Emergency Vehicle Operator Safety

Seminars  may be tailored for time and content to meet the specific training goals of your organization.

The law enforcement profession has moved into a new era with old problems. Our profession is under attack from almost every side and police officers are questioning their worth to the job and to society. 

Sadly, those who choose to stay continue to be injured, killed and cause liability to the agencies they represent. Use of force and racism get the headlines, but vehicle operation and crashes continue to be the Achilles Heel.

The “Driving Concern” was developed to protect the officer, the agency, and the jurisdiction by educating to change the mindset of the street officer and the field training officers responsible for their tutoring. 

This seminar covers topics that are glanced over or overlooked all together in basic cadet training.

• Topics include, use of the patrol unit for protection while on the side of the road regardless of the task. Video examples and case studies are used to reinforce training. Included in the discussion is an overview of the laws governing emergency operation. 
• The training continues with a section on routine patrol operations. Training discussions include common mistakes, backing, turns, intersection, speed and emotional vs. rational response.  This section covers 5 circumstances where poor decisions and attitude, caused death, injury or liability and case studies reinforce each point. Case law is introduced to emphasize liability issues to the Organization, Management, Supervisors and Field Training Officers for failure to manage, failure to supervise and failure to properly train. 
• The seminar closes with a section on decisions and consequences where case studies of death and injury to officers continue to reinforce the importance of the training.
•  Training time  8 hours

Law Enforcement officers receive a minimum of behind the wheel driver training.
Most are trained on a skills course at low speed.
Officers quickly learn however to be proficient as an operator of an emergency vehicle, not through training but through exposure. Officers become overconfident in their abilities and that is the purpose of “Decision Driving for Law Enforcement”.

• This training is designed as a reality check for law enforcement officers of all ages.
• Topics include, routine operation, common mistakes and driving errors, responding under the influence of emotion, and lessons learned from crash studies of officers across the country.
• Training Time 4 hours