Road Traffic Collision – Persons Trapped

One of our corporate aims is to work with other agencies to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the road by 40% by 2010.

We will deliver road safety messages as a mainstream element of our Schools Education programme at Key Stages 2 and 3 and we will deliver an intervention programme, aimed at young people in the 14-17 age group, who steal cars.

We will continue to be an active member of the Hampshire Road Safety Partnership and work with Hampshire Constabulary, local authorities and other organisations to improve road safety.

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One of the special service incidents pre-determined attendances (PDAs) that are mobilised by Control:

The PDA for a road traffic collision (RTC), where casualties are trapped in the wreckage of a small vehicle such as a car or a van is:

Two pumps ensuring a minimum of eight crew members at the scene;
At least one of the appliances is a Water Tender Ladder (WrL) as this carries more rescue equipment than the Water Tender (WrT)

The exception to this is where the station in whose area the incident occurs, has a Special Equipment Unit (SEU) In this case one pump and the SEU will attend provided an aggregate crewing of eight is maintained. If crewing is less a further pump will be ordered.

One officer to direct operations.

If the incident involves larger vehicles such as lorries or buses then Control will mobilise:

Two pumps, again one of the two pumps should be a WrL, and a SEU

The SEU (special equipment unit) is used on this type of incident as it provides enhanced equipment such as dedicated cutters and spreaders and a search camera. It also is crewed with personnel who have enhanced skills for dealing with this type of incident.