Roadway Manual

Question 1

Entering Highway Access Against Traffic

Answer 1

Unit Officer must confirm all traffic is stopped and no civilian vehicles will be on the ramp

Question 2

What is TAPER in roadway incidents

Answer 2

Act of Merging several lanes of traffic into fewer lanes

Question 3

Define buffer space in roadways

Answer 3

Distance between moving traffic and the personnel/vehicles within the protected area

Question 4

Patient Transport Corridor

Answer 4

Positioning in such way to create rapid arrival and departure of EMS units

Question 5

Accidents within HOV lanes

Answer 5

Consider blocking the non-incident side of the flexible delineator markers

Question 6

Fend-Off

Answer 6

Placement of Vehicle at an angle of traffic lanes

Wheels rotated away from incident

Pump panel facing the work area

Question 7

Distance between secondary blocking vehicles

Answer 7

50 ft from first operating unit

Question 8

Safety Apparel Requirement

Answer 8

ANSI/International Safety Equipment Association 107-2010

“American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel”

Question 9

Glare Recovery light to dark

Answer 9

Vision Recovery takes at least 6 seconds

Question 10

Glare Recovery from dark to light

Answer 10

Vision recovery takes 3 seconds

Question 11

How Many ft per second will you travel at 50 mph

Answer 11

75 ft per second

Question 12

At 50 MPH how long will a vehicle travel in 6 seconds

Answer 12

450ft

Question 13

Headlight Consideration

Answer 13

If not being used to illuminate the scene, turn headlights off.

Drivers may be blinded up to 2.5 car lengths away.

Question 14

Best combo of lights at Night

Answer 14

For Max Visibility

• Red Warning Lights: ON
• Headlights: OFF
• Fog Lights: OFF
• Pump Panel Lights: On
• Rear and Front spotlights On and directed onto a cone

-Traffic directional boards operating

Question 15

Completing the operational phase on roadway

Answer 15

Apparatus Drivers must reposition vehicles to allow traffic flow in as many lanes as possible

Question 16

Distances of Work Zones

Answer 16

1st Cone to Apparatus: 200ft

120’ taper to merge traffic away from buffer zone

80’ buffer between taper and unit

Question 17

Use of Designated median strip AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY

Answer 17

Use when Apparatus can complete the turn without obstructing the flow of traffic or when all traffic movement has stopped

Question 18

When highway shoulders must be used for response operators must be aware of…

Answer 18

Road Signs

Debris

Guard Rails

Oversized or Stopped Vehicles

Standing Water

Question 19

Use of U-Turn Access Point between jersey barriers

Answer 19

Should only occur when necessary for immediate lifesaving measures.

Question 20

________ and __________ take joint responsibility for apparatus placement on roadways

Answer 20

Apparatus Driver and Officer

Question 21

Units Arriving prior to 1st due engine on roadway incident

Answer 21

Alter positioning plan according to scene safety

Regardless of vehicle type take position normally taken by first engine

Question 22

Managing incidents around curve or hill

Answer 22

Place first cone prior to curve or hill

Question 23

Emergency Lights during roadway incident may be turned off when

Answer 23

Daylight Hours

All Vehicles emergency/non emergency have been moved out of traffic lanes

Traffic is congested and passing slowly

Emergency flashers use be activated

Question 24

Traffic Incident Level 1

Answer 24

Minor: Less than 30 mins impact to traveled roadway with no lane blockage or minor blockage

Question 25

Traffic Incident Level 2

Answer 25

Intermediate: 30 mins to 2 hours impact roadway with lane blockages but no full closure

Question 26

Traffic Incident Level 3

Answer 26

Major: Impact to travel more than 2 HOURS roadway is closed in any single direction