Bonita Springs Fire Standard Operating Guidelines PDF

Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District Standard Operating Guidelines Subject: Motor Vehicle Accident Adopted: November 2009 Effective Date: December 4, 2009 Last Revised Date: November 2023 Revision Number: 3 Due for Revision Date: November 2026 # 1052.09.00 Table of Contents 1...

Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District Standard Operating Guidelines Subject: Motor Vehicle Accident Adopted: November 2009 Effective Date: December 4, 2009 Last Revised Date: November 2023 Revision Number: 3 Due for Revision Date: November 2026 # 1052.09.00 Table of Contents 1052.09.01 Purpose 1052.09.02 Overview 1052.09.03 Apparatus Response 1052.09.04 Approaching the Scene 1052.09.05 Vehicle Accidents without Entrapment 1052.09.06 Vehicle Accidents with Entrapment 1052.09.07 Safety Concerns Page 1 of 4 1052.09.01 Purpose The purpose of this SOG is to provide for the safety of emergency personnel, to ensure a standardized response, management, and operations of vehicle accidents. 1052.09.02 Overview This SOG identifies placement practices for apparatus that should provide for the protection and safety for personnel operating in or near vehicle traffic. Additionally, it provides for standardization in the emergency operations of a vehicle accident. IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF THE BONITA SPRINGS FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT TO:  POSITION APPARATUS AT THE SCENE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN A MANNER THAT BEST PROTECTS THE WORK AREA AND PERSONNEL FROM VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND OTHER HAZARDS AS PER THE “POSITIONING OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES” SOG, 1011.07.00.  WEAR A REFLECTIVE VEST WHEN WORKING ON OR NEAR THE ROADWAY WHEN NOT IN PPE. 1052.09.03 Apparatus Response The minimum response to vehicle accidents shall be one engine or truck. The Battalion Chief and or Squad-21, at a minimum, shall respond to all reported or confirmed vehicle roll-overs, entrapments, ejections, three or more vehicles reportedly involved, accidents with the vehicle reported on fire, vehicle vs. structure, accidents involving tractor-trailers or commercial vehicles, accidents involving school buses, and MCI’s. It shall be the discretion of the first due officer, to request additional resources as deemed necessary. When more than one apparatus is responding, request a tactical channel for on-scene communications and request that the responding EMS Transport agency operate on the assigned Tac Channel. 1052.09.04 Approaching the Scene While approaching the scene, conduct a size-up for the possibility that a hazard(s) may exist: electrical lines, fire, smoke, flammable or combustible liquids, vehicle fluids, etc. If hazardous materials are involved, refer to the Haz Mat Response protocol. Page 2 of 4 The first arriving fire unit/officer shall establish command and assign the in-coming resources tasks prior to their arrival. Apparatus shall park approximately 100 feet from the emergency scene for safety concerns and to allow Squad-21 to stage closer to the scene for equipment deployment. On all Motor Vehicle Accidents, the first due apparatus shall place a Fire Extinguisher within reasonable proximity of the vehicle(s). 1052.09.05 Vehicle Accidents without Entrapment Emergency personnel operating in the Hot zone shall be in PPE, the level determined by the First Due Officer/ Incident Commander.  On minor damaged vehicle(s) the first due apparatus shall check for and eliminate any hazards that exist including disconnecting of battery or batteries, if necessary.  On moderate to severely damaged vehicles, vehicles on their side or over turned, or that have rolled, the first due engine shall pull a 1 ¾” charged hose line (Class B Foam Operations). Eliminate any hazard(s) that exist including the disconnecting of battery or batteries, fuel shut-off, and stabilize the vehicle(s). Fire personnel shall check for injured occupants of vehicles. If patients refuse treatment cancel the incoming Transporting EMS unit and complete the Patient Refusal form. Fire personnel shall begin patient care and transfer that care at the appropriate time to the Transporting EMS agency. If the Transporting EMS agency is on scene first, fire personnel shall assist the crew as required. If there are no injuries, and if law enforcement hasn’t arrived on scene, fire personnel shall have all vehicles move off the roadway, and then clean the roadway of debris, fluids, etc. If there are injuries, the vehicles and debris shall be left in place for law enforcement to conduct their investigation. Vehicles and debris can be secured after the approval of law enforcement. 1052.09.06 Vehicles Accident with Entrapment Emergency personnel operating in the hot zone shall be in PPE, the level determined by the IC/OPS, during extrication operations. The first due engine shall pull a 1 ¾” charged hose line (Class B Foam Operations). Eliminate any hazard(s) that exist including the disconnecting of battery or batteries, fuel shut-off, vehicle stabilization and begin extrication of patient(s). At a minimum, one person, either Fire or EMS personnel, shall be in the vehicle (Hot Zone) with the patient, wearing an appropriate level of PPE, and begin patient care during the extrication process. The patient(s) shall be covered with an extrication patient blanket. Page 3 of 4 Additional fire personnel shall assist the Transporting EMS agency with patient care, law enforcement with traffic control, and the landing of Air Medical Transport. Vehicles shall be left in place and no debris removed after extrication until approved by law enforcement. If a vehicle accident escalates to a vehicle fire, refer to the Vehicle Fire Response SOG. 1052.09.07 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Safety Concerns SCENE SAFETY. ALWAYS wear appropriate PPE. Use traffic cones. Engage in proper protective parking. Reduce motorist vision impairments. Page 4 of 4