What states require fire extinguishers in CAP vans?

Started by Holding Pattern, April 25, 2018, 05:54:10 PM

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OldGuy

Quote from: Eclipse on April 29, 2018, 02:40:58 AM
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COVs aren't commercial carriers, don't transport haz mat, nor "power units".
Really? We are not "compensated" by the USAF? Ever?

Have you ever been sued?

Mitchell 1969

Quote from: OldGuy on April 29, 2018, 04:20:46 AM
Quote from: Eclipse on April 29, 2018, 02:40:58 AM
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COVs aren't commercial carriers, don't transport haz mat, nor "power units".
Really? We are not "compensated" by the USAF? Ever?

Have you ever been sued?

Individuals receiving government compensation does not turn the COVs into commercial vehicles.


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Eclipse

Quote from: OldGuy on April 29, 2018, 04:20:46 AM
Quote from: Eclipse on April 29, 2018, 02:40:58 AM
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COVs aren't commercial carriers, don't transport haz mat, nor "power units".
Really? We are not "compensated" by the USAF? Ever?

CAP is not "compensated" it is "reimbursed" - huge difference.  Even the limited times
members get per diem it's not "compensation".

This sort of "Think of the lawyers" alarmism is what keeps a lot of members from doing things
that are re

"That Others May Zoom"

lordmonar

Quote from: Holding Pattern on April 25, 2018, 05:54:10 PM
In one of my more extreme cases of insomnia, I read the SUI KB documents.

2 things caught my eye:
1. Discrepancy is spelled wrong repeatedly in the KB.
2. I don't know how to check my state laws for the following issue (part c):


Call you wing Vehicle Officer.   Since he is probably the one going to review that portion of the SUI.....he can tell you exactly what you need.
PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

Brad

From the Colorado State Patrol:

QuoteCMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle) any self-propelled or towed vehicle bearing an apportioned plate or having a Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of 10,001 pounds or more, which is
used in commerce on a public highway, or of any weight which used to:
*Transport 9 or more people for compensation or
*Is designed to transport 16 or more people regardless of compensation or
*A placadable amount of hazmat or
*Is designed or equipped to transport other vehicles via cables or winches 49 CFR 390.5, CRS 42-4-235

QuoteEMERGENCY EQUIPMENT:
49 CFR 393.95 requires a CMV to have a fire extinguisher with at least a 5 B:C rating and either three bidirectional
reflective triangles or six road flares.

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Small%20truck%20and%20Combination%20Web.pdf

Now, I am not a lawyer, however looking at the information provided and applying some common sense, as previously established CAP is not operating CMVs for compensation/hire, otherwise we'd all have to get CDLs to drive them. Our vans also no longer carry 16+ people, so by Colorado's definition CAP vans are not CMVs, and I can find no further reference to fire extinguishers and vehicles in Colorado statutes.
Brad Lee
Maj, CAP
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications
Mid-Atlantic Region
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