News

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• Struck-By Database Analysis Identifies Base Period and Second Period Trends to Monitor and Considerations for the Future

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• The Emergency Responder Safety Institute Releases Protecting Emergency Responders on the Roadway: Equity and Outreach

  With funding support from the United States Fire Administration, the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) has released a new report, Protecting Emergency Responders on the Roadway: Equity and Outreach, to help fire service leaders create a robust diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan to attract TIM personnel to their organization, ensure underrepresented populations are empowered to serve, and retain diverse personnel.

• 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.

• U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Slow Down, Move Over Resolution

  Whitehouse Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Slow Down, Move Over Resolution