Editorial Column
Read the most recent editor column from experts in law enforcement, fire services and roadway assistance fields.
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It's Finally Official
We here at the Emergency Response Safety Institute ERSI) and Respondersafety.com have been laboring the in vineyards of highway safety for a decade or more.
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Record Air, Land and Speed Effort in Virginia
Operation Air, Land, and Speed returned to Interstates 95 and 81 and yielded 8,152 summonses and arrests during the two-day enforcement operation which took place Saturday and Sunday.
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MA Gives Initial Approval to 'Move-Over' Law: More Work Still Follows
The House gave initial approval to a bill requiring drivers to reduce their speed to at least 25 miles below the posted speed limit when they spot an emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the side of the highway.
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Harry's Column
Quite simply the police officer and the fire officer had differing views of the manner in which the operation should have been conducted. A number of individuals who were interviewed weighed in on the matter. The fire officer testified that he was concerned for the safety of his personnel. The police officer testified that he felt that the fire truck was creating a hazard and did not add to the safety of the firefighters.