5 Brady Emergency Vehicle Operations

Front 1

What are the most common causes for skids?

Back 1

- Driving too fast for road conditions
- Oversteering
- Failing to appreciate weight shifts of heavy emergency vehicles
- overbraking
- Failing to anticipate obtacles

Front 2

KKK-A-1822C Federal Specificationsstandards recognize how many types f ambulances?

Back 2

Three

Front 3

Ambulance that has a coventional truck, cab chassis with a modular body.

Back 3

Type I ambulance

Front 4

Ambulance is a standard vanwith an integral cab body.

Back 4

Type II Ambulance

Front 5

Ambulance has a cut-away van with a cab chassis with an integral or containerized modular body ambulance.

Back 5

Tye III Ambulance

Front 6

A vehicle designed primarily for transportating water to fire emergency scenes to be applied to other vehicles or pumping equipment.

Back 6

Tanker

Front 7

Fire apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pumpf at least 750gpm capacity, water tank, and hose body whose primary pupose is to ombat structural and associated fires.

Back 7

Pumper
and
Rescue Pumper

Front 8

Fire apparatus with a permanently mounted fire ump of at least 250gpm capacity, water tank, and hose body whose primary perpose is to initiate a fire suppression attack on structural, vehicular, or vegetation fires, and to support associated fire department operations.

Back 8

Mini Pumper Initial Attack

Front 9

Fire apparatus designed for fighting wildland fires off-road that is equipped with a pump having a capacity normally between 10-500gpm, a water tank, limited hose and equipment, and that has pump and roll capability.

Back 9

Brush Trucks

Front 10

Special services fire apparatus is a multipurpose vehicle that primarily provides support services at emergency scenes. These services could be rescue, command, HAZMAT, air supply, electrical generation and floodlighting, or tranportation of support equipment and personnel.

Back 10

Rescue, walk in

Front 11

Special services fire apparatus is a multipurpose vehicle that primarily provides support services at emergency scenes. These services could be rescue, command, HAZMAT, air supply, electrical generation and floodlighting, or transportation of support equipment.

Back 11

Rescue, non-walk in

Front 12

A brand name of an articuating boom with a platform. It usually has the ability to spray water from the platform permanently plumbed into the system.

Back 12

Snorkle

Front 13

A smaller articulating boom, usually mounted on an engine. The main purpose is to have an elevated fire stream. This does not make an engine a quint or a quad. This gives the engine's deck gun more reach and versitility.

Back 13

Squirt

Front 14

A piece of firefighting apparatus that can perform five of the major functions of fire apparatus. These include carry hose, carry water, pump water, and aerial ladder/water tower operations. I may also carry large amounts of ladders.

Back 14

Quint

Front 15

A hydraulically powered ladder or articulating platforms, mounted on a vehicle that also carries several different-length extension ladders, extrication gear, ventilation equipment, and lighting.

Back 15

Aerial Truck

Front 16

According to study on human visual and auditory perception by Stephen Solomen and James King in 1995, what color fire trucks are the easiest to see in dim lighting?

Back 16

Lime Green (greenish-yellow)

Front 17

What are some areas that a driver must be aware of height clearances?

Back 17

- Parking Garages
- Bridges or overpasses
- covered entrances

Front 18

Where can a driver find informaton on vehicles weight/payload certification?

Back 18

On a sticker located on the body in a conspicious location.

Front 19

In regards of payoad capacity, what is the standard for the weight of one person?

Back 19

175 lbs per person

Front 20

For each piece of equipment added to an apparatus, what happens to the passenger weight that can be carried?

Back 20

Decreases

Front 21

Total stopping distance consists of what three things?

Back 21

- Perception time
- Reaction time
- Braking time

Front 22

Most authorities recommend a _-second rule as an acceptable following distanc at speeds of 40mph or less, and _-seconds for higher speeds.

Back 22

4; 5

Front 23

What are the two primary rules regarding speed management?

Back 23

-Emergency vehicles must not be driven in excess of the posted speed limits regardless of any traffic law excemption.
- Emergency vehicles must ot exceed cautionary speeds, such as limitations on hills, curves, or ramps that are designed for passenger cars.

Front 24

Steering an emergency vehicle in non-emergency, emergency, or making an evasive manuever requires certain habits such as what?

Back 24

-Using both hands on the steering wheel.
-Keeping arms inside the vehicle and not enaging in outside activities.
- Maintaining hands at two and ten (nine and three with airbags)

Front 25

When using audible signal what does one, two, and three buzzers mean?

Back 25

1- Stop immediatly
2- go forward
3- back-up

Front 26

Lane changing on multi-lane roads can usually be accomplished with little difficulty provided what basic rules are followed?

Back 26

- Plan ahead
- Signal intention
- Practice space management
- Make the change of lanes smoothly
- Do not operate an emergency vehicle with its four-way flashers going. This prohibits the emergency driver from properly signaling turn.

Front 27

When turning, what two basic rules need to be followed?

Back 27

-Always signal before turning.
- Whenever possible, turn from one proper lane into another proper lane.

Front 28

Passing other vehicles should include what steps?

Back 28

- Check traffic both ahead and behind.
- Check sides and double check blind spots.
- Signal before initiating the pass.
- Accelerate while changing lanes.
-Signal before returning to the driving lane.
- Check mirror before returning.
- Cancel directional signal and resume cruising speed.

Front 29

In an uncontrolled intersection emergency drivers should do what?

Back 29

- Scan the intersection for hazards.
- Slow down and cover the brake.
- Change the siren cadence not less than 200ft from te inersection.
- Avoid using opposing lane of traffic, if at all possible.

Front 30

If a crash is unavoidable, what things can an emergency vehicle driver do?

Back 30

- Identify an escape route.
- Brake smoothly and firmly.
- Accelerate smoothly and rapidly.
- Steer to avoid a head-on impact.

Front 31

One of the easiest ways to see a bump in the road ahead is to do what?

Back 31

Watch the vehicles ahead bounce as the hit the bump.

Front 32

If you must drive through a pothole what should you do?

Back 32

-Release the brakes just as you get to the pothole.
- Hit the pothole squarely, rather than on the side of the tire.

Front 33

Studies have demonstrated that CPR is best performed in a moving ambulance that is being driven at speeds below what?

Back 33

25mph

Front 34

The suspension system on a vehicle is designed to do what two things?

Back 34

1. To keep all four wheels on the ground.
2. To isolate the body and its occupants from the bouncing of the wheels when they ht bumps and uneven road surfaces.

Front 35

What are the four main driving skills?

Back 35

- Cornering
- Braking
- Accelerating
- Maintaining appropriate speed

Front 36

When braking the driver must take what two factors into consideration?

Back 36

- Reaction time
- Braking time

Front 37

Being constantly aware of their situation by remaining alert at all times, knowing what's going on all around the emergency vehicle, and defensive driving.

Back 37

Situational Awareness

Front 38

Doing everything reasonably possible to avoid being nvlved in a reventable crash, regardless f what the law is, what the other driver does, or adverse driving conditions.

Back 38

Defensive Driving

Front 39

People who follow too closely behind the vehicle in front of them.

Back 39

Tailgaters

Front 40

Emergency units responding along the same route should maintain a distance between them of?

Back 40

300-400ft

Front 41

Wha are the three things that can be done to reduce the effects of a crash?

Back 41

1. Keep the doors locked.
2. Always wear your seatbelt.
3. Good housecleaning habits also can prevent serious injury.

Front 42

An apparatus driver should only pass a stopped vehicle if they can determine what?

Back 42

The reason the vehicle is stopped.

Front 43

Backing accidents account for what percentage of all single vehicle crashes involving ambulances?

Back 43

85%

Front 44

When operating in congested city traffic, and not possible to have two people in the cab of the vehicle, what should be done before proceeding through a busy intersection?

Back 44

Slow down and always look twice.

Front 45

Wen exitting an interstate roadway, what should the exit ramp be used for?

Back 45

deacceleration

Front 46

When operating on an interstate/highway you should know the exit you are suppose to take by when?

Back 46

By at least one exit preceeding it.