Opioids are now the leading external cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the most recent report from the National Safety Council (NSC). A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in July, 2018 found that people who use opioids are 13 times more likely to be involved with … Continued

Armed with guns and Tasers, Teton County commissioners Natalia Macker and Greg Epstein were told to get ready to face a man who might have a gun. “This is an auto burglary in progress,” Teton County Sgt. Trevor Aitken told them. “Your suspect is a white male, about 5-foot-8 in a gray shirt. Other officers … Continued

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Arotech Corporation’s [NasdaqGM: ARTX] Training and Simulation Division (ATSD) announced that it has received $2.9M in orders from its U.S. Department of State Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle. Orders year-to-date include twelve FAAC police driving simulators slated for delivery to Mexico and four MILO Theater … Continued

According to POST (California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training), California law enforcement are injured in roughly 700 automobile collisions each year. Conventional wisdom holds that it is younger officers who get into the most high-speed pursuit accidents, either because of inexperience, poor judgement, poor control of their emotions, or a combination of all … Continued

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) – All officers with the Twin Falls Police Department are going through what they call a block training for the next several weeks to brush up and refine their skills. Det. Aaron Nay said they train for three days a week, for four weeks. In each of those sessions, there is a … Continued

GAYLORD — Business training often gets a bad reputation for being boring and redundant, but that was far from the case Tuesday for Otsego County first responders, who went through a training session with the Western Michigan University (WMU) School of Medicine on how to deal with people in mental crisis was anything but boring. … Continued

In today’s world of ever-increasing liability and safety concerns, it is imperative that we search for improved training ideas, methods, and products.  As a Use of Force instructor since the mid-1990s, one of the training tools that I’ve come to depend heavily on is the crisis management training simulator manufactured by MILO Range Training Systems. … Continued