NATIONAL TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
STUDY EXAMS GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When should HVSA be replaced? - ✔✔-Not visible at 1,000ft day or night
-Faded
-Torn
-Dirty
-Soiled
-Worn
-Defaced
✔✔Safely exiting Emergency Vehicles - ✔✔1)Put on your HVSA
2)Check mirror for traffic
3)Look back, check for traffic
4)Open door slightly
5)Open door only as much as needed and exit
6)Close door and proceed to a safe area
✔✔Zero Buffer - ✔✔Occurs when there is limited or no buffer space between on-scene
vehicles and any active lane of traffic
, ✔✔general safety considerations - ✔✔-Always wear your seat belt
-Never trust approaching traffic in either direction
-Never turn your back to approaching traffic
-Main an awareness of where you are, where you can go, where you can't go
-Never stand between vehicles
-Instruct civilian where to stay, out of harm's way
✔✔Incident Command System ICS - ✔✔-Standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident
management concept
-adopt an organizational structure for handling an incident w/o being hindered by
jurisdictional boundaries
✔✔Goals for ICS - ✔✔-Safety of responders and others
-Achievement of tactical objectives
-Efficient use of resources
✔✔Who has complete responsibility for incident management? - ✔✔Incident
Commander (IC)
-by fault, the first responder on scene is the IC
✔✔Unified Command - ✔✔Allows ALL agencies to work together without affecting
authority, responsibility or accountability
✔✔Incident Command Post - ✔✔The field location at which the primary tactical-level,
on-scene incident command functions are performed
✔✔Staging Area - ✔✔Location establish where resources can be places while awaiting
a tactical assignment
✔✔Traffic Management - ✔✔Appropriate use of traffic control devices to establish a TIM
area reduces the likelihood of secondary crashes
✔✔Advanced Warning Area - ✔✔Establish upstream - alert drivers of the upcoming
incident scene
-should be high priority for emergency responders
-shoulder taper, set up using traffic cones, may also be established in the Advance
Warning Area
✔✔Limited Sight Distances - ✔✔Hills
Curves
Bridges
Intersections
✔✔Additional advance warning may also be necessary during adverse conditions such
as - ✔✔Rain, snow, ice, smoke, fog, darkness, etc
STUDY EXAMS GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When should HVSA be replaced? - ✔✔-Not visible at 1,000ft day or night
-Faded
-Torn
-Dirty
-Soiled
-Worn
-Defaced
✔✔Safely exiting Emergency Vehicles - ✔✔1)Put on your HVSA
2)Check mirror for traffic
3)Look back, check for traffic
4)Open door slightly
5)Open door only as much as needed and exit
6)Close door and proceed to a safe area
✔✔Zero Buffer - ✔✔Occurs when there is limited or no buffer space between on-scene
vehicles and any active lane of traffic
, ✔✔general safety considerations - ✔✔-Always wear your seat belt
-Never trust approaching traffic in either direction
-Never turn your back to approaching traffic
-Main an awareness of where you are, where you can go, where you can't go
-Never stand between vehicles
-Instruct civilian where to stay, out of harm's way
✔✔Incident Command System ICS - ✔✔-Standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident
management concept
-adopt an organizational structure for handling an incident w/o being hindered by
jurisdictional boundaries
✔✔Goals for ICS - ✔✔-Safety of responders and others
-Achievement of tactical objectives
-Efficient use of resources
✔✔Who has complete responsibility for incident management? - ✔✔Incident
Commander (IC)
-by fault, the first responder on scene is the IC
✔✔Unified Command - ✔✔Allows ALL agencies to work together without affecting
authority, responsibility or accountability
✔✔Incident Command Post - ✔✔The field location at which the primary tactical-level,
on-scene incident command functions are performed
✔✔Staging Area - ✔✔Location establish where resources can be places while awaiting
a tactical assignment
✔✔Traffic Management - ✔✔Appropriate use of traffic control devices to establish a TIM
area reduces the likelihood of secondary crashes
✔✔Advanced Warning Area - ✔✔Establish upstream - alert drivers of the upcoming
incident scene
-should be high priority for emergency responders
-shoulder taper, set up using traffic cones, may also be established in the Advance
Warning Area
✔✔Limited Sight Distances - ✔✔Hills
Curves
Bridges
Intersections
✔✔Additional advance warning may also be necessary during adverse conditions such
as - ✔✔Rain, snow, ice, smoke, fog, darkness, etc
