1. Emergency Vehicle Operations Unit III Response Challenges 1 Dave Denniston Loss Control Training Specialist

2. Emergency Vehicle Operations Unit III Objective: The EVO will be able to list and describe typical problems encountered during highway travel and emergency response 2

3. Beware of Other Drivers  Multiple Decisions Each Minute of Emergency Operation  10 % of other drivers are DWI/DWAI  80% of all drivers are doing something else  70% of new drivers have an accident in the first year of licensing  Most drivers make short left hand turns.  Road Rage 3

4. Beware of Other Drivers 4

5. Incident Location Corrections and Rerouting Recovery from a change in incident address or location can be challenging. Make Corrections slowly and calmly with a clear purpose. Follow your jurisdiction’s policies /guidelines on change of address or missed locations. 5

6. Know Your Response Routes  Traffic Patterns & Volume  The Incident  Construction  Bridges  Low 6

7. Know Your Response Routes  Traffic Patterns & Volume  The Incident  Construction  Bridges  Low  Weight Restrictions 7

8. Know Your Response Routes  Road Characteristics  Road Conditions  Weather  Sunrise/Sunset obstructing visibility  Traffic Volume  Unusual Things 8

9. Know Your Response Routes  Road Characteristics  Surface  Shoulders  Curves  Crown  Dips  Vegetation 9

10. Know Your Response Routes  Road Conditions  Fresh Oil and Stone  Pot Holes  Rubber Build Up  Wet Leaves  Fluids 10

11. Know Your Response Routes  Traffic Flow  Time of Day  Time of Year  Construction  Incident  Special Events 11

12. Know Your Response Routes  Weather  Snow  Rain  Freezing  Heat  Wind 12

13. Know Your Response Routes  Unusual Things  School Zones  Parks  Animals  Handicap Persons  Bikes  Drunk Pedestrians 13

14. Intersections  Traffic control  Traffic volume  Control all lanes of traffic  Pedestrians 14

15. Defensive Driving  Scan  Identify  Anticipate  Decide  Execute 15

16. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 16

17. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 17

18. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 18

19. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 19

20. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 20

21. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 21

22. Scan, Identify, Anticipate, Decide, Execute 22

23. Case History-Highway Environment  RESCUE TRUCK  Virginia – December 18, 1999  Responding to a reported gas leak 23

24. Case History-Highway Environment  Driver inattention, right side tires dropped off road surface into a ditch. 24

25. Case History-Highway Environment  Driver attempted to control truck, overcompensated, crossed into oncoming lane and struck oncoming car. 25

26. Case History-Highway Environment  Just prior to striking car, driver steered back to the right, due to momentum, struck a tree and flipped onto drivers side. 26

27. Case History-Highway Environment  True Emergency?  Was the unit responding to a true emergency?  Were there any laws or standards broken?  Due regard for the safety of others?  Did the driver violate any local or state laws or recognized standards?  What action may have prevented the incident 27

28. Unit III Review Objective: The EVO will be able to list and describe typical problems encountered during highway travel and emergency response 28 Review Exercise is located on Page 25 of the student Training Manual.