Raise Awareness to Prevent Distracted Driving

April 1, 2025

Thousands of people are killed in accidents involving distracted drivers each year. These drivers also put responders working roadway incidents at risk. You can take action by educating your community on the dangers of distracted driving and how to safely pass an emergency scene. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Utilize these resources to make your community – and your crew – safer on the roadways.

Roundtable Talk – Safety in Action: Educating Drivers on Emergency Scene Awareness
Learn how to motivate community members to adopt safe driving habits and innovative ways to reach even more drivers with these messages.

Webinar – Safe Roads, Safe Responders: Educating Communities on Roadway Incident Safety
Learn how to incorporate key topics such as “move over,” preventing distracted driving, and how to pass an emergency scene safely into your department’s community education initiatives.

Webinar – Creating Change: Fire Service Considerations to Prevent Distracted Driving and Increase Safety
Learn about research-based approaches that have proven effective in changing attitudes and driving behaviors, and how you can do the same with tested materials.

Roadway Safety Video Series
Share these videos to help educate the public on roadway safety, including preventing distracted driving and how to pass an emergency scene.

Distracted Driving Prevention: Change through Education
This article by Dr. Candice McDonald details how first responders can work with their communities to promote safer driving habits and save lives.

EndDD.org
This web site contains resources to help end distracted driving and make the roadways safer for all.

ResponderSafety.com
Find resources and training to help educate the public on safer driving habits and train first responders on safer roadway incident response.

Traffic Incident Management and Vehicle Response Training & Resources
Find free training and resources to help responders effectively and safely respond to roadway incidents.

Roadway Response Training
Find in-person and online training relating to various aspects of roadway response, including electric vehicle incidents, traffic incident management, and emergency vehicle safe operations.