Fire and emergency management/Pumping Apparatus Driver Operator/Operations

Vehicle Movement Operations

Terminal Objectives

Operate a fire department vehicle upon the public roads using due care and in accordance with department policy, local and state laws governing movement of authorized emergency vehicles.

Enabling Objectives

Student Must Know:

• Effects of vehicle control of liquid surge.
• Breaking reaction time.
• Load factors.
• General steering reaction.
• Speed and centrifugal force.
• Laws and regulations.
• Skid avoidance.
• Night driving.
• Shifting and gear patterns.
• Negotiating intersections, bridges and railroad crossings.
• Height and weight limitations for roads and bridges.
• Identification of gauges.
• Operation of passenger restraint system.
• Know safe following distances.
• Acceleration and deceleration while turning for weather and road conditions.
• Operate vehicle during non- emergency conditions.
• Proper vehicle position at emergency scenes for personnel safety

Backing Vehicle

Terminal objectives

Back a vehicle from roadway into a restricted space of 12 ft in width requiring a 90-degree right or left handed turn from the roadway with out stopping and pulling forward or striking any obstructions while using a spotter.

Enabling Objectives

Student must know:

• Vehicle dimensions.
• Turning characteristics.
• Spotter signals.
• Safe vehicle operation.
• Able to use mirrors.
• Judge clearance.

Vehicle Maneuvering

Terminal Objectives

Maneuver a vehicle around obstructions on a roadway while moving forward and reverse with a fire department vehicle and spotter and be to back through obstructions with out stopping to change direction or striking obstructions.

Enabling Objectives

Student must know:

• Vehicle dimensions.
• Turning characteristics.
• Spotter signals.
• Safe vehicle operation.
• Able to use mirrors.
• Judge clearance.
• Effects of liquid surge.

Turning Vehicle

Terminal objectives

Turn fire department vehicle 180- degree within a confined space with a spotter for backing in a area which the vehicle can not perform a u-turn with out stopping and backing up.

Enabling Objectives

Student must know:

• Vehicle dimensions.
• Turning characteristics.
• Spotter signals.
• Safe vehicle operation.
• Able to use mirrors.
• Judge clearance.
• Effects of liquid surge.

Maneuvering in limited horizontal and vertical clearance

Terminal Objective

With a fire department vehicle operator must be able to maneuver through areas of limited horizontal and vertical clearances, so the operator can judge ability of the vehicle to pass through the openings.

Enabling Objectives

Student must know:

• Vehicle dimensions.
• Turning characteristics.
• Spotter signals.
• Safe vehicle operation.
• Able to use mirrors.
• Judge clearance.
• Effects of liquid surge.

Defensive Driving

Terminal Objectives

Operate a fire department using defensive driving techniques under emergency condition.

Enabling Objectives

Student Must Know:

• Effects of vehicle control of liquid surge.
• Breaking reaction time.
• Load factors.
• General steering reaction.
• Speed and centrifugal force.
• Laws and regulations.
• Skid avoidance.
• Night driving.
• Shifting and gear patterns.
• Negotiating intersections, bridges and railroad crossings.
• Height and weight limitations for roads and bridges.
• Identification of gauges.
• Operation of passenger restraint system.
• Know safe following distances.
• Acceleration and deceleration while turning for weather and road conditions.
• Operate vehicle during non- emergency conditions.

Operate Fixed System

Terminal Objectives

Operate all fixed system and equipment on vehicles that is not specifically addressed.

Enabling Objectives

Student must know:

• Manufactures specifications.
• Operating procedures
• Deploy the system
• Energize the system.
• Monitor the system.
• Recognize problems.
• Correct problems.