Firefighter training drill by Forest Reeder
The hazards of operating and positioning apparatus and personnel are well documented, with numerous fatalities and injuries occurring all too frequently. This sample intersection accident allows your crew to discuss and prepare an incident response to a head-on accident.
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Position apparatus, identify the traffic control patterns and equipment that would be used, and the interaction with local police that would be necessary to safely control this incident. Add additional resources and your local procedures to this exercise and discuss all of the possible hazards associated with an extrication/multiple-patient incident scene.
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Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1978 and retired as fire chief of the Tinley Park (IL) Fire Department in 2021. He has worked extensively in the areas of instruction, firefighter safety, and officer development and earned his Master of Science Degree in Public Safety Administration in 2004. He is the author of Fire Department Incident Safety Officer 4th edition (2025) and co-author of Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices, now in its 3rd edition. Forest presents nationally on fire service leadership, safety, and instructor development. He was inducted into the Moraine Valley Community College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2020 and awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award in 2021. In 2008, he received the ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year, considered to be the highest recognition for fire service instructors in the nation.
