Incident Report

Subject:                     An Emergency Vehicle Rolled over at the Airport During a Training Exercise.

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This JOIFF cascade is just to remind us that we only make a difference if we arrive safely at the scene of an incident. "Less Speed more Haste" Emergency Response Driving is one of the most hazardous activities undertaken in the role of emergency responder, however, with appropriate training and diligence YOU can make this activity less risky and ensure YOU arrive at the scene of an emergency and not become the subject of one!!!

Question: Have you or your emergency responders undertaken specific Fire Truck / Emergency Response Driver Training?

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE..........

ATLANTA -- A million dollar airport rescue vehicle flipped upside down during a training exercise. Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport told Channel 2 they still don’t know what caused the most expensive accident involving a fire vehicle in Atlanta city history. The vehicle overturned during a training mission, injuring two fire-fighters. Now, there are questions about the safety of a very expensive truck that is a key element in runway emergencies. The City of Atlanta owns 10 heavy-duty airport fire engines at a cost of more than a million dollars each. One of the trucks is out of service after a rollover crash. One fire-fighter has a broken hand, one has a separated shoulder as a result of a rollover crash that happened last Tuesday.
“We are obviously reviewing the information thoroughly.

Ripon man dead after two-car crash with Oshkosh Corp. vehicle

A 92-year-old man from Ripon is dead after his car collided with a fire fighting apparatus from Oshkosh Corp The accident happened around 1:27 p.m. at the intersection of County Trunk Z and Old Oregon Road in rural Winnebago County, according to Lt. Todd Christie of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department. Two men were in the Oshkosh Corp. Striker Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle, of ARFF, when it struck a Ford Taurus driven by the Ripon man. The ARFF was carrying about 1,500 gallons of water, standard for the vehicle, at the time of the incident. It was undergoing road testing at the time of the crash, Christie said.According to the initial investigation, the Ripon man was travelling westbound on County Trunk Z and failed to yield right of way at a stop sign at the intersection, Christie said. The man did not see the fire fighting apparatus travelling southbound on Old Oregon Road.The apparatus hit the passenger side of the Ford Taurus and pushed it into a ditch, Christie said. The apparatus ended up on its side in the ditch and the car was on its wheels. The Ripon man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified and the name will be released today pending notification of his family.Oshkosh Corp. Director of Communications John Daggett said the company uses a 15-mile route south of Oshkosh to test its vehicles and has done so without incident for 30 years now.
“They’ve been doing these types of tests for over 30 years now and we have never had an incident such as this,” Daggett said. The fire fighting apparatus’ driver Randal J. Markofski, 47, of Oshkosh, and passenger Brian Johnson, 52, of Redgranite, were not injured in the incident, Christie said. They underwent blood testing for alcohol, which is standard in crashes involving drivers who hold a Class A operators license, Christie said. Alcohol was not a factor in this crash.

Daggett said the company, formerly known as Oshkosh Truck, is cooperating with city and state law enforcement agencies investigating the incident.

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