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• MANITOBA PROVINCE ANNOUNCES NEW, IMPROVED PROTECTION NOW IN EFFECT FOR EMERGENCY, ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

  Amendments Expand, Clarify Precautions Motorists Must Take When Passing Emergency Personnel in the Canadian province of Manitoba following discussion about responder safety and the use of NFPA 1091 in the training of responders. Robert J. Pike Deputy Fire Commissioner and Principal Member of the Traffic Control Incident Management Professional Qualifications Standard (NFPA 1091) sends this report focusing on roadway incident safety in Canada.

• National Traffic Incident Management Train the Trainer Course Scheduled for Delaware

  The National Train the Trainer Traffic Incident Management Training is scheduled for September 20, 21 at the Delaware State Fire School in Dover. This is a free course for all qualified public safety instructors

• Louisiana: Texas Man Gets 12 Years for Killing Tow Truck Driver

  A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to the hit-and-run, vehicular homicide of a Breaux Bridge tow-truck driver and was sentenced to a dozen years hard labor, reports St. Martin Parish District Attorney Chester Cedars. Luis Gerardo Molina, 24, of Mission, Texas, will have no possibility of parole.

• Virginia: New Hope for Virginia Beach Police Officer Hit by a Drunk Driver

  As he returned to his car to run the license and registration, a drunk driver plowed into the back of his stopped police cruiser. He has very few solid memories about what happened after that. “I have flash memories of seeing the car and realizing something was wrong , of seeing myself laying in the road and realizing I need to get out of the road and an uncontrollable feeling that they bad guy is going to get away and I need to get him,” Marriner told NewsChannel 3’s Todd Corillo. The crash left Marriner with post-concussion syndrome resulting in sleepless nights, difficulty standing, trouble talking, headaches and confusion. It also cost him his job with the Virginia Beach Police Department when he was unable to recover and was medically retired.