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, the USFA, and others are also included. http://www.iafc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=602 Here is a link to the site if you would like to learn more.
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