Safe Operation of Emergency Vehicles
The USFA and the NFVC have a new online program regarding the safe operation of emergency vehicles (from the USFA).
WASHINGTON, DC. - The Department of Homeland Security's United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) announced today the Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations is now available on-line. This innovative, web-based educational program includes an emergency vehicle safety best practices self-assessment, standard operating guideline examples, and behavioral motivation techniques to enhance emergency vehicle safety. As crashes from privately-owned vehicles are the leading cause of volunteer firefighter on-duty fatalities responding and returning to emergencies, this program also discusses critical safety issues of volunteer firefighter safety in them.
I haven't read through the training material, but I will. We have some drivers on our department that should go through this training.
