Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate

Once you have completed the National TIM Training Certificate, the Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate will become available for you to earn. This certificate is appropriate for emergency responders who want to further their responder safety and traffic incident management knowledge and skills beyond the foundation provided by the National TIM Training Certificate. Once you have earned the National TIM Training Certificate, this page will “unlock,” and you will be able to earn this Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate. You must be a registered user on the Responder Safety Learning Network to earn these certificates.

To earn credit for each program in the Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate, you must first be registered on RSLN and logged in. Then, you must view each required program in its entirety and pass the Skills Challenge test. Once you earn credit for all required programs, you will be able to download the special Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate.

When you have completed all the programs, expand the Dashboard by clicking the small arrow. Then, click “Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate” to download your certificate. Once you have earned the certificate, it will be listed in your transcript. If you have any technical problems, please file a support ticket.

The nine RSLN programs required for the Innovative Responder Safety Strategies Certificate are as follows, listed in the suggested order of completion:

  1. Helmets and Head Protection for Roadway Incidents
  2. New Technologies in Emergency Vehicle Lighting
  3. Innovative Temporary Traffic Control Devices & Methods
  4. Scene Control
  5. Autonomous Vehicles
  6. Connected Vehicles
  7. Setting Up a Traffic Incident Management Unit
  8. Integrating Roadway Safety into Community Risk Reduction Programs
  9. Fire Department-Based Vehicles for Traffic Control

Requirements

Helmets and Head Protection for Roadway Incidents

Helmets and Head Protection for Roadway Incidents

Discover the importance of head protection, concerns specific to struck-by incidents, advantages and disadvantages of helmet types, and how to evaluate helmets.

New Technologies in Emergency Vehicle Lighting

New Technologies in Emergency Vehicle Lighting

This program examines the history of emergency lighting technology, current trends vs. research, problems with current lighting technologies, and potential solutions to address these problems.

Innovative Temporary Traffic Control Devices & Methods

Innovative Temporary Traffic Control Devices & Methods

This program raises awareness about these new devices, technologies, and methods so departments can evaluate whether these options can be adopted in their communities.

Scene Control

Scene Control

This self-paced program discusses the issues created when persons other than responders and victims are present at a roadway incident scene.

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicles

Learn about autonomous vehicle technology, challenges and opportunities for emergency responders, the current state of tech development, and how to be prepared.

Connected Vehicles

Connected Vehicles

In this program, you will learn the basics of connected vehicle technologies, the challenges and opportunities they present to emergency responders, the current state of technology development.

Setting Up a Traffic Incident Management Unit

Setting Up a Traffic Incident Management Unit

This self–paced program uses existing Fire Police units as examples for demonstrating how an agency can set up a dedicated traffic incident management unit.

Integrating Roadway Safety into Community Risk Reduction Programs

Integrating Roadway Safety into Community Risk Reduction Programs

Learn how to integrate roadway safety and safe driving practices into public education programs and events to reduce the risk of roadway incidents.

Fire Department-Based Vehicles for Traffic Control

Fire Department-Based Vehicles for Traffic Control

Learn how fire department-based vehicles can be outfitted for temporary traffic control, including special purpose vehicles and modifications to existing apparatus.