On April 27, 2013, a 45-year-old male volunteer fire chief (the victim) lost his life after being struck by a vehicle on an interstate highway. The victim had shut down the highway with his personal vehicle and was directing traffic onto an exit ramp. The victim's department was dispatched to assist a neighboring fire department working a motor vehicle incident. The victim's department was ordered by the incident commander to shut down both southbound travel lanes to allow for an aeromedical helicopter to land on the interstate. The victim responded to the scene in his personal vehicle, used it to block the southbound travel lanes, and diverted approaching traffic onto an off-ramp. A motorist, allegedly under the influence, drove around the victim's vehicle, striking and killing him. The victim was not wearing a high-visibility retro-reflective vest and a traffic incident management area (TIMA) had not been established.


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    Titel :

    Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Chief Struck and Killed on Interstate Highway While Directing Traffic in Pennsylvania. FACE-F2013-12


    Beteiligte:
    C.S Wertman (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2014


    Format / Umfang :

    17 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch