~ Provide your Emergency Contact Information for when every second counts ~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If you are searching for an inexpensive gift this holiday season, how about considering one that
will not cost you a penny? Why not give a gift that will provide your mom, dad, husband, wife and other loved ones peace
of mind? Registering your Emergency Contact Information with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles is an easy way to do both!
The Emergency Contact Information program allows licensed drivers and identification card holders to submit two
contacts to notify in the event of an emergency, such as a vehicle crash. The information can then be accessed only in the
case of an emergency by law enforcement officers to find designated contacts. The award-winning program is celebrating
its most recent milestone as 4 million Floridians currently have their information registered.
“It is reassuring to see the number of ECI registrants climb, but with more than 15.5 million licensed drivers in Florida we
still have a long way to go,” said DHSMV Executive Director Julie L. Jones. “Our goal is for all Florida drivers and ID
card holders to register their Emergency Contact Information.”
Registration is quick and convenient. It can be completed in a state or a tax collector-operated driver license office or
from the convenience of home or at work through the Internet at www.flhsmv.gov/eci. There is no cost to register your
contact information.
The concept for the ECI program came about after the tragic death of Tiffiany Olson who died in a motorcycle crash in
December five years ago. Law enforcement officials did not have any contact information to timely notify her mother
Christine Olson of the crash that led to her daughter’s death. Christine Olson founded TIFF’s (To Inform Families First)
Initiative, and with the help local lawmaker, State Rep. Bill Galvano, brought an idea to the Department to allow people to
register and law enforcement to access emergency contacts so that other families might receive quick notification.
The ECI program began in 2006 and has garnered national recognition. Last year, the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University named the ECI program one of the nation’s top 50 most innovative government
programs, and Gov. Charlie Crist proclaimed Oct. 3-9, 2010, Register Your Emergency Contact Information Week in
Florida.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles provides highway safety and security through excellence
in service, education and enforcement. The Department is leading the way to a safer Florida through the efficient and
professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles and operation of the
Florida Highway Patrol. To learn more about DHSMV and the services offered, visit www.flhsmv.gov, follow us on
Twitter at @FDHSMV or check out the Department’s Facebook page dedicated to ECI.
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