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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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Sarah's Story - The first public education DVD produced to inform the motoring public about the dangers associated with traveling through a highway incident scene. Produced by the Monroe Michigan Intermediate School District and the Monroe Court System, this real life story vividly describes how lives were tragically changed when a teenage driver violated the Michigan Move Over Law. This 18 minute offering is free and should be ordered by agencies and pubic safety educators. The program is aimed toward teenage drivers but is appropriate for motor vehicle operators of all ages.
Ten Cones of Highway Safety - An awareness level DVD produced by VFIS and made available to Respondersafety.com for free distribution to public safety organizations and trainers. Order this product if you are an instructor or policy maker involved in preparing your agency to better protect emergency responders working on the roadways. Program is about 18 minutes in length.
Traffic Incident Management Kit - A free informational package designed for agencies or opinion leaders who wish to establish local traffic incident management teams in their jurisdictions. Materials stress the necessity of all agencies including law enforcement, fire, EMS, towing and recovery industry and departments of transportation to work together with advance planning and relationship building prior to a roadway incident. Kit includes materials from the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition and contains the provocative DVD the Hats of Highway Safety a 20 minute offering.
Watch Out Behind You - This complete 6 hour operations level program on CD is presented in modules. It may be taught in several offerings or as a full one day program. The course includes full instructor notes and is designed to be taught by trainers with minimum of Instructor Level I credentials. “Watch Out Behind You” is the product of the over 2 years of work by the CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute Team. It includes state of the art material and best practices gathered from North America and Europe. Support for the program was made available through our partners the United Sates Fire Administration/FEMA/DHS and the US Department of Justice. This program may be used in existing public safety agencies. It is also appropriate material for newly established Traffic Control Units. (For new or proposed units download “Developing Traffic Control Assistant Training Program” from the Downloads and Handout Section of the Home Page).
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