| about our downloadable training presentations |
 | The following sections provide several short presentations that can be used alone or in combination to create a responder safety training program that fits your organization. Download the programs in the desired format for your use. The presentations are provided in either PDF or Powerpoint format. The PDF files are significantly smaller in size. ... |
| move over law summary now available at respondersafety.com |
 | Thanks to our Partners AAA, respondersafety.com now features an up to date listing of the status of Move Over Laws in all 50 states. We support the model legislation that includes emergency vehicles as well as towing and recovery services and Department of Transportation Vehicles. Move Over Slow Down laws are an excellent public education tool to make motorists aware of the dangers associated with ... |
| watch out behind you a highwway incident safety course for emergency responders |
 | The CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute now has a 6 hours operations level training package available at no cost to emergency service provider organizations and trainers. Watch Out Behind You is the product of over two years work gathering best practices and highway incident scene safety materials from North American and Europe. Those with Instructor I skills in public safety may pres... |
| driver strikes officer operating speed gun |
05/13/2008- A Gwinnett County police motorcycle officer is expected to recover from a knee injury suffered Tuesday when a pickup truck struck him while he operated a laser speed detection gun. The officer was parked beside the Riverside Parkway entrance ramp to Ga. 316 westbound when the accident occurred at 10:21 a.m., said Cpl. Illana Spellman, spokeswoman for the Gwinnett County police. The driver of a ... |
| michigan law enforcement ups effort to remind motorists of law to move over |
05/13/2008- “I’ve been hospitalized twice in my career for being struck during traffic stops.” First Lt. Mike Caldwell Michigan State Police In honor of National Police Week this week, Alpena County Sheriff Steven Kieliszewski would like to remind motorist of Michigan’s “Move Over Law.” “Fire, rescue and ambulance personnel are faced with a danger when parked along side a roadside,” Kieliszewski said. “Th... |
| virginia state trooper’s cruiser hit on i-81 |
05/13/2008- State Police say Master Trooper Jeff Rasnick pulled over a tractor trailer for speeding on the right side of the road, around 6:45 a.m. Trooper Rasnick was sitting in the drivers seat of his cruiser, and the truck driver was sitting in the passenger’s seat, getting the ticket. Investigators tell us another tractor trailer hit the driver’s side door of the trooper’s cruiser, and kept going. Th... |
| virginia trooper injured in hit-and-run crash |
05/13/2008- A Virginia state trooper was injured when his cruiser was hit this morning by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81. The crash happened on I-81 northbound, about nine miles north of Troutville and four miles south of Buchanan. State Police said Master Trooper J.H. Rasnick pulled over a tractor-trailer for speeding about 6:45 a.m. While Rasnick was sitting in his car writing the ticket, another tracto... |
| man gets jail for hitting pennsylvania state trooper with van |
05/12/2008- A Springboro man was ordered to serve at least five months in jail for hitting a Pennsylvania State Police trooper with his van during a domestic incident in September. Crawford County Judge Anthony Vardaro on Thursday sentenced Jeremy R. Kendall, 32, to serve five to 24 months in jail, minus one day, on four criminal charges that he had pleaded guilty to in the Sept. 15 incident. Kendall also ... |
| canadian police officer struck by car during protest |
05/12/2008- An Ottawa police officer was in hospital with injuries to his lower limbs and lower back Thursday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle downtown during an afternoon of anti-abortion demonstrations. The 43-year-old officer was hit around 3:40 p.m. while directing traffic near Wellington and Metcalfe streets to ensure the safety of demonstrators in the area, Ottawa police said. His injuries were... |
| colorado police: man hit officer with car while trying to get away |
05/12/2008- Police say a man hit a detective with his car as officers tried to arrest him for failing to appear in court on sexual assault charges. Longmont Police says 23-year-old Blake Sullivan was wanted for failing to appear for the sex asault charge in Broomfield County and for failing to appear on theft charges in Weld County. He was spotted in a parking lot at 9th Avenue and Coffman Street in Longm... |
