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Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Christine Olson, on air from July 22nd

TIFF (To Inform Families First) is a groundbreaking initiative designed to save lives by ensuring first responders can access emergency contact information directly from a person’s driver’s license or state ID. By embedding emergency contacts into DMV records, TIFF drastically reduces the time it takes for families to be notified.

TIFF, To Inform Families First, is a first of its kind emergency contact program born from the personal tragedy my family experienced involving my then 22-year-old daughter Tiffiany Marie Olson. It aims to bridge the critical information gap between law enforcement and families in emergency situations by including designated emergency contacts in a driver’s license or state issued I.D. that can be used within minutes at the scene of your emergency being by accident or medical. Reducing the national average from 6 hours to minutes.

“I cannot change what happened to me, but with TIFF, I know
I’m making a difference. This program saves lives.”

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Christine Olson moved from Milwaukee Wisconsin to Anna Maria Island in 1999 following her brother, her son and then joined by Tiffany shortly thereafter. Living on a 7-mile-long barrier island located on the Gulf of Mexico seemed like a dream until the evening of December 7th 2005 when a drunk driver ran a stop sign, killing Tiffany and her boyfriend on impact. The fear, panic, chaos and timeline of the 6 ½ hours it took before hearing the words, “She’s gone” has led me for the last 19 years on a campaign driven to change that national average so my story does not become yours. With over 21 million Floridians now registered and 18 states following in Florida’s footsteps, great success has been made…. But not enough. The goal is to take TIFF national by October 2^nd 2026, my 20^th anniversary of beginning my journey.

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Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Christine Olson, on air from June 6th

As she crawled into bed on December 7, 2005, Christine Olson was unaware that her daughter, Tiffany, lay lifeless at the county medical examiner’s office. The phone rang around 11:20 p.m. “Mom, there’s been an accident; get to Manatee Memorial Hospital.” It was her 29-year-old son Derek, and he had received a call from a friend saying there had been a motorcycle accident in Palmetto. They were given no other information.

As she raced to the hospital, Christine refused to believe anything could have happened to her precious 22-year-old Tiffiany. No one at the hospital knew anything. Frantically, Christine and Derek checked every local hospital. Nothing. Finally, a hospital security guard contacted the local police. At 1:30 a.m., a police officer arrived in the parking lot of Manatee Memorial Hospital. He held an evidence bag containing Tiffiany’s watch, lip-gloss, her broken earring and toe ring. “I’m sorry, but your daughter is gone.” When Christine asked where Tiffiany was, she was told, “Probably at the morgue, but they’re closed for the night. Call them in the morning.”

Tiffiany and her boyfriend Dustin were northbound on U.S. Highway 19 when a car travelling westbound pulled in front of them. Tiffiany died instantly; Dustin died approximately half an hour later. Tiffiany’s driver’s license did not have her current address, so the police had no way to contact the next of kin.

“No mother should have to learn that her child died six and a half hours after the fact.” Christine knew something had to change. Visiting the accident site the next day, Christine searched the area replaying horrifying events. According to the National Association of Emergency Medicine, nationally, the average time it takes to notify the next of kin is 6 hours and sometimes it takes up to a day.

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With the assistance of State Representative Bill Galvano, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and law enforcement agencies, Christine designed a program to help notify families in case of an emergency in memory of her daughter, Tiffiany Olson. TIFF’s Initiative (To Inform Families First) is a voluntary program where Florida residents access a database where they enter emergency contact information. The information entered into this secure database is only accessible by law enforcement through a Florida driver’s license or identification card. When a police officer enters a driver’s license number into their computer, the contact information will appear on their screen.

TIFF’s Initiative went into effect on October 2, 2006. As of January 2010, over 1 million Florida residents have added emergency contact information to their license or ID cards.

“A drop in the bucket compared to the 15 million registered drivers statewide.” Christine said

Currently, TIFF’s Initiative is available in several states and Christine would like to see this program established throughout the United States. Several other states are working to get a similar program implemented.

TIFF’s Initiative gives Christine hope that other families will not have to go through what she did that evening. Every day it haunts Christine to wonder, did Tiffany suffer? Did she cry out for her mother? “I cannot change what happened that evening,” she said. “But because of my belief in the Lord and knowing Tiff believed as well, I have complete faith I will see her again.”