Road Safety Grows as Fire Trucks Shrink
San Francisco is an example of a city that is improving safety on its roads by using smaller fire trucks that retain the same efficiency as larger vehicles…[READ MORE]
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Recent ListingsTSAG Activities at Institute of Transportation Engineers 2018 Annual Meeting
TSAG leadership presented to the Institute of Transportation Engineers International Board of Direction at their Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN August 20, 2018 information to familiarize Board members with the role and activities of TSAG: TSAG 101 – What We Do / Why We Do It TSAG Project Status Update In addition, TSAG representatives presented...
Read MoreFirst Responders Use Traffic App to Alert Drivers of Emergency Vehicles
The Charlotte Fire Department a medical center in nearby Rock Hill, S.C., are using an system to help solve the problem of drivers not moving out of the way for fire trucks and ambulances by using the Waze traffic app to alert drivers of approaching fire trucks and ambulances.
Read MoreTechnology Innovation- Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator
Active work zones are dangerous for highway workers despite safety measures, they risk their lives every day as they perform repairs on the roadways. Although warning signs and arrow boards are the first line of warning for drivers of road work ahead, another important safety measure is the truck-mounted attenuator. These provides a safety barrier...
Read More911 and EMS Experts Unite to Improve CPR
This week, which is National CPR and AED Awareness Week, a team of EMS and 911 professionals met in Washington, D.C. to develop tools that will help 911 and EMS agencies nationwide improve sudden cardiac arrest outcomes with improved CPR practices. See summary HERE.
Read MoreNG911 NOW Coalition
National public safety leaders and industry have joined together to create a coalition focused on rapidly accelerating the deployment of Next Generation 911 (NG911). The NG911 NOW Coalition, whose members are working to address the funding, technical, policy, and governance challenges that have stalled more rapid NG911 implementation, is calling on government officials across the...
Read MoreNational 911 Program Update
The latest data submitted by states across the nation in the National 911 Profile Database indicated that many states are implementing Next Generation 911 (NG911) and looking to interconnect their systems with other states. To establish this nationwide 911 “system of systems,” several technical and non-technical tasks must be completed at the national level. The list of...
Read MoreNational Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act (H.R. 5700) Introduced
The National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act (H.R. 5700) is a bill proposed by Susan W. Brooks (R-IN) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate the creation of a unified wireless number for critical non-emergency situations on U.S. nation’s highways. Twenty-nine states operate at least 18 different wireless short codes...
Read MoreTSAG at National Safety Council Road To Zero Meeting
TSAG Outreach Officer, Skip Yeakel, presented Advanced Safety Technologies: Reflections and Visions, to the National Safety Council, at their March 20, 2018 Road to Zero Coalition Meeting. Skip’s presentation begins at 1:05:35 in the meeting recording and the 7th item in the right side menu is a jump to the start of his presentation.
Read More300,000 Emergency Responders Have Completed TIM Training
In this View from the Administration available from AASHTOvideo, Transportation TV takes you to the November 16, 2017 news conference where U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that 300,000 emergency responders nationwide had completed a training program designed to save lives. Chao used the press conference to encourage emergency responders to complete the Federal...
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