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Driver Operator Refresher Training
#5
Operating Emergency
Vehicles
Class #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
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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
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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
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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
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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