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Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations is the result of a cooperative project between the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and includes recommendations from the USFA and the Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation System. With vehicle accidents the second leading cause of line-of-duty firefighter fatalities each year, it is clear that this is an issue that needs to be discussed and acted upon.

 

Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations contains best practices, motivational strategies, and standard operating guidelines to help volunteer and small combination emergency service organizations mitigate the fatalities, injuries, costs, and reduced efficiency associated with vehicle crashes. It includes specific implementation strategies for the volunteer emergency services based on the recommendations from the USFA Fire Service Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative.

 

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