Operating Procedures for Roadway Incidents Flashcards
(45 cards)
A set of notification procedures used to advise approaching motorists to transition from normal driving status to the temporary emergency traffic control measures ahead of them
Advance Warning
Involves positioning a fire department apparatus at an angle to traffic lanes, creating a physical barrier between upstream traffic and the work area
Block
The distance between moving traffic and the personnel and vehicles in the protected work area
Buffer space
The direction of traffic moving away from the incident scene
Downstream
The area at a vehicle-related roadway incident shielded by the block and is commonly referred to as the work area
Incident space
The act of merging several lanes of moving traffic into fewer moving lanes
Taper
Involves the roadway lanes where approaching motorists change their speed and position to comply with traffic control measures established at an incident scene
Transition zone
Refers to the direction of traffic approaching the incident scene
Upstream
Also known as incident space and refers to the area at a vehicle-related roadway incident shielded by the block
Work area
Emergency response to incidents on limited-access highways should include at least ____ unit traveling in each direction.
1
When units respond together in the same direction they should
Remain in single file
When the shoulder must be used for response apparatus operators must use extreme caution and be aware of what
- road signs
- debris
- guard rails
- oversized or stopped vehicles
- standing water
Vehicle operators should only use designated median strip crossovers marked “AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY” when?
They can complete the turn without obstructing the flow of traffic in either direction or when traffic movement has stopped
Vehicle operators should enter highway access and egress ramps in the normal travel direction unless the unit officer can confirm what?
That oncoming traffic has been stopped and that no civilian vehicles will be encountered on the ramp
The use of U-turn access points between Jersey barriers presents an extreme hazard and should occur only when?
Necessary for immediate lifesaving measures
When responding to incidents in or near high occupancy vehicle lanes, personnel should consider establishing safe working areas by doing what?
Using additional units to block traffic lanes on the nonincident side of the flexible delineator markers
When apparatus’s route of travel requires crossing the flexible delineator markers the apparatus operators should do what?
Reduce speed and pass through the markers at a shallow angle
Fire and EMS crews should avoid crossing lanes of traffic on foot unless what?
Roadway is completely shut down
The apparatus driver and the officer take joint responsibility for what
Apparatus placement
As soon as a unit arrives on the scene the officer should provide dispatch with what?
- Accurate location
- lane location identified
The driver should place the vehicle at an angle to the lanes with the front weels rotated away from the incident and the pump panel facing toward the work area to protect the pump operator is know as what?
Fend-off position
At intersections or where an incident may be near the middle of a street how many sides of the incident need protection?
Two or more sides
Drivers should place blocking apparatus at least _____ feet behind the first operating unit to create a safe work area
50
The first-arriving unit regardless of type will take the position normally taken by who?
1st arriving engine company
