Through CVVFA's Emergency Responder Safety Institute, we are committed to spreading the Move Over messaging to help protect our roadway responders. Already this year, 35 roadway responders have been struck and killed! Help up spread the message and make that number ZERO! Move … [Read more...]
Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries on November 7, 2021
CPSC Release (11/01/2021) It’s About Time to Change Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries; Daylight Saving Time Reminder Release Date: November 01, … [Read more...]
Crash Responder Safety Week (#CRSW) Spotlights Traffic Incident Management To Save Lives
Formerly National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week When: November 8-14, 2021 Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) is an opportunity to make a difference individually and jointly for roadway safety during traffic incidents by teaching each other and the motoring public … [Read more...]
NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
National school Bus Safety Week is October 18-22, 2021. As CRR educators it's a perfect time to send messaging out that ensures the school buses make it to their designation safely each day. Here are some messaging tips: When drivers see a school bus on the road, they … [Read more...]
CVVFA’s iFirePrevention.com and RespondersSafety to attend CRR Vision 20/20 Conference
The iFirePrevention.com crew will be attending the Vision 20/20 Symposium 7 Conference February 22-24, 2022 in Murfreesboro TN. The iFirePrevention a committee of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Association, will be an exhibitor at the CRR Vision 20/20 … [Read more...]
BE THE VOICE! – National Move Over Day – Saturday, October 16, 2021
National Move Over Day is on Saturday, October 16, 2021. National Move Over Day was created to promote awareness to the Move Over Law which is in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. Earlier this week, a fire police officer from the Donaldson Fire Company, … [Read more...]
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK – October 3-9, 2021
Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety™ This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, encourages the fire service to educate their communities about the different sounds smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms make and actions to take … [Read more...]
ARSON AWARENESS WEEK – Arson During Civil Unrest
ARSON AWARENESS WEEK – Arson During Civil Unrest By Doug DeHaven Arson Awareness Week 2021 runs from May 2 to May 8 and highlights critical actions that first responders must take to ensure a safe response to arson fires during times of civil unrest. The topic this year has … [Read more...]
Mental Health Awareness Month: Size-Up vs. Internal Size-Up
Size-Up vs. Internal Size-Up Which is easier? By Jeff Dill, founder of Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) Dispatch, Engine 36 is on the scene of a large two-story residential with smoke and flames from the second floor, A sector. Engine 36 will be in the … [Read more...]
Distracted Driver Awareness Month: Hypocrisy and Disrespect Perpetuates Our Distracted Driving Crisis
Hypocrisy and Disrespect Perpetuates Our Distracted Driving Crisis By Joel Feldman, Esq. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and, despite many campaigns to reduce distracted driving, we still kill about 3,000 and injure another 400,000 of us each year in … [Read more...]
