VFIS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reducing emergency vehicle near-misses, incidents, injuries, deaths, related property
damage and operational effects starts with identifying a core set of "____". - Answers -
Best Practices
A series of exercises or stations designed to measure the proficiency of an emergency
vehicle driver while driving a specific vehicle. - Answers - competency course
A program to train and educate emergency vehicle drivers that includes classroom
instruction, competency course completion, street and highway driving, and testing to
verify proficiency. - Answers - comprehensive emergency driver training
Nonprofit membership organization directed to advancing fire safety. - Answers - NFPA
Fire Department Vehicle Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications - NFPA ____ -
Answers - NFPA 1002
Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program - NFPA ____ - Answers - NFPA 1451
Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program - NFPA ____ - Answers -
NFPA 1500
Inspection, Testing, Maintenance and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire
Apparatus - NFPA ____ - Answers - NFPA 1911
Standard for Fire Apparatus Preventative Maintenance Program - NFPA ____ -
Answers - NFPA 1915
The one common element in all emergencies is the need for the service vehicles to
____. - Answers - arrive one the scene safely
Each year approx. __-__% of the emergency responders killed in the line of duty were
in vehicles either responding to or returning from the scene of an emergency incident. -
Answers - 20-25%
What is one of the better methods to attempt to ensure that all drivers perform
responsibly and professionally? - Answers - instituting a comprehensive emergency
vehicle driver training program
The emergency service organization's driver education and training program should be
based upon current recognized, ___, and ___, ___, and ___ as well as manufacturer's
suggested procedures. - Answers - safety standards, department policies, procedures,
and guidelines
,What is the minimum classroom time recommended for comprehensive driver training
program? - Answers - Eight hours
What ten subjects should be covered in the comprehensive driver training program? -
Answers - 1. Importance of Driver Training
2. The Vehicle
3. The Problem
4. Emergency Vehicle Operations/Safety
5. Vehicle Inspections and Maintenance
6. The Driver
7. Emergency Vehicle Competency Course
8. SOPs/SOGs
9. Written Test
10. Legal Aspects of Emergency Driving
In the comprehensive driver training program, what is the minimum hours a driver
should demonstrate competency on street and highways driving? - Answers - Minimum
10 hours
When should a test of information and topics be administered in the comprehensive
driver training program? - Answers - Prior to initiating competency course
What are the four "Best Practices" listed in order of impact and magnitude of results? -
Answers - 1. Engineer out the problem
2. Implement loss reduction techniques
3. Implement administrative controls
4. Train personnel on how to use the proper safety devices and to do the job correctly
How often should refresher training and education based upon their actual emergency
vehicle driving activity? - Answers - annual "over the road"
Pays for loss or damage to your vehicle from overturns or collisions with another object.
- Answers - Auto collision insurance
Covers injuries and damage you cause to other drivers and their vehicles when you are
at fault. - Answers - Auto liability insurance
Basic and shared assumptions of acceptable behavior. - Answers - Culture
NHTSA : - Answers - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIOSH : - Answers - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Oversees federal highway, air, railroad, maritime and other transportation administration
functions. - Answers - USDOT
, As cited in FEMA's Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative, nearly __% of EMS fatalities
are transportation related. - Answers - 75%
According to the American Ambulance Association, how many ambulance related
collisions are estimated to occur annually, with many resulting in injury or death? -
Answers - 10,000
Each year, approx how many collisions involve fire department emergency vehicles
where departments are responding to or from incidents? - Answers - 12,000
First, and possibly the most important, step in emergency vehicle driver training is
_____. - Answers - the effective selection of drivers
A sphere of activity, concern, or function. - Answers - Domain
The driving history of an individual maintained by the state in which the driver is
licensed. - Answers - Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
A distinct stage of development or pattern of behavior. - Answers - Phase
What is identified as the number one cause of emergency vehicle collisions? - Answers
- Driver error
What are the three principles of safe emergency vehicle operation? - Answers - 1.
Selection
2. Training
3. Proficiency of the driver
What are the four major considerations of a driver selection/qualification program? -
Answers - 1. Human aspects
2. Acquired abilities
3. Personnel files
4. Driver recertification
What are the two categories of "human aspects"? - Answers - 1. Safety Issues
2. Self Control Issues
Perhaps the biggest cause of unsafe highways is ___. - Answers - the unwillingness of
people to scrutinize their own conduct, preferring to blame other drivers.
What was the traffic safety phenomenon which emerged as an issue in the 1990s? -
Answers - Aggressive driving
Approx. how many crashes occur in the US each year? - Answers - 9,900,000
Reducing emergency vehicle near-misses, incidents, injuries, deaths, related property
damage and operational effects starts with identifying a core set of "____". - Answers -
Best Practices
A series of exercises or stations designed to measure the proficiency of an emergency
vehicle driver while driving a specific vehicle. - Answers - competency course
A program to train and educate emergency vehicle drivers that includes classroom
instruction, competency course completion, street and highway driving, and testing to
verify proficiency. - Answers - comprehensive emergency driver training
Nonprofit membership organization directed to advancing fire safety. - Answers - NFPA
Fire Department Vehicle Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications - NFPA ____ -
Answers - NFPA 1002
Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program - NFPA ____ - Answers - NFPA 1451
Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program - NFPA ____ - Answers -
NFPA 1500
Inspection, Testing, Maintenance and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire
Apparatus - NFPA ____ - Answers - NFPA 1911
Standard for Fire Apparatus Preventative Maintenance Program - NFPA ____ -
Answers - NFPA 1915
The one common element in all emergencies is the need for the service vehicles to
____. - Answers - arrive one the scene safely
Each year approx. __-__% of the emergency responders killed in the line of duty were
in vehicles either responding to or returning from the scene of an emergency incident. -
Answers - 20-25%
What is one of the better methods to attempt to ensure that all drivers perform
responsibly and professionally? - Answers - instituting a comprehensive emergency
vehicle driver training program
The emergency service organization's driver education and training program should be
based upon current recognized, ___, and ___, ___, and ___ as well as manufacturer's
suggested procedures. - Answers - safety standards, department policies, procedures,
and guidelines
,What is the minimum classroom time recommended for comprehensive driver training
program? - Answers - Eight hours
What ten subjects should be covered in the comprehensive driver training program? -
Answers - 1. Importance of Driver Training
2. The Vehicle
3. The Problem
4. Emergency Vehicle Operations/Safety
5. Vehicle Inspections and Maintenance
6. The Driver
7. Emergency Vehicle Competency Course
8. SOPs/SOGs
9. Written Test
10. Legal Aspects of Emergency Driving
In the comprehensive driver training program, what is the minimum hours a driver
should demonstrate competency on street and highways driving? - Answers - Minimum
10 hours
When should a test of information and topics be administered in the comprehensive
driver training program? - Answers - Prior to initiating competency course
What are the four "Best Practices" listed in order of impact and magnitude of results? -
Answers - 1. Engineer out the problem
2. Implement loss reduction techniques
3. Implement administrative controls
4. Train personnel on how to use the proper safety devices and to do the job correctly
How often should refresher training and education based upon their actual emergency
vehicle driving activity? - Answers - annual "over the road"
Pays for loss or damage to your vehicle from overturns or collisions with another object.
- Answers - Auto collision insurance
Covers injuries and damage you cause to other drivers and their vehicles when you are
at fault. - Answers - Auto liability insurance
Basic and shared assumptions of acceptable behavior. - Answers - Culture
NHTSA : - Answers - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIOSH : - Answers - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Oversees federal highway, air, railroad, maritime and other transportation administration
functions. - Answers - USDOT
, As cited in FEMA's Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative, nearly __% of EMS fatalities
are transportation related. - Answers - 75%
According to the American Ambulance Association, how many ambulance related
collisions are estimated to occur annually, with many resulting in injury or death? -
Answers - 10,000
Each year, approx how many collisions involve fire department emergency vehicles
where departments are responding to or from incidents? - Answers - 12,000
First, and possibly the most important, step in emergency vehicle driver training is
_____. - Answers - the effective selection of drivers
A sphere of activity, concern, or function. - Answers - Domain
The driving history of an individual maintained by the state in which the driver is
licensed. - Answers - Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
A distinct stage of development or pattern of behavior. - Answers - Phase
What is identified as the number one cause of emergency vehicle collisions? - Answers
- Driver error
What are the three principles of safe emergency vehicle operation? - Answers - 1.
Selection
2. Training
3. Proficiency of the driver
What are the four major considerations of a driver selection/qualification program? -
Answers - 1. Human aspects
2. Acquired abilities
3. Personnel files
4. Driver recertification
What are the two categories of "human aspects"? - Answers - 1. Safety Issues
2. Self Control Issues
Perhaps the biggest cause of unsafe highways is ___. - Answers - the unwillingness of
people to scrutinize their own conduct, preferring to blame other drivers.
What was the traffic safety phenomenon which emerged as an issue in the 1990s? -
Answers - Aggressive driving
Approx. how many crashes occur in the US each year? - Answers - 9,900,000
