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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015 distracted driving injured 391,000 Americans—mostly private citizens. Subsequently, in the vast majority of these cases the solution is easy and obvious: Toss your cell phone in the glove box. But emergency responders—and especially law enforcement officers—do not have that option. On-call police officers must constantly … Continued

‘Any training moment we can dream up’ “Here we can create any training moment that we can dream up,” Lionel Jordan explained, “like training somebody in August how to operate in a snowstorm.” You can view this video on YouTube. Read the full article on CBC here 

Ector County Sheriff’s Office deputies are currently undergoing a new training course making use of a FAAC driving simulator, to better prepare them when they are out on patrol. Read full article here

There is no doubt that the occasional police pursuit training refresher course helps prevent collisions.  The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA POST) confirms that having officers complete additional post-basic academy police pursuit driver training programs consistently reduces collisions.  This goes a long way toward explaining the “Age Factor” in high-speed pursuit collisions: … Continued

In the mid-2000s California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) audited police pursuit driver training programs throughout California.  Among the study’s many findings was the conclusion that not only was ongoing re-training vital but that California’s basic pursuit training program for cadets was often wanting: Initial review of academy training, as well as … Continued

While there is still some debate as to what degree a law officer’s age and inexperience contribute to deadly crashes, it’s broadly accepted that speed kills. Unfortunately, most conventional police pursuit training programs don’t successfully train officers to drive at high speeds in realistic, real life environments such as rural, city or congested areas.   Pursuit … Continued

Researchers break police pursuit training programs into two broad categories: physical Emergency Vehicle Operations Courses (EVOCs) and computer-controlled Law Enforcement Driving Simulators (LEDS).   Comparing EVOC-based and LEDS-based Police Pursuit Training EVOCs are the traditional “driving ranges,” with their orange cones and patch of standing water. These focus on the fundamentals and motor-learning related to … Continued

Although it’s rarely reported, traffic crashes and high speed pursuit kill roughly as many law officers as firearms.  According to the nonprofit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, traffic-related incidents have been the leading cause of death for officers in the line of duty for most of the past two decades.  These “traffic-related incidents” run the … Continued

Perth County Paramedic Services hosts first-ever virtual reality simulation competition with participants from all over Ontario. They used Rescue Sim’s incident command simulator to work through a mass casualty incident. Full article at StratfordBeaconHerald.com

Many of us have sat through hundreds of lectures. What does it take to become involved and active in the learning process? For many, the hands-on practical skills are necessary to pull everything together. To become truly engaged, however, firefighters must care about the subject being presented. By Philip Duczyminski See full article in Fire … Continued