Editorial Column

Read the most recent editor column from experts in law enforcement, fire services and roadway assistance fields.

• There's a Chill in the Air

  I awoke this morning to note that once again there was frost to be found on the pumpkin on my front porch. As I went out on the porch to retrieve my morning papers, I quickly confirmed that it was indeed chilly. After reading the first paper I repaired to my office to post a number of new items to our Respondersafety.com website.

• Florida: 'Move Over Law' Means Moving Over for Tow Trucks, Too

  Most drivers know to slow down or move over when they see flashing red or blue lights on the side of the road. But what about yellow ones? Tow trucks with their lights on are emergency vehicles, too, so that means that even if police aren't on the scene, drivers still have to move over for tow trucks.

• I Pledge Allegiance

  My friends, it was my pleasure to be attend the 112^th Annual Convention of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Association (CVVFA) in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago. My friends and I come together each year to do the important work of the association.

• Marketing Your Product

  Many of us in the fire service do not have the faintest idea of what marketing is and how you should do it. I was fortunate to be able to attend a marketing seminar at the FDIC in Indianapolis recently.

• California: Give Tow Truck Drivers a Break

  How many of us change lanes when we see a tow truck, Caltrans vehicle or police car parked alongside the road? How many of us know that's the right thing to do?

• We Must Take Care of our Troops

  It is my lot to spend a lot of time driving the highways and byways of my community. It seems as though there has always been a fair share of idiots, nitwits, and cretins operating motor vehicles on the highways around me. I just accepted it at face value, because, after all, this is New Jersey, one of five worst states for driving.