Anyone that has ever had the privilege of driving and operating fire apparatus can not deny the thrill and excitement associated with a "Code 3" response. However, some questions come to mind in ...

There was plenty of burning rubber Friday, not at the Spokane County Raceway but up at the Deer Park Airport, where the Spokane Police Department ran its Emergency Vehicle Operations Course. EVOC ...

It’s one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves: if it’s something we do every day, then we don’t need to practice it. After all, we’re doing it successfully and constantly, practicing it every day, ...

What was your last training session or company drill like? Odds are it was not emergency vehicle driver training. I have often asked why it is that the things we use the least—portable ladders, rescue ...

The question to four Metropolitan police officers lingered. "In what situation should you drive 109 mph," asked officer Michael Manning, an instructor with the Police Department's Emergency Vehicle ...

The San Francisco Police Department's Emergency Vehicle Operation Course, at Pier 94 east of Hunters Point, is a flat asphalt desert. Hundreds of orange cones describe a maze of city "streets." The ...