August 2012 View from the Street

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Remember The Big Picture
$1,000,000+ worth of equipment responds to minor accident - Fire Engine, Police Car, Ambulance, Wrecker , SSP Truck
Risk Management Cost of 1 Line of Duty Death $ 1,000,000+
Response to minor accident on interstate 10 Lives and $10,000,000 at risk
1 Fire Engine 4 firefighters
1 Police cars 1 Police Officers
1 Ambulance 2 EMT’s
1 SSP 1 SSP-DOT
2 Wreckers 2 operaters
HIGH FREQUENCY LOW SEVERITY 1- Paperwork2- Refueling Vehicle3- Computer training4- Video training

5- Giving directions

 HIGH FREQUENCY HIGH SEVERITY1- Emergency Response2- Police Traffic Stop3- Fires4- Rescue

5- Tow Truck cables
LOW FREQUENCYLOW SEVERITY 1- meetings 2- Arrow board repair3- Hose testing4- Gun range

5- PM on vehicles

 LOW FREQUENCY HIGH SEVERITY 1- Haz-Mat incident2- Hurricane incidents3- Thunder Storms4- Ice Storms5- Snow Storms
The Responder Safety Learning Network http://Learning.ResponderSafety.com

  • “Advance Warning at Roadway Incidents”
  • “Blocking Procedures at Roadway Incidents”
  • “The National Unified Goal”

NFFF Everyone Goes Home Media http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/media/

EMS Safety Foundation http://www.emssafetyfoundation.org/2012July4thbulletin.htm

FHWA Emergency Transportation Operations http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/eto_tim_pse/about/tim.htm

 

 

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