News
Click on the links below for the latest emergency responder safety news.
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Deputy Chief David Lewis (Ret.) of ERSI Appears on Tow.Club Podcast
This wide-ranging, candid 30 minute interview discusses technologies impacting emergency responders.
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National Crash Responder Safety Week Nov. 18-22nd 2024
National Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) is fast approaching, and it is time to once again take a serious look at the topic of keeping ourselves, other responders, and the public safe at roadway incidents and crashes.
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The Emergency Responder Safety Institute Releases Video Highlighting New Retrofitted Technology for Traffic Units
The ERSI identified six proven or promising technologies that are simple to install and cost-effective, then outfitted a typical traffic incident management unit with those technologies. Todd Leiss, ERSI Assistant Director of Training, gives you an inside look at Traffic 9, a model TIM Unit from Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. of Newark, DE.
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The Emergency Responder Safety Institute Releases Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface
With funding support from the United States Fire Administration, the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) has released a new training package, Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface, to help wildland firefighting organizations train their personnel in recommended practices to make it safer for personnel to operate near moving vehicles.
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Struck-By Database Analysis Identifies Base Period and Second Period Trends to Monitor and Considerations for the Future
The Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) and the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association (CVVFA), in conjunction with the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, have worked for years to improve the safety of those who respond to incidents on America’s roadways.
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New Helmet Standard Specifically for Roadway Responses Published
The Emergency Responder Safety Institute, a committee of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association, heralds the publication of ASTM E3422/E3422M-24, Standard Specification for Protective Helmets Worn by Pedestrian Roadway Workers as a game changer in the fight to reduce struck-by incidents, deaths, and injuries to our nation’s first responders. This article explains the standard, how it was developed, and what happens now.
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The Emergency Responder Safety Institute Releases New Video “Traffic Incident Management Committees Drive Roadway Safety”
The video, “Traffic Incident Management Committees Drive Roadway Safety” is an inside look into what a TIM Committee does, how it makes emergency responders’ work easier and safer, and the ways its activities help responders deliver superior service to the public at roadway incidents.
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National Registry’s National Continued Competency Program
Traffic Incident Management (TIM) training is now accepted for the 2025 NCCP Model National Component Requirement in Operations.
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2023 Year End ReportStruckBy.Com and Action Steps for 2024
Two years ago this month, the Emergency Responder Safety Institute launched ReportStruckBy.com, the only national database dedicated to collecting data about incidents where an emergency responder or emergency vehicle were struck by a vehicle while working at a roadway incident scene. We’ve received over 275 incident reports with detailed data about each incident. It’s a great start, but we know there are more incidents that have not yet been reported and that new incidents happen every day. This article explains how you can help and why you should prioritize reporting struck-by incidents.
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U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Slow Down, Move Over Resolution
Whitehouse Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Slow Down, Move Over Resolution