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NFPA 1002 - Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications NFPA 1451 - Standard for a fire service vehicle operations training program NFPA 1452 - Guide for Training Fire Service Personnel to Conduct Community Risk Reduction NFPA 1500 - Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program NFPA 1521 - Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer % killed responding to scenes - 25% Course layout - -straight line exercise -confined space turnaround exercise -loading/alley dock exercise -serpentine exercise -lane change/off-set alley exercise -parallel park exercise -diminishing clearance exercise -stopping exercise -street & highway Driving Defensive driving methods I P D E - Identify, predict, decide, execute True emergency - high probability death or serious injury Due Regard - reasonable, careful person would act in same manner gross negligence - reckless discard of consequences of an act to another willful and wanton - intentional considered the most serious form of negligence Vicarious Liability - legal liability placed on 1 person for acts committed by another friction - resistance of motion between 2 moving objects that touch velocity - speed directional control derivative of 3 factors - steering, turning, tracking what percent of accidents are due to malfunctions or maintenance - 8% crisis maintenance - -class a= immediate -class b= ASAP -class c= with next preventive maintenance what percent of accidents are due to driver error frequency - 53% IL 625ILCS - state law covers operating emergency vehicle should the ambulance come to a complete stop at (any stop light, blind intersection, school busses with flashing lights) - yes Inertia - force it takes for a moving object to stay in motion in the same direction centrifugal - force caused by inertia which tends to make a rotating body move away from center of rotation straight lane pull down/ back out exercise - -operation of vehicle in forward and reverse -correct mirror adjustments -confidence building confined space turnaround - -turning radius familiarization -depth perception through mirrors loading/ alley dock exercise - -backing into confined spaces -depth perception side clearance (left and right entry should be utilized) -you must stop vehicle with in 6 inches of dock without going through Serpentine Exercise - -vehicle corner localization -turning radius familiarization -coordination left and right mirror usage -confidence and mirror usage lane change/ off-set alley exercise - -familiarization of vehicle tracking -mirror familiarization parallel parking exercise - -vehicle placement that requires exact side placement -turning radius familiarization in confined spaces -location of vehicle corners diminishing clearance - -proper vehicle alignment -confidence building for travel in confined areas elements of comprehensive program - - min of 8 hrs -test attitude and knowledge -understanding of drivers responsibility during non emergency situations training program safety - -15 mph - not timed -no smoking, eating or drinking training program safety - -any personnel can designate vehicle unsafe -all personnel clearly visible -restrice course to authorized personnel -vehicle malfunctions shall be reported to safety officer -establish course safety officer 45% - emergency incidents based on severity at intersections