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Indiana Sheriff's Office Fined for Not Providing Vests
Indiana State Agency May Fine County Sherriff Department in Deputy’s Death-Officer wasn’t wearing a reflective vest when she was struck and killed.
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Law Enforcement Fatalities Drop Dramatically in 2008
Law Enforcement Deaths Drop in 2008 but Struck By and Vehicle Related LODD's Rise as stated in the full report from CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute
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NIOSH LODD Report Volunteer Assistant Chief Killed When Struck by Tractor-Trailer While Operating at a Motor Vehicle Crash
Volunteer Assistant Chief Killed When Struck by Tractor-Trailer While Operating at a Motor Vehicle Crash On June 14, 2008, a 51-year-old male volunteer Assistant Chief (the victim) was fatally injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer. The victim was assisting at a motor vehicle incident that had been caused by near-zero visibility conditions. Read and download the entire NIOSH Report
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CA Workzone Safety Improvements Through Enhanced Warning Signal Devices
California research project holds hope for improved highway safety.
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Chili's Restaurants Honoring California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Sanders
On December 15, 2008, CHP Officer Joe Sanders was struck and killed by a motorist while working on the 60 freeway. Officer Sanders leaves behind three children and a wife who is expecting another child. Many companies and private citizens have expressed a desire to help the Sanders family. The CHP was recently notified of a corporation who wished to implement a very generous donation to the family of Officer Sanders.
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Funeral and Survivor Fund Information for Delaware Firefighter/EMT Michelle Smith
Firefighter Michelle Smith's Service and Memorial Information may be found in this article.
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What Goes Around Comes Around
This came in from Chief Billy Goldfeder. "Remember way back in November of 2006 when a N.J. Deputy Fire Chief was arrested on I-80 and held in handcuffs for two hours? Those irrational actions followed an argument with the New Jersey State Police trooper after the Chief refused to move the blocking/protecting apparatus on Route 80. D/C Robert Jenkins of the Rockaway Township FD was charged with disobeying a state trooper and disorderly conduct after arguing with that trooper at the scene of the crash. A second firefighter who drove the apparatus also was ticketed following the conflict. Thoughtless, reckless criminals!...in the eyes of that trooper." Read on...
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4 NJ Troopers Injured in Major I-80 Accident
A chain-reaction accident involving six vehicles on an icy stretch of Route 80 eastbound near Exit 12 in Hope Township sent 11 people, including four State Troopers, to the hospital with injuries and shut the highway for several hours.
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Baltimore County County Engine #2 Struck for 4th Time
At approximately 22:15 on the evening of Wednesday, December 10 Baltimore County Fire Department Engine 2 (Pikesville) responded to a reported automobile accident with auto fire on the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) by the Northwest Expressway (I-795) exit. After blocking the shoulder and fast lane, part of the crew from Engine 2 checked occupants of the vehicles involved for injuries while other crew were placing flares when a young driver who failed to see the engine drove straight into the side of it. Fortunately, there were no injuries due to this secondary incident, though the driver just narrowly missed several of Engine 2's crew. This is the fourth time that Engine 2 has been struck in seven years. Photo Credit-Baltimore County MD Fire Department.
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NY Suburban Overpass Renamed for Police Officer Killed in Struck-by Incident
An overpass spanning Long Island's Meadowbrook Parkway has been formally renamed to honor Nassau County's first female police officer. State officials unveiled a sign Thursday naming the Merrick Road overpass after Kathleen Reilly. The Baldwin native made history when she joined the police department in February 1966. She was later promoted to detective. Reilly was only 28 years old when she died on Christmas 1967.