Visibility of responders is a key factor in safe emergency operation on the roadways. When was the last time that The BOSS was on the side of the road working an incident with vehicles passing by at a high rate of speed? The View from the Street is much different than from an Office. Are Your crews following your agencies safety practices? Does Your agency follow BEST Practices in High Visibility Innovations for your equipment? http://learning.respondersafety.com/
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Launches New Online Learning Network for the Fire Service. This new learning network will bring critical training in safety, operations, and community relations to more than 1 million firefighters and fire officers in the United States. http://www.fireherolearningnetwork.com/
New Model for Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events http://flsi13.everyonegoeshome.com/
Officer Safety and Wellness has always been the IACP’s top priority. Our organizational belief is that no injury to or death of a law enforcement professional is acceptable. http://www.theiacp.org/About/CenterforOfficerSafetyandWellness/tabid/1097/Default.aspx
National Unified Goal http://ntimc.transportation.org/Pages/NationalUnifiedGoal(NUG).aspx
FHWA Emergency Transportation Operations http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/eto_tim_pse/index.htm
Responder Safety http://www.respondersafety.com
NFFF Everyone Goes Home http://www.everyonegoeshome.com
TIM Network http://timnetwork.org
2013 Killed in the Line of Duty
Police Officers 52 http://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2013
Fire Fighters 63 http://www.firehero.org/ NFA http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/
EMS 16 http://www.nemsms.org/notices.htm
Towers 17 http://www.internationaltowingmuseum.org/
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