Traffic
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
The bill would assign license points and double fines for failing to slow down or move over for first responders and other workers
The bill seeks to update the state’s 2001 “steer clear” law with stiffer penalties and clearer rules about driving near emergency scenes and vehicles
Police said the driver of the other vehicle ran a red light, hit the ambulance and then fled the scene on foot
Gov. Jim Justice initially allocated $100 million to maintenance of 95 roadways he calls “COVID-19 highways”
The first responders on bicycles will be able to respond to medical emergencies more quickly than on larger apparatus
Fire department officials said the ambulance was on its way to get fuel when it had to be redirected due to the demonstration
Washington County (N.Y.) Sheriff Jeff Murphy criticized an Argyle Rescue Squad crew for following a speeding car
Paramedic Michael Blakemore said he hopes the video will encourage people to pay more attention on the road
California Highway Patrol said a driver failed to look before hitting an ambulance with a medic and firefighter inside
An ambulance with its lights and sirens on was hit by a driver with a revoked license who ran a stop sign, according to police
More traffic and longer commutes are creating a challenge for Denver Health Medical Center paramedics
Downtown traffic is delaying emergency responders from reaching victims, a dangerous growing pain for the developing city
The growing population of Stamford means more cars on the road, and less space for first responders
The new system helps drivers give emergency vehicles a route through traffic by forming an “emergency corridor”
EMS Authority of Okla. uses “Howler” sirens which drivers can feel up to 200 feet away
Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant stepped up to get an ambulance through traffic jam
India traffic commissioner reminds drivers ambulances have right of way to save time transporting ill patients
There was a chain reaction crash when a car hit a bear, a second car stopped to help the first car, and all were hit by a third car; four with critical injuries were airlifted
Neighbors are concerned about noise, speeding ambulances, and added traffic; they claim the sale would violate voter-approved conditions for the land
