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ResponderSafety.Com Releases New Backing Up Safety Video in Response to Recent Spate of Backing Up Deaths
Since March of 2016, four fire service personnel have been killed by emergency response vehicles that were backing up. Despite continuing efforts to educate all emergency responders about how to avoid backing up and back up safely when necessary, clearly enough is not being done to prevent these deaths.
ResponderSafety.Com Breaks New Ground in Distracted-Driver Effort!
ResponderSafety.Com Breaks New Ground in Distracted-Driver Effort!
Chief Brunacini Dies Unexpectedly
Retired Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini who served as a Senior Fire Service Advisor to the CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute died suddenly on Sunday October 15 at the airport in his hometown.
Louis J. Amabili Dies
Louis J. Amabili a National Fire Service Legend and member of the CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute has died after an illness.
National TIM Training Certificate from the Responder Safety Learning Network Now Accepted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection has announced that the National TIM Training Certificate available from the Responder Safety Learning Network is now accepted as an equivalent course to fulfill Commission rule §435.29.
CVVFA Receives FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant For Responder Safety Project
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the CVVFA was awarded a Fire Prevention and Firefighter Safety Grant for $429,048 to continue its work on protecting emergency responders on the highways. The grant funds ResponderSafety.com and the ResponderSafety Learning Network the world’s largest repository of information to protect firefighters and other roadway responders from injury as they work to help others during traffic incidents. The grant will support new direct
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Now Accepts Responder Safety Learning Network Certificates for CEU Credit
The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) has announced that it now accepts certificates of completion for online training modules from the Responder Safety Learning Network (RSLN) for continuing education (CEU) credit.
Near Miss Reports Now Available on ResponderSafety.Com
Under cooperative agreement with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Near Miss (NNM), ResponderSafety.Com is pleased to now offer its web site visitors the opportunity to search roadway-related near miss reports from the NNM Fire database.
RSLN Partners with Federal Highway Administration to Offer New TIM Certificate
The Responder Safety Learning Network (RSLN) is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a certificate in traffic incident management is now available on learning.respondersafety.com.
Firefighter’s Letter Regarding His Concern for Police Officer Safety Published
David Clark a career firefighter and a volunteer on his off duty hours recently wrote a letter to the editor of his hometown newspaper the Cecil Whig in northeastern Maryland. Clark wrote the letter knowing full well of the sensitivity of the issue of some police officers and traffic vests
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