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Created as a Committee of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Institute serves as an informal advisory panel of public safety leaders committed to reducing deaths and injuries to America's Emergency Responders. Members of the Institute, all highly influential and expert in their fields, are personally dedicated to the safety of the men and women who respond to emergencies on or along our nation's streets, roads and highways. Members of the Institute include trainers, writers, managers, government officials, technical experts and leaders who through their individual efforts and collective influence in the public safety world can bring meaningful change.

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

The police chiefs and fire chiefs of Cobb and its cities met on Wednesday January 27 to discuss a proposed highway safety plan. Wrecker and ambulance companies and the Georgia Department of Transportation will attend, too. Click here to learn more…

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.Click on the title of this story to see the billboard. Click here to learn more…

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. Click here to learn more…

Fallen Missouri Trooper's Benefits Denied to Same Sex Partner

The recent death of a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper is putting the rights of same sex couples in Missouri under a microscope. The long-time partner of Corporal Dennis Engelhard believes he should receive death benefits. Click here to learn more…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since the Secretary convened a national summit on the issue last September. Click here to learn more…

Officer Deaths Fall in 2009 but all the News Is Not Good

Fewer U.S. law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2009 than in any year in the past half century—an encouraging trend tempered by a disturbing increase in the number of officers who were killed by gunfire, many of them in brutal, ambush-style attacks. However Officer struck by deaths decreased Click here to learn more…

IAFF Endorses Emergency Responders Highway Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4104

The International Association of Fire Fighters announced support for H.R. 4104. In a letter to the author, Congressman Brad Ellsworth, General President Harold Schaitberger indicated that highway incidents remain a "significant cause of injury and death" fire fighters and emergency medical personnel. Click here to learn more…

NJ Fire and EMS Crews Run for Cover From Drunk Driver

Basking Ridge NJ Firefighters and EMS crews treating to an injured woman Saturday night had to dive out of the way of drunk driver who was fleeing from a State Police pursuit Click here to learn more…