Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service has sustained a high number of collisions involving backing apparatus despite control measures in place through the use of policies and procedures. This applied research project's goal was to review and analyze collision data to establish recurring trends and provide recommendations to reduce these collisions. Evaluative research was used to review collision reports entered into the Risk Management Accountability Program (RMAP). Similar statistics were gathered from surrounding departments via a survey instrument to provide metrics to compare MCFRS's performance regionally and nationally. The project sought to answer the following questions: what trends exist in MCFRS backing collisions; what recurring causes exist in MCFRS backing collisions; what trends exist in backing collisions in similar departments; and what policies, procedures, or mechanisms were put in place by other departments to limit backing collisions and were they successful?RMAP data was pulled and analyzed to determine if trends existed, such as apparatus breed, collision locations, weather/road conditions, contributing factors, and adherence to departmental policies. These metrics were then compared to survey results to determine if MCFRS is experiencing a unique problem or if they are common to other agencies. Data analysis showed that MCFRS collisions are above the rates provided by the department's insurance provider; however, these rates fell below the average published nationally as well as below the average of similar departments. Other trends detected included a specific station location with tight clearances, communication/training issues between the driver/spotter, and hospital(s). It was found that two of these issues--stations with tight clearances, and hospitals-are shared by other agencies.Based on these results, recommendations were made to improve data gathering for the purpose of analysis, review existing policies to consider alternatives when backing at hospitals and/or additional spotters, and provide additional training for drivers/spotters to eliminate errors.