CLASS

#5Driver Operator Refresher Training

Operating Emergency VehiclesClass #5

Henderson Fire Department

Certified Driver Operator

Refresher Training

Course Goals

• To provide refresher training to all certified drivers of the Henderson Fire Department.

• Each driver / operator must be able to successfully perform the skills listed in the course objectives.

Course Objectives

NFPA 1002 ,Standard on Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications 2009 Edition

• 6.2.1* Maneuver and position an aerial apparatus(Skyboom)

Course Objectives

• 6.2.2* Stabilize an aerial apparatus

• 6.2.3* Maneuver and position the aerial device from each control station

• 6.2.4* Lower an aerial device using the emergency operating system

(Skyboom will be used for completing these objectives)

“ It can be argued that the fire ground placement of aerial apparatus is the most critical of all types of apparatus.”

Standard Operating Procedures for Positioning

• Level 1 Staging – 1st Engine, Truck and Rescue report to

Incident - Truck will take the front of the structure

• Working Structure Fire– Offensive - (Possible Vertical Vent)

– Defensive - Biggest impact on fire (between fire and exposures)

Tactical Considerations

• Rescue

• Access to Upper Levels

• Ventilation

• Fire Suppression (Elevated Master Streams)

Rescue

• Uphill and Upwind

• Spot at the corner if possible

• If using a platform - How will they enter the platform?

• Elevate, Rotate, Extend, LOWER !

Access to Upper Levels

• Performing truck work on upper levels

• Secondary water supply to upper levels

• As means of escape or egress should conditions worsen

• Used to deploy portable equipment

Ventilation

• Pitched roof Vs flat roof

• Operating from aerial device

• Unburned side (Safety of vent group)

• Sky-booms extend ladder above roof line

• Platforms at roof level

• Uphill and upwind

Fire Suppression (Elevated Master Streams)

• Blitz attacks

• Defensive attacks

• Exposure protection

Spotting Considerations

• Surface Conditions

• Weather Conditions

• Electrical Hazards or Overhead Obstructions

• Angle and Location of aerial device

• Fire Building Conditions

Surface Conditions

• Soft surfaces

• Surface condition may change due to incident

• Paved-surfaces

• Vaults - Underground parking

Weather Conditions

• Cold

• Hot

• Windy

Electrical Hazards or Overhead Obstructions

• Electrical lines

• Cable TV

• Telephone

• Trees

• Overhangs / Parking covers

Angle and Location of Aerial Device

• Spotting will also be determined by stabilizing

• Stability can be improved by deploying the aerial device directly off the front or back

• Spotting on an incline

Fire Building Conditions

• Extent of Fire

• Radiant Heat

• Effective reach (elevated streams)

• Collapse zones

• Egress

Stabilizing

• Certified Driver Operators must be familiar with aerial apparatus (Skyboom) operated by HFD.

Stabilizing

• Certified Driver Operator are to review the following procedures:– Basics of aerial hydraulic systems– Transferring power to hydraulic system– Setting stabilizers– Operating valves and understanding

sequence of events– Stabilizing on even and uneven terrain– Locking stabilizers and transferring power to

aerial device

Operating Aerial Device

• All Certified Driver Operators must understand the proper procedures for operating the aerial device.– From pedestal– From Bucket– Remote– Auxiliary / Emergency Operations

Emergency Operations

• Auxiliary pump operation may be required– Each manufacture will have specific

information on this operation– Remember this pump is to be operated at one

minute intervals with one minute of rest to prevent overheating.

Summary

• 6.2.1* Maneuver and position an aerial apparatus

• 6.2.2* Stabilize an aerial apparatus

• 6.2.3* Maneuver and position the aerial device from each control station

• 6.2.4* Lower an aerial device using the emergency operating system