Drill of the Week: Fire Service Vehicle Operator

By Forest Reeder

This drill begins a series on the responsibilities of the emergency vehicle operator.

Beginning with the administrative policies relating to who drives the emergency vehicles in your department, we will explore the responsibilities of these persons and understand how the qualification process to be an operator works in your department. Consult your department’s training policy on driver/operator training and refer to National Fire Protection Assocation 1451, Standard on Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program (2007), for further information and recommendations. For the next several weeks, we will review the responsibilities of driver/operators in an effort to help reduce accidents and injuries.

Download this week’s firefighter training drill as a PDF HERE.

Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1979. He currently serves as Battalion Chief / Director of Training & Safety with the Pleasantview (IL) Fire Protection District (www.plvw.org) and is the Director of Training for Southwest United Fire Districts (www.sufd.org). In these capacities, he is responsible for the design, implementation and coordination of in-service training activities as well as a full-service fire training academy program. Forest holds numerous Illinois fire service certifications and holds a Masters Degree in Public Safety Administration from Lewis University.
.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.