Are You A "Truck Driver" Or Do You Just Drive The Truck

你是一个“卡车司机”，还是你只是驾驶卡车？

通过：Ricky Riley

来自：2017年消防员冬天的艺术

It’s shift change at your firehouse, or maybe you’ve come in to drive for a couple hours at the volunteer house. You grab your gear and head to the rig you’ve been assigned to drive and throw your gear in the compartment. Some of what you do next is the difference between being the person who drives the Truck and someone who is a Truck Driver…

How you got turned over to drive the apparatus is entirely up to each individual department. It could be through demonstrating driving skills coupled with the ability to operate the jacks and ladder. It could involve a task book where the skills are checked off as an instructor covers them with a student. Or if you are lucky, your Department assigns you to a real Truck Driver to run you through the paces. Ideally you become so familiar with the Truck that it begins to feel like an extension of your person. In fact, you and the Truck can get anywhere necessary and you operate the rig almost on instinct. These are some of the traits a good Truck Driver will instill in to the newest Driver. For the sake of the Department and the citizens, this is a good thing.

成为一辆卡车司机需要致力于任务，并愿意在街上摆脱消防站。通常随着新钻机的交付，制造商将为成员提供一些培训。几个小时的时间沿着“这就是这个开关所做的那样，这就是稳定器销的地方，这是杠杆，使这个上下上下”等等。通常，训练只是一个快速简便概述提供操作的基础知识。在此之后，是时候将其带到一个下一级别，并确保您的卡车司机在正确的位置运行。

驱动程序需要了解钻机和设备上所有操作的INS和OUT，每个系统如何运行和系统的备份，以防失败。他们是否知道如何在隔间内携带的每件设备操作？而不仅仅是基础知识，而且如何打破它，清洁它，更重要的是如何将其放回。这是一个需要时间的承诺并意味着躺椅中丢失的时间。

当我们搬到司机的座位,承诺的需要s to be dedicated to this part of the process. The future Truck Driver needs to understand the feel of the apparatus, how it handles in turns, how it feels during de-acceleration and in sudden stops, how long it takes to stop at different speeds and the reaction of the weight of the rig as it maneuvers. With the sizes of newer apparatus, an understanding of where all the parts of the rig are and how to operate on the streets is crucial. The Driver needs to understand the swing-out of the rear of the truck as they take corners and move through the street. This will allow them to understand the approaches to turns on to side streets and where the rear of the truck is going to go. There are some big rear-ends on fire trucks and that swing has the potential to cause damage to civilian property, as well as the apparatus, if the Driver does not know how turning the wheel impacts the rear of the truck.

在Reasumount Towers上，我们对前突出的关注。篮子和空中伸出驾驶室夹在驾驶室里剪了许多标志和树。司机需要了解并知道如何弥补具有这些障碍物的街道上的方法。这一知识的一部分来自熟悉响应区域，并了解所有困难方法的位置。为了获得这种知识，意味着司机必须在街道上出来，他们回应......不在他们的iPad或虚拟街道上，但在物理上驾驶这些街道，驾驶他们很多。

Now that we have the new Truck Driver comfortable with the driving, let’s move on to positioning. Positioning is a skill that must be taught. After having a feel of the rig driving-wise, the new Driver can work on gaining the visual knowledge of where the jacks and stabilizers are and how they look in the mirrors when lining up on the street or alley. As the Driver approaches the fire scene, they need to know when to begin slow down to get a good view of the area for positioning or where to go per a Department SOP. They need to see what’s in the way, any obstacles, wires, other apparatus and where they want to position in relation to the fire or rescue scenario.

对变量的这种审查应在每次运行时进行实践。不要让你的司机在事件场景中停放钻机;每次都要确保他们的局面停放。无论您是否有任何表现，都应该发生这种情况。练习它，练习它并再次练习。这种做法绝对会在你中拉到一块街区的那一天，从建筑物和窗外悬挂的人。这是所有培训的日子 - 当所有司机的技能都被迫进行服务时。

每个设备都有自己的独特设置和定位标准，允许驾驶员实现最大覆盖和擦洗表面。了解适当定位与最佳覆盖和磨砂区域之间的关系是一种技能，不应该向新驾驶员突出。通过了解如何定位钻机以及插孔和稳定器与障碍物和汽车有关的位置，驾驶员可以将钻机放在正确的位置，以以最有效和最快的方式设置操作。在最终游戏中，这有利于平民以及现场的消防员。让我们在训练期间让新的司机练习这项技能，为他们的能力建立信心，一切都在“卡车司机”的注意力下

Operation of the boom or ladder is another crucial skill that must be practiced. This activity should happen without having to look at the levers each time the device is moved. Knowing which levers do what without having to constantly check will come in handy in the wee hours of the morning, when you are placing the boom in service to rescue a trapped occupant or firefighter. Smooth positioning with minimal moves only comes with practice and must be learned by a new Driver. Gaining this confidence comes with frequently operating the device, not just on drill nights or during morning checks.

这种能力通过设置钻机并在每次出现的机会上操作设备。这意味着我们可能会在场景稍长，而驾驶员练习粘贴建筑物或努力将篮子放在顶层上的窗口的窗口，以拯救使用最小的繁荣的动作来拯救虚构的占用者。不要借口回到消防站。使用事件场景和骑行时的时间，并骑行到现货建筑物，实际提升并将设备降低到屋顶，窗户，阳台和栏杆。无论您的部门的任期或地位如何，都需要刷新这些技能。

So with all this said, and plenty left unsaid, there are many important techniques and training options for Truck Drivers. Please don’t be the person that just steers the truck to the fire and operates it with a high standard of mediocrity. Strive to be that “Truck Driver”, the person who can be counted on for having the abilities and knowledge to be a premier “Truck Driver”. It’s our job and duty to be this proficient and capable.