Traffic Safety Vests

Section 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE

PURPOSE:

A means of reducing the possibility of personnel being injured while working in close proximity to vehicular traffic or other emergency scenes where visibility is reduced because of darkness or other adverse conditions.

PROCEDURE:

Normal safety precautions must be exercised on the scene of all alarms. Personnel safety vests shall be worn by all fire rescue personnel operating in areas where vehicular traffic is anticipated or other emergency scenes where visibility is reduced because of darkness or other adverse conditions.

• Safety vests will be provided in each Maitland Fire Rescue Dept vehicle in accordance with vehicle inventory.
• Each member will wear a safety vest or reflective gear while working in areas where vehicular traffic is anticipated or other emergency scenes where visibility is reduced because of darkness or other adverse conditions.
• It is the responsibility of the officer in charge to ensure that all personnel including students and riders utilize safety vests when dictated.
• Turnout gear (coat) or reflective rain gear may be utilized in place of the safety vest
• While safety vests do not ensure complete protection, they do increase on-scene visibility and therefore decrease the possibility that an individual will be struck by a moving vehicle.