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U.S. Senator Chris Coons Selected as Honorary Chairman of the CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute
United States Senator Chris Coons of Delaware was named as Honorary Chairman of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association Emergency Responder Safety Institute

Tragic Death of New York Trooper is a Life Lesson
A memorial still marks the spot on the Youngmann Highway where Trooper Kevin Dobson was killed in March. You would know what it is only if you know what happened there.

Service Set for Beaumont, Texas Officer Struck, Killed by Chase Suspect
The funeral service has been set for a southeast Texas police officer killed when a suspect fleeing authorities in a sport utility vehicle struck his police car. The funeral service for Bryan Mitchell Hebert, the 36-year-old Beaumont officer, will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Beaumont Civic Center.

CVVFA Receives $297,500 Fire Grant to Launch a Responder Safety Learning Network
The Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Department of Homeland Security awarded the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association (CVVFA) a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to establish a Responder Safety Learning Network. The network will reach thousands of roadway responders with life safety training to protect them while helping others at highway incidents. The CVVFA is the parent organization of the Emergency Responder Safety Institute that operates ResponderSafety.com

Kentucky Jurors Deliberate on hit-and-run Death of Police Officer
A 12-member jury resumed deliberations Thursday on whether Glenn Doneghy should be convicted of murder in the hit-and-run death of Lexington police officer Bryan Durman last year.

Funeral Tuesday for Canadian Officer Struck, Killed by Van
Thousands are expected next week to attend the funeral of a 32-year-old police officer who was dragged to his death while conducting a routine traffic stop early Tuesday morning.

Georgia Police Officer Struck by Car
An officer was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon as he was speaking to a motorist he pulled over in the 1000 block of U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens-Clarke police said.

Officer Hit by Truck Outside Iowa State Fair Heading Home From Rehab
Des Moines Police Officer Phoukham Tran is coming home five months after an allegedly drunken driver ran into him as he directed traffic outside the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Fund Set Up for Tennessee Officer Struck by Car
A fund has been set up to benefit a Metro police officer who was injured while in the line of duty. Officer Brent Hoadley was struck by a car and critically injured on January 7 while directing traffic around a crash on Murfreesboro Pike in Donelson.

Do you Know of Unique Striping on NON FIRE APPARATUS vehicles? We Need Photos
Respondersafety.com is conducting a photo survey on the most effective striping on NON Fire Apparatus intended to prevent rear end collisions. Since 2009 NFPA 1901 the Motorized Fire Apparatus Standard has included the requirement for striping on at least 50% of the rear of all fire apparatus. The new NFPA Ambulance Standard includes a similar requirement

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