Vehicle Accident

Question 1

Vehicle Accident SOP:

Answer 1

• SOP 03.06.01
  
  • Vehicle Accident

Question 2

Vehicle Accident required steps:

Answer 2

Issue: Vehicle Accident

Immediate Actions

• Check and provide medical treatment for any injuries
• Is apparatus available for use?
  
  • Place out of service
  • Tow truck through Duty Apparatus Officer
• Ensure personnel do not discuss with anyone except
  
  • PD
  • FD officials
  • FX County Risk Management
  • Representatives of the County Claim Services Company
• Consider moving driver to a non-driving position based on events

Investigate

• Obtain other driver’s information
  
  • Full name
  • Address
  • Insurance information
  • Policy number
• Name and contact information of all witnesses
• Photos
• Review driver’s personnel file
• Driver qualification forms
• Vehicle log book for deficiencies
• Terrain, weather, etc.
• Pass on book
• VMS M5
• Consider fitness for duty for driver

Notify

• Battalion Management Team (BC and EMS Supervisor)
• Safety Officer
• Uniformed Fire Officer
• Police
• Volunteer Chief/President if applicable
• Duty Apparatus Officer
• Staffing coordinator (Ops406) if employees are not able to work
  
  • Place on administrative leave, update telestaff/FOCUS
• CISM if needed

Document

• Supervisors notes (names, date, time)
• Station log book
• Incident report
• VMS M5
• Vehicle log book
• Pass on book
• If injuries (SOP 02.03.01)
  
  • Injury packets
• FRD-072-FX County vehicle accident report
• FRD-317-Narrative forms from
  
  • Entire crew
  • Any witness
• Police report
• If needed
  
  • Risk 05-Citizen Property Damage report
  • FRD-075-Significant Incident report
  • Risk 03-Property Loss Notice (if portable equipment damaged)

Follow up

• Recommend progressive discipline to BC as appropriate
• Delegate training for the shift to LT or Master Technician on SOPs, station policies, and ways to prevent future occurrences
  
  • Review training in 3 working days, have the training delivered in 6 working days
• Accident review board recommendation for training
• Driver improvement plan