Struck By Incidents
These Resources report data on struck-by incidents during roadway responses and/or discuss factors present in struck-by and near miss incidents.
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2026 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data
2026 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 9/16/2026
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2025 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data
2025 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2025
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I-70 Multi-Vehicle, Multi-Fatality Collision
Explore the traffic incident management lessons learned from this secondary crash incident.
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Please Slow Down - US Police Officers Killed While Working on Road in 2024
This PSA produced by the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund highlights Slow Down Move Over as an effective way to reduce the number of law enforcement officers struck and killed on U.S. roadways every year. In 2024, 24 U.S. law enforcement officers were struck and killed while assisting motorists on the roadway. These 24 officers are honored by name in the PSA.
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Staggering Statistics: Reflections on Crash Responder Safety Week 2024
An article by Todd A. Leiss for American Towman (January 2025) that recaps the activities during Crash Responder Safety Week in 2024, including daily themes, state proclamations, the inclusion of towing and recovery operators, and community engagement.
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The Dangerous Five: Steering Clear of Roadside Recovery Mistakes
An article by David Lewis for American Towman (May 2024) that highlights five key factors in struck-by incidents on the roadway and how to avoid or mitigate them.
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Chief David Lewis on Tow.Club Podcast
David Lewis on the Tow.Club podcast (January 2025) discussing technology that impacts the safety of responders working roadway incidents, including digital alerting, connected vehicles, and autonomous vehicles.
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2024 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/30/2024
2024 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/30/2024
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Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface Training Program
This zip file contains all training materials for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute’s Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface Training Program.
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2023 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2023
2023 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2023
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2022 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2022
2022 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2022
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Struck-By Survivor Stories Video
What happens after an emergency responder is struck by a vehicle? Five emergency responders changed forever by a struck by experience tell their stories.
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PIO & Public Educator Engagement Infographic
This infographic displays some of the highest-impact facts and statistics about roadway incident safety. Unfortunately, we don't have all the statistics we would like, but many entities continue to work on sharpening the picture of the risks first responders and the public face at emergency scenes on the roadway.
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In Our Boots PSA: Generic 2021 Stats
Description: Thirty-second slow down, move over PSA showing what it’s like to operate on the roadway next to high speed traffic, highlighting emergency responder struck-by LODD statistics in 2021 combined with slow down move over and anti-distracted driving messages.
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In Our Boots PSA: Steve Senn
Description: One-minute slow down, move over PSA featuring Steve Senn, an assistant fire chief who survived being struck in the 1998 Pennsylvania Turnpike Incident involving the Lionville Fire Department.
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In Our Boots PSA: Mike Cox
One-minute slow down, move over PSA featuring Mike Cox, a firefighter who survived being struck in the 1998 Pennsylvania Turnpike Incident involving the Lionville Fire Department.
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2021 ERSI Struck-by-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2021
2021 ERSI Struck-by-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of December 31, 2021 (Year-End Totals)
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Sarah’s Story
The Monroe County Intermediate School District (Michigan) in collaboration with the 1st District Court of Monroe, MI produced this public service video describing the experience of a struck by incident from the perspective of a teen driver who hit an emergency responder. Sarah’s Story was produced in 2005 and its content reflects Michigan traffic laws at that time.
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Citizens’ Hose Company Struck By Case Study
Go inside the December 17, 2020 struck by incident that shook Citizens’ Hose Company (Smyrna, DE) to its core and hear from the firefighters involved what happened, how traffic control made the difference, and how the department has responded moving forward.
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2020 Helmets and Head Protection Survey
In 2020, ERSI , conducted a nationwide survey of over 899 fire service and EMS personnel to gather their opinions regarding helmet use at roadway incidents.
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2020 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Spreadsheet
2020 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Spreadsheet
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2019 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2019
2019 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Incidents Data – as of 12/31/2019
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2019 ERSI Struck-By-Vehicle Fatality Report
The Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI), a committee of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association (CVVFA), reports that vehicles struck and killed 44 emergency responders who were working various types of roadway incidents in 2019.
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Be Right, Be Bright
Be Right, Be Bright
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Best Practices for Backing Fire Apparatus and Ambulances Video
This video defines the important points in a backing up SOP, demonstrates a recommended backing up procedure using a spotter, and reinforces the importance of training on and enforcing the backing up SOP.
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Best Practices for Backing Fire Apparatus and Ambulances
This guideline outlines proper safety practices to be used when backing fire department and EMS vehicles and maneuvering in close-quarters situations.
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Watch Out Behind You!
A full operations level training program that may be taught in modules. Suggested presenters should be at least a level one instructor. Suggested teaching time is 4 hours total.
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The First 15 Minutes - Decision Making at Roadway Incidents
This Power Point program provides training for responders on the first arriving apparatus at a highway incident. The first 15 minutes of an incident often sets the tone for the entire response. Learn how practices such as “windshield size up” can make the scene safer.
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Traffic Hazards to Fire Fighters While Working Along Roadways
This alert describes the hazards facing fire fighters working along roadways, presents two case studies, and lists recommendations for prevention of struck bys.
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Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment
Through synthesis of current research on highway work zone safety with input from participants in a December 1998 workshop, this document offers measures that contractors, agencies, policymakers, manufacturers, law enforcement, and the research community can take to reduce occupational injuries in highway work zones.
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Ten Cones of Highway Safety
This video makes plain the dangers of working on the roadway, the grave reality of line of duty deaths occurring on the roadway, and explains the “ten cones of highway safety” for responders to practice to work more safely on the road.
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National Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries in 2005
This report summarizes the data on fatal occupational injuries in the year 2005, covering all occupational groups. Fatal highway accidents were the most frequent type of fatal workplace event. Data is broken down in several ways, including by type of incident, by industry, by occupation, by demographics, and by State. Multiple full data tables are presented.
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On-Duty Deaths of Fire-Police Officers, 1991-2010
This report from the National Fire Protection Association summarizes the data for on-duty deaths of fire-police officers from 1991-2010, including demographic characteristics, nature of injury, and type of duty. Further detail on the specifics of some incidents is also presented.