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• Directing Traffic In Snowstorm Without High Visibility Clothing Can You Believe It? We Have the Photo

  On February 17, 2010 a reader observed emergency responders in highly dangerous conditions on a snow covered highway in rural Pennsylvania. His eyewitness report is backed up with a photo. We wish we could say that is an unusual occurrence. Unfortunately this senseless behavior occurs much too frequently. Respondersafety.com welcomes readers’ reports and photos such as this and will publish them in the interest of encouraging emergency responders to protect themselves while helping others.

• Deploying Advance Warning Devices-Urgent Request for Assistance

  Respondersafety.com is requesting readers to submit Fire Department, EMS and Law Enforcement procedures for the deployment of advanced warning at incident scenes. We are tracking an abnormally high number of incidents where drivers are striking fire apparatus and other public safety vehicles in blocking positions.

• California Cop Locks Up Battalion Chief

  CHP officer tells the Battalion Chief that the apparatus cannot block the lane because it will cause too much traffic backup, and to move the rig. The Battalion Chief tells him no, that he needs his crew protected until they take up from the run.

• Massachusetts Big Dig’s Deadly ‘Safety’ Rails

  Seven motorists have died after becoming entangled in railings that line parts of the Big Dig tunnels.

• Lessons From an Almost Struck By in Pennsylvania

  PA fire department received a call for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries on I-84.

• NIOSH Report Relased on Illinois Firefighter Killed by Bus

  NIOSH has released the report on the volunteer firefighter who was killed when he was struck by a bus while working along an interstate highway in Illinois. View the report on line or download a PDF file for your agency.

• Cobb County, Georgia Pushes Roadside Safety for Police, Emergency Medical Workers

  The police chiefs and fire chiefs of Cobb and its cities met to discuss a proposed highway safety plan.

• Clear Channel Outdoor Donates Billboards Promoting Move Over Law

  Clear Channel Outdoor the global leader in outdoor advertising donated ten billboards educating motorists in New Castle County Delaware about the state’s Move Over Law.

• Banning Cell Phone Use Behind the Wheel Fails to Reduce Crashes

  Laws banning the use of hand-held phones while driving have failed to reduce crashes, according to research conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute.