An updated version of the Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations is now available on the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) web site. Download this valuable resource for free at www.nvfc.org.
The NVFC and USFA created the Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations program as an online resource in 2005 to follow on the USFA’s Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative. Now updated for 2009, this innovative educational program includes emergency vehicle safety best practices, standard operating guidelines, and behavioral motivation techniques to enhance safe vehicle operations by emergency services personnel.
“Each year vehicle accidents are the second leading cause of line-of-duty firefighter deaths, making this one of the biggest threats to the safety of our nation’s firefighters and emergency personnel,” said NVFC Chairman Philip C. Stittleburg. “The NVFC strives to provide resources that will help departments implement practices that will keep their personnel safe. We are pleased to partner with the USFA to update the Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations program and assist departments in their safety efforts.”
The NVFC has partnered with the USFA on other important health and safety resources, such as the Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Emergency Services and Emerging Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service. In addition, Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services: Challenges and Solutions (2nd Edition) was produced in a joint partnership by the NVFC and the USFA.
Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations will also be available on CD in the coming months. Download a copy online now.