FireFighter - Fire Aerial and Tanker Apparatus Training DVD

Product Description:

 

Competent, well-trained driver/operators and truck company members are essential for the optimum use of Tankers and Aerial apparatus.

The driver/operator must be thoroughly versed in the proper operation of these vehicles, the proper positioning of the vehicle, and the care

and maintenance of the vehicles and their equipment.

 

 

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FIRE TANKER

 

APPARATUS

 

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AERIAL

 

APPARATUS

 

DRIVER/OPERATOR INTERACTIVE

 

TRAINING DVD

 

 

 

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This Disc  is designed to help any fire fighter learn about operating a Fire Tanker Apparatus & Aerial Apparatus Safely; also used to pass their Driver's Test.

 

This CD is designed to educate the driver/operators responsible for operating fire apparatus and their devices.

 

For the Aerial, includes aerial ladders, aerial ladder platforms, articulating elevating platforms, telescoping elevating platforms, and water towers.

 

It also includes the information necessary to meet the job performance requirements of NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications

 

 

 

INCLUDED

 

 

BACKING APPARATUS PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

STOPPING DISTANCE OF EMERGENCY APPARATUS

EMERGENCY VEHICLE SAFE OPERATIONS POWERPOINT

THE DRIVER / OPERATOR

TYPES OF FIRE APPARATUS

INTRODUCTION TO APPARATUS INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE

DRIVING AERIAL APPARATUS

POSITIONING AERIAL APPARATUS

STABILIZING THE APPARATUS

OPERATING TELESCOPING AERIAL EQUIPMENT

OPERATING ARTICULATING AERIAL EQUIPMENT

EMERGENCY RESPONDING IN  PRIVATE VEHICLE

EMERGENCY VEHICLE SELF ASSESSMENT CHART

AERIAL APPARATUS STRATEGIES & TACTICS

BEST PRACTICE IN EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONDING

AERIAL APPARATUS TESTING

EMERGENCY VEHICLE SAFETY CHART

 

VIDEO SHORT CLIPS

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

ETC.

 

ALSO INCLUDED

 

Tanker Ops

 FIRE TANKER APPARATUS SAFETY OPERATIONS

While technology has brought a great amount of change to the fire service in recent years, one thing has not changed. The trucks still cannot extinguish fires by themselves. Safe Operation of Fire Tankers is a new manual that provides comprehensive information regarding the safety practices and principles of fire tanker vehicles for local-level fire departments. Safe Operation of fire Tankers provides information related to human performance (driver training, operations, etc), technology (vehicle design), to enhance the safety of fire tanker operations. The manual also examines past incidents of crashes involving fire tankers that have killed firefighters with a focus on how these fatalities could have been prevented. Fire departments will find Safe Operation of Fire Tankers a valuable resource providing information related to the current and applicable Federal standards and regulations as well as national-level consensus standards and guidelines.

"Vehicle crashes are the second leading cause of all firefighter on duty fatalities," according to U.S. Fire Administrator R. David Paulison. "The USFA is dedicated to providing this

information to the fire service in support of our desired goal to eliminate firefighter deaths and injuries from fire tanker vehicle crashes."

As part of this project effort, a panel of technical experts in the area of fire service emergency vehicle operations, emergency vehicle maintenance, fire tanker design, and tanker water shuttle operations provided detailed recommendations on how to enhance the safety of fire tanker operations that were incorporated into the manual.

Chapter List:

Introduction

1 Causes of Fire Department Tanker Crashes 

HUMAN FACTORS
Insufficient Training 
Insufficient Driver Experience 
Overconfidence in Driving Ability

Excessive Speed 
Inability to Recognize Danger Signs 
Failure to Have or Follow Departmental SOP'S 
Disobeying Applicable Traffic Laws and Posted Regulations 
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by Civilian Drivers

APPARATUS DESIGN FACTORS
Weight of Apparatus 
Age of Apparatus 
High Center of Gravity 
Design of New Fire Apparatus 
Improper Modification of Apparatus 
Retrofitting of Non-Fire Service Apparatus 
Liquid Surge 
Poor Apparatus Maintenance 

DRIVING SURFACE FACTORS
Poor Road Design 
Severe Grades 
Sharp Curves 
Unimproved Road Surfaces
Adverse Weather Conditions 
Lack of/Soft Road Shoulders 
Limited Weight Capacity Bridges

EMERGENCY SCENE FACTORS
Emergency Scene Congestion 
Oncoming Traffic at the Emergency Scene 
Maneuvering at Water Shuttle Fill/Dump Sites 

SEATBELT USE

CONCLUSION

2 Fire Department Tanker Crash Statistics 

TANKER CRASH FREQUENCY 
WHO IS INVOLVED IN TANKER CRASHES
TIME OF DAY 
CAUSAL FACTORS FOR TANKER CRASHES 

CONCLUSION
3 Fire Department Tanker Crash Case Histories 

TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED 
RIGHT WHEELS LEAVE ROAD SURFACE/OVERCORRECTION
POOR APPARATUS DESIGN 
FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY 
MECHANICAL FAILURE -- TIRE BLOWOUT 
MECHANICAL FAILURE -- BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 
POOR ROAD CONDITIONS 
FAILURE TO FOLLOW POSTED SPEED SUGGESTIONS ON A CURVE 

CONCLUSION

4 Preventing Fire Department Tanker Crashes

DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS
Applicable NFPA Standards

NFPA 1002 

NFPA 1451
Components of the Driver Training Program 
Training Frequency 
Instructor Qualifications 
Classroom (Theoretical) Instruction 
Applicable Laws and Liabilities 
Departmental Policies and SOP'S 
Vehicle Dynamics
Emergency and Nonemergency Driving Procedures 
Crash and Injury Prevention Measures 
Apparatus Care Procedures 
Practical Driving Training and Evaluation 
Training Safety 
Driving Course Exercises 
Over-the-Road Training 

APPARATUS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
Preventive Maintenance 
Repairs
APPARATUS DESIGN 
New Apparatus 

NFPA 1901
Braking Systems 
Chassis and Vehicle Weight Considerations 
Water Tank Design and Mounting
Used/Retrofit Apparatus 
Chassis and Vehicle Weight Considerations 
Braking System Considerations 
Water Tank Design and Mounting Considerations 
Apparatus Visibility Issues 
Apparatus Color 
Warning Lights 
Reflective Markings 

SAFE APPARATUS DRIVING PRACTICES
Driving at an Appropriate Speed 
Safe Stopping Distances 
Unimproved Road Surfaces 
Avoiding Skids
Negotiating Curves 
Traversing Grades 
Tankers Equipped with Manual Transmissions 
Tankers Equipped with Automatic Transmissions 
Adverse Weather Conditions 
Regaining Control When Right-Side Wheels Leave the Roadway 
Right-of-Way Issues 
Intersections 
Rotaries/Roundabouts 
Railroad Crossings 
Congested Areas 
High-Risk Areas 
Backing the Apparatus 
Staffing 

ONSCENE OPERATIONS
Safely Positioning the Tanker(s) 
Surface Streets and Roads 
Limited-Access Highways 
Water Shuttle Operations

Dump Site Considerations 
Fill Site Considerations 
Selecting the Route of Travel 

CONCLUSION

5 Conclusion 

Appendices:
A Case Histories of Tanker Crashes Involving Fatalities -- 1990 to 2001 
B Glossary of Terms 
C References/Bibliography 
D Sample Apparatus Maintenance and Inspection Forms 
E Additional Information on Fire Apparatus Antilock and Auxiliary Braking Systems and Operation

 

PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE

 

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