Chris Daly

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• Lead by Example in Vehicle Safety

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  How not to drive a fire truck An emergency response almost leads to a rollover. Full Video When I was asked to write an article that would address this year's Safety, Health and Survival Week, I wa...

• Dangers of Overweight Vehicles – Part 2

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  Editor's note: Be sure to check out part 1 of Chris Daly's series on the dangers of overweight vehicles. Overweight vehicles not only increase the potential for brake fade, they may also lead to a ...

• Dangers of Overweight Vehicles – Part 1

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  Editor's note: Be sure to check out part 2 of Chris Daly's series on the dangers of overweight vehicles. The dangers of overweight vehicles are often overlooked in the fire service. But in recent y...

• Hydroplaning Hazard

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  Photo courtesy of Loddprevention.comBen Lang died when the ambulance he was riding in crashed into a tree. The following article is dedicated to Firefighter/EMT Ben Lang. Ben was tragically killed ...

• Curve Caution

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  How many times have we heard of a fire apparatus crash that occurred while a vehicle was rounding a curve? There are many reasons for this, most of which revolve around speed.  Every curve in the r...

• Vehicle Safety Still a Big Issue in '06

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  An informal review of the 2006 firefighter fatality statistics reveals that once again, vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death in our nation’s fire service. While the official numbers aren...

• Stopping Distances, Part 2

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  In part one of this article, we discussed the steps involved in bringing a speeding vehicle to a stop. In this part, we’ll focus on the complexity of the process, which includes the time and distan...

• Stopping Distances, Part 1

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  When most people think about “stopping distance,” they usually picture a vehicle skidding to a stop in a haze of blue smoke. In reality, bringing a vehicle to a stop is a more complicated process t...

• Driving with ABS: STOMP, STAY and STEER!

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  In my last column, I discussed how vehicles “burn off” energy and come to a stop. I also mentioned that when a vehicle locks its wheels, the tires slide across the road surface and create tremendou...

• Burning kinetic energy key to safe driving

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  The energy associated with a moving vehicle is one of the most important concepts that apparatus drivers must come to understand. Any moving vehicle that is driving down the road has “kinetic energ...

• Driving fire trucks can be just as dangerous as a loaded gun

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  I'd like to start this column by asking the readers how they would handle the following situation: You arrive at the firehouse and walk into the radio room, only to find four of your co-workers sit...