ERSI Reports

The Emergency Responder Safety Institute periodically issues reports on important responder safety and traffic incident management topics.

Advance Warning

• Position of the Emergency Responder Safety Institute on the Use of Advance Warning Traffic Signs

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

• Protecting Emergency Responders on the Roadway: Equity and Outreach

Emergency Vehicles and Lighting

• Impacts of Emergency Vehicle Marking Color, Patterns and Retroreflectivity on Safety-Related Driver Responses: Study Report

• Effects of Emergency Vehicle Lighting Characteristics on Driver Perception and Behavior: Study Report

• Fire Apparatus Emergency Lighting: Study Report

• Hardening Blocking Vehicles for Traffic Incidents and Planned Special Events: Report of Workshop Proceedings

• Study of Protecting Emergency Responders on the Highways and Operation of Emergency Vehicles: A Review of First Responder Agencies Who Have Adopted Emergency Lighting and Vehicle Conspicuity Technology

Fire Police

• Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association National Fire Police Summit- March 6 & 7, 1999

Helmets and Head Protection

• 2020 Helmets and Head Protection Survey

Struck-By-Vehicle Fatalities

2021

• 2021 ERSI Struck-by-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data Spreadsheet

2020

• 2020 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Data Spreadsheet

2019

• 2019 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Report

• 2019 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Data Spreadsheet

Responder Safety Overview

• Roadway Incident Safety for Emergency Responders — Quick Start Resource

• The Past, Present, and Future of Responder Safety at Roadway Incidents

• Protecting Emergency Responders on the Highway: A Ten Year Review by the Emergency Responder Safety Institute

• Protecting Emergency Responders on the Highways: A White Paper by the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association

• Task Analysis for Emergency Responders at Roadway Incidents

Wildland Urban Interface

• Protecting Emergency Responders from Moving Vehicles During Wildfire Responses