1. POV Responses Date: 2006 Time of Day: 2000 Location: Stadium Blvd / Providence Rd Response Mode: Emergency Response Description: While responding to a structure fire with lights and siren, the POV approached a red light. The POV came to a complete stop at the beginning of intersection but did not clear all of the lanes. The POV was struck by a driver who had a green light and did not see the POV.

3. Contributing Factors Stress Distractions – Mobile Radios – Emergency lights and siren – Map Books – Text Tones – Passengers Narrow roadways Excessive Speeds Large/Heavy trucks Different apparatus types Visibility (fog, dust, smoke, etc.)

4. How long will it take me to stop? Miles per hour × 1.466 = feet per second Traveling 55 mph would mean that you travel 80 feet per second Air brakes often take 0.5-1 second to react after you press the pedal A fire truck traveling 55mph will take 393 feet to sop on a dry pavement roadway

5. Freightliner

6. Kenworth

7. Equipment in the cab

8. Where should I put my gear?

9. Ways to Improve Always wear your seatbelt – 75% of firefighters killed in apparatus were not wearing seatbelts (NIOSH) Use a backer (use larger area) Come to a complete stop at red lights and stop signs Keep your focus on driving Slow Down

10. A Culture of Safety It is up to all of us to keep each other safe!

11. Where are we getting hurt? 1.Training 2.Entering/exiting vehicle 2.Slip/trip/fall 3.Fire Incident 4.EMS/Rescue Incident 5.Vehicle Crash * Every $1 on work comp expense yields $4-10 in indirect expenses

12. Injury Analysis Statistics YearTotal # of Incidents 200717 200816 200911 20102 20112 20125 Totals53 ($196,870) Repair / Activity Cost New brakes with labor $1,400 Heavy wrecker $250 base pay Heavy wrecker (accident) $500 base pay

13. What gets impacted? Impact of the injury or death on emergency services – Reduction of manpower Impact of the damage to the fire department; vehicles and equipment lost Impact to the families involved: – Worker’s Compensation – Insurance benefits – Long range income projections Impact to the community with loss of apparatus or personnel

14. Situation #1 What do I do if I see someone not wearing a seatbelt? Or not using a backer?

15. Situation #2 What are my expectations when I respond by myself in an apparatus?