Report on 'Struck-By' Incidents Prompt Safety Call
A spate of incidents involving drivers striking fire apparatus and other public safety vehicles in blocking positions has led to a call to action for best safety practices to be shared.
Since the start of the year, the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) has collected at least 20 news reports where apparatus and/or EMS and fire personnel have been struck while operating on roadways.
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It Really is Not About Color
The 1970s gave a lot to the world, from the sublime to the ridiculous — and the fire service was no exception. It was during this decade that the logic behind the traditional color of fire trucks first began to be questioned by some.
Red, so the argument went, was not as visible as other colors. |
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Keeping Officers Safe on the Road
Oct. 21, 2008, began like any other day on the job for police officer David Tome. Early that Tuesday morning, Tome and the rest of the accident reconstruction team from the Northern York County Regional Police Department were on Route 15 in York County, Pa., investigating a fatal crash that had occurred days earlier. The team set up traffic cones to close the right lane of the road and began the investigation.
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Massachusetts: Why Drivers Hit Officers on the Side of the Road
For the average driver, there may be no more visible car on the road than a police cruiser. Through sheer practice — and maybe a ticket or two — we learn to pick out the radar-equipped patrol car nestled in a roadside clearing, our brake lights signaling the danger to fellow drivers, like a bird alerting its flockmates. |
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Massachusetts State Police Lay Down the Law to Protect Their Own
After five recent accidents involving state troopers being hit while on the job, today Massachusetts state troopers are saying "enough is enough." This afternoon at the State Police barracks in Framingham, state officials went over new efforts to keep troopers safe on the highways. The State Police wanted to make a point, so they let a severely damaged cruiser do the talking.
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Massachusetts State Police to Review Rules, Increase Patrols in Wake of Crashes
State Police will review their rules on traffic stops and continue increased weekend patrols in response to a series of traffic incidents that have injured five troopers, one fatally, in the past five weeks. Colonel Marian McGovern, the State Police commander, told reporters at headquarters today that she does not believe the troopers who were struck by vehicles did anything wrong.
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More On Trooper Safety
With the recent spate of car accidents involving Bay State troopers on duty, the president of the state police union is calling for a crackdown on drunk drivers.
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