USFA To Participate In Crash Responder Safety Week - Nov. 8-14, 2021

The goal of Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) is to reach out to every emergency responder, every driver, and every passenger to educate them on how to play their part in ensuring safe responses at roadway incidents.

Why is CRSW important?

Emergency responders (police, fire, medical, etc.) risk being killed or injured by passing vehicles when on the scene of a roadside emergency. 50 responders so far this year have been killed when struck by a vehicle while responding to a roadway incident, according to the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI).

CRSW (formerly known as National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week) is an opportunity to make a difference individually and jointly for roadway safety during traffic incidents by teaching each other and the motoring public about the common goal and responsibility for safe, quick clearance.

4 ways emergency response agencies can participate in CRSW

Join the ERSI's National TIM Training Certificate Challenge or follow one of ERSI's topic plans

1) Watch the recorded Facebook Live discussion, co-hosted by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and ERSI.

2) Join the ERSI's National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Training Certificate Challenge or follow one of ERSI's topic plans. All of ERSI's training resources are free and available through its website and its Responder Safety Learning Network.

3) During the week when posting on social media about the responder safety and TIM activities, include the hashtag #CRSW. Use the social media toolkit provided by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) National CRSW Committee. It features day-of-week themes:

• Monday, Nov. 8 – Governor's Proclamations or Multiagency Press Release.
• Tuesday, Nov. 9 – Slow Down, Move Over.
• Wednesday, Nov. 10 – Responder Training.
• Thursday, Nov. 11 – Honoring Veterans.
• Friday, Nov. 12 – Recognizing Responders.
• Saturday, Nov. 13 – Traffic Incident Awareness.
• Sunday, Nov. 14 – Driver Education.

4) Visit the NOCoE's TIM webpage and ERSI's CRSW webpage for more information on the event and the programs it supports.