Resource articles

Emergency Vehicle Operators (EVOs) rely on dispatchers to give them information to help them make safe driving decisions.

Proactive measures when loading and unloading trailers to reduce the chance of an accident.

Wet pavement from the rainy weather of autumn and winter presents adverse driving conditions that account for 60 percent of all weather related fatalities

Underwriting criteria used to evaluate transportation programs.

It is estimated that we who are not involved in crashes, pay for more than three-quarters of all crash related costs. The costs come from higher insurance premiums, taxes, travel delays, and excess fuel consumption related to traffic delays.

Deer season gives us a great opportunity to practice our defensive driving skills.

In order to keep practitioners, patients and the general public safe we must have an organized structure which gives us the skillset and tools to recognize risk, assess its severity, and remove or mitigate it.

There are those of us who have only heard “Taps” on Memorial Day, at presidential funerals or in John Wayne movies. Most of us have watched a president place the wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, salute and stand at attention while “Taps” is played.

It is common knowledge that 70% of fatal ambulance crashes occur with lights and siren activation.

EMS personnel are 2.5 times more likely to die in a crash than other workers. Roughly 70% of fatal crashes occur while running hot.