EXTRICATION

INITIAL RESPONSE / ARRIVAL

100

# OF VEHICLES, TYPE OF COLLISION, EXTENT OF DAMAGE AND ANY SPECIAL SCENE HAZARDS.

INITIAL SCENE SIZE UP

200

THIS CHANNEL IS ASSIGNED AND USED FOR SCENE OPERATIONS. 

TAC CHANNELS

300

EXTRICATION JUMPER, GLOVES, BOOTS, EYE/EAR PROTECTION, MASK, HELMET

PPE

400

This unit will initiate command, name the command with a geographical landmark, and assign a TAC channel for operations.

First arriving SCEMS unit.

500

These units will park up-stream, blocking the incident from behind.

Law enforcement, Fire/Rescue, DOT

EMS if first responding.

SCENE/VEHICLE STABILIZATION

100

Initial stabilization (chock wheels)

Hot zone survey to check for hazards, number of patients, severity of injuries, entrapment, fluid leaks

Inner Circle

200

Additional vehicles, walk away or ejected patients, back up for inner circle 

Bring extinguisher 

Outer Circle

300

Stabilization achieved by means of advanced tools i.e. rope, chains, rescue 42 and straps

Secondary stabilization

400

Looking for SRS components, Seatbelt pretensions Airbags, Score the outside of the metal for all personnel to see

Peak and Peel

500

5-10-20 Rule

Airbag deployment zones

TYPES OF VEHICLES

100

Two steel rails that run the length of the vehicle with an attached body on top.

Body over Frame

200

This design integrates the frame and body into one singular piece of material. 

Unibody

300

This vehicle does not depend on any of its outer panels for additional strength. 

Space Frame

400

HEV, PHEV, BEV

3 main types of electric vehicles