DRIVEROPERATOR

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DRIVER/OPERATOR

• WALTER FAIRBANKS SR
• LEVEL III INSTRUCTOR
• F/F ADVANCED
• FIRE INSPECTOR
• FIRE INVESTIGATOR
• DRIVER/OPERATOR-PUMPER
• FIRE OFFICER I
• FIRE OFFICER II

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Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Lesson 1

• Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 2nd
  Edition
• Chapter 1 The Driver/Operator

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Learning Objectives

• 1. List responsibilities of the fire apparatus
  driver/operator.
• 2. List the NFPA standards that set
  qualifications for fire apparatus
  driver/operators.
• 3. List the skills and physical abilities needed
  by the fire apparatus driver/operator.

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Learning Objectives

• 4. Answer questions about the selection of fire
  apparatus driver/operators.
• 5. Select facts about driving regulations and
  licensing requirements for driver/operators.

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Responsibilities

• Safely transporting firefighters, apparatus, and
  equipment
• Vehicle maintenance
• Vehicle safety checks
• Operating the apparatus properly, swiftly, and
  safely
• Ensuring readiness of apparatus and equipment

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Training Requirements

• NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus
  Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications
• NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter
  Professional Qualifications (for Fire Fighter I)

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Needed Skills andPhysical Abilities

• Reading skills, used for
• Reading maps
• Reviewing manufacturers operating instructions
• Studying pre fire plans
• Reviewing printed computer dispatch instructions
• Reading and working on a mobile data terminal
  (MDT)

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Needed Skills andPhysical Abilities

• Writing skills, used for
• Completing maintenance reports
• Completing equipment repair requests
• Completing incident reports

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Needed Skills andPhysical Abilities

• Mathematical skills, used for
• Hydraulic calculations
• Equations such as those used in friction loss
  problems

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Vision

• Required to be corrected to 20/40 with contact
  lenses or spectacles

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Hearing

• NFPA 1582 recommends rejecting any firefighter
  candidate who has hearing loss of 40 decibels or
  more in freq. Of 500-1000-2000-3000 HZ

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Needed Skills andPhysical Abilities

• Physical fitness, including
• Connnecting to a hydrant with an intake hose
• Stretching a supply line to a hydrant by hand
• Deploying a portable water tank

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Needed Skills andPhysical Abilities

• Vision requirements, required by NFPA 1582
• Hearing requirements, required by NFPA 1582

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Selection of Fire Apparatus Driver/Operators

• Driver/Operators are most often promoted from the
  rank of firefighter.
• All fire departments must have an established and
  thorough training program for prospective fire
  apparatus driver/operators.

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Driving Regulations

• Driver/Operators are regulated by
• State or provincial laws
• City ordinances
• Departmental SOPs
• All statutes, laws, and ordinances that govern
  any vehicle operator

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Driving Regulations

• Some states or provinces may exempt emergency
  vehicles from certain laws or statutes.
• Driver/Operators must obey all traffic signals
  and rules in non-emergency driving, including
  when returning to quarters from an alarm.

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Licensing Requirements

• United States Established by federal DOT
• Canada Established by TC
• Special requirements for licensing drivers of
  trucks and other large vehicles are determined by
  each individual state or province.
• Most Canadian provinces require drivers to obtain
  an air brake endorsement to drive vehicles
  equipped with air brakes.

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Summary

• The position of driver/operator is one that
  demands certain mental and physical aptitudes or
  skills and abilities.
• Driver/Operator candidates must possess the
  required licenses or be able to obtain them
  within their probationary period.

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Discussion Questions

• 1. What are the responsibilities of the fire
  apparatus driver/operator?
• 2. Which NFPA standards are requirements of the
  fire apparatus driver/operator?
• 3. What are reading skills used for?
• 4. What are writing skills used for?
• 5. What are mathematical skills used for?

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Discussion Questions

• 6. What types of physical tasks should the
  driver/operator be able to perform?
• 7. What are fire apparatus driver/operators
  regulated by?
• 8. Who determines the requirements for licensing
  of driver/operators in the United States?
  Canada?
• Email answers to axe457_at_yahoo.com

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