29-30 July 2019

T.F.S
Emergency Response
Four distinct traffic control areas:
Old Ceramic Building

Road Safety
• The advance warning area
• The transition area
• The activity area
• The termination area
INSP ARAMIS ARISTHEDES A BALDE
Acting Municipal Fire Marshal
Tiwi, Albay
 Max. Speed
80 Kph

WTT Capacity
4000 litres

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Factors of Delay in Response

Time of call or
notification
Distance or
location
Traffic
Road condition

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5 Types of “D” Drivers that causes
Secondary Traffic Crashes
An essential part of fire response is the proper control of
road users through the traffic incident management, in
order to protect responders and civilians.

1. Drunk - mga nakainom or lasing

2. Drug - naka-droga
3. Drowsy - inaantok
4. Distracted - nag-celphone
5. Dumb - di marunong magbasa ng
batas trapiko

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 Jeep
nag-Counter
flow . . . .

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Ayaw padaanin ang firetruck. . . .

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 The Land Transportation and Traffic Code or the
Republic Act No. 4136 Article V Miscellaneous Traffic
Rules Section

49. Right of way for police and other emergency vehicles. - Upon
the approach of any police or fire department vehicle, or of an
ambulance giving audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle
shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as
possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the
highway, clear of any intersection of highways, and shall stop and
remain in such position, unless otherwise directed by a peace
officer, until such vehicle shall have passed.

Failure to yield the right of way- Fine of P 1,000.00

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 R. A 9514 Fire Code of the Philippines. Rule 7. Assistance
and support to the BFP Division 1. Police and other law
enforcement support section 7.0.1.1 from Philippine national
police Upon request, the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall render
necessary assistance to the Chief, BFP or his duly authorized
representative on the following actions:

A. During actual fire fighting operations and fire scene investigations;

B. Business closure and summary abatement proceedings;
C. Installation of signs that the building/structure is a fire hazard and/or fire
trap;
D. Obstruction of designated fire lanes and fire hydrants;
E. Apprehension of violators/persons removing, destroying, tampering or
obliterating warning signs and similar abatement appurtenances; and
F. Such other duties and functions of the BFP which would essentially
require police assistance

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Rule 12. Fire Code Taxes, Fees/Charges and Fines. Section 4. Other
Clearance Fee – Hereunder is the schedule of fees for issuance of a
clearance relative to the conduct of the following activities and/or
authentication of documents:

b. Constructing gates, entrances and walkways to building

components and yards, and temporary or permanent structures on
public ways, which obstruct the orderly and easy passage of
firefighting vehicles and equipment. PhP 12,500.00 to PhP 25,000.00

c. Prevention, interference and obstruction of any operation of the BFP

or of duly organized and authorized fire brigades. PhP 12,500.00 to
PhP 25,000.00

d. Obstructing designated fire lanes or access to fire hydrants. PhP

12,500.00 to PhP 25,000.00

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 3 General Classes of Traffic Incident Duration
1. Major. Traffic incident involving hazardous materials, fatal traffic
crashes involving numerous vehicles and other natural or man-made
disasters. These traffic incidents typically involve closing all or part of a
roadway facility for a period exceeding two-hours.

2. Intermediate. Traffic incident that affect travel lanes for a time

period of 30 minutes to two-hours, and usually require traffic control on
the scene to divert road users past the blockage. Full roadway
closures might be needed for short period during the traffic incidents
clearance to allow traffic incident responders to accomplish their tasks.

3. Minor. Traffic incident that typically involve disabled vehicles and

minor crashes that result in lane closures of less than 30 minutes. On-
scene responders typically involve law enforcement and towing
companies.

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THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC
CONTROL ZONE
It’s a matter of life or death that every fire fighter knows
what a temporary traffic control zone (TTCZ) consists of
and knows how to set up any portion of the TTCZ when
assigned by the incident commander.

Specific use of four distinct areas for traffic control:

1. The advance warning area

2. The transition area
3. The activity area
4. The termination area

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Remember incident priorities :
Life safety, incident stabilization and property
conservation

PRIORITY NO. 1 – LIFE SAFETY

The life safety of the responding fire-fighters, personnel

and any civilians involved in the crash is priority No. 1.
Blocking with fire apparatus to create the initial buffer
space must take place to protect
first responders and civilians.

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PRIORITY NO. 2 – CREATE THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC
CONTROL ZONE. The next priority is to set up the other three
components of the TTCZ in this order:

• Transition area. The area where upstream traffic is moved out of

its normal path (e.g., three lanes to only two lanes on the left).
Typically, a taper will be created with traffic cones to accomplish this
movement of vehicular traffic.

OSHA provides the following criteria. For example, where the posted
speed limit is 45 MPH, and the lane width (of the lane you’re moving
vehicles out of) is 10 feet, then your taper would begin 450 feet back
from the buffer zone, and your traffic cones should be spaced no more
than 45 feet apart.

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• Advanced warning area. This is where drivers are informed of
what to expect. The advance warning may vary from a single sign
or flashing lights on a vehicle to a series of signs in advance of the
temporary traffic control zone transition area.

A rule of thumb for warning sign or device placement prior to the transition
area for urban areas is four to eight times the speed limit in feet, with the
high end of the range being used when speeds are relatively high (e.g., 35
MPH x 4 = 140 feet prior to the transition area).

Rural roadways are characterized by higher speeds. Warning sign spacing is

substantially longer –from 8 to 12 times the speed limit in feet. Two or more
advance warning signs are normally used in these conditions. The advance
warning area should extend 1,500 feet or more in open highway conditions.

The true test of sign spacing adequacy is to evaluate how much time the
driver has to perceive and react to the condition ahead. In this regard, the
use of speed, roadway condition and related driver expectancy must be
considered in order to derive a practical sign spacing distance.

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• Termination area. Here is where your traffic control devices guide
motorists back to the normal flow of traffic. Don’t short change your
safety by making the termination area too short. Leave plenty of
close roadway for emergency apparatus and vehicles to safely get
into the flow of traffic.

PRIORITY NO. 3 – DEMOBILIZE THE TTCZ

Once emergency operations are completed, the TTCZ should be

taken down, starting at the buffer zone and working backwards. All
personnel should continue to exercise extreme caution until the last
unit assigned to the crash leaves the scene. All apparatus and
personnel not assigned to the demobilization of the TTCZ should
clear the scene and return to quarters.

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Blocking Techniques for Roadway Incidents

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Way to Joroan National High school . . .
parked tricycles obstructing the road

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Blind curves . . . at Brgy Sogod and Brgy
Lourdes

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Blind curves . . . at Brgy Sogod and Brgy
Lourdes

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Traffic . . . . at Poblacion

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