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RAFFLE - Benefit Bruce Cabral Scholarship Fund             

This course will examine different vehicle ambush events, identify multiple tactical response options (utilizing patrol tactics, EVOC and firearms training) and discuss how to train officers to use their vehicle to stay safe inside or outside of it. Attendees will be shown different basic drills/exercises that can be used to easily train officers involving vehicle ambush countermeasures to “Do Something!” Video will be used to demonstrate how one agency conducted the training being creative and cheap!

Mike Brady

Mike Brady has worked for the Lake Oswego Police Department (OR.) since 1993 and has been the training officer for the past 20+ years. He manages and is the lead instructor for EVO, PIT, Skid Car, firearms, less-lethal, use of force, patrol tactics, high risk stops, TASER, active threat, FTEP… Mike has instructed for local, state and federal agencies; and has presented at regional, national and international conferences.

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Emergency warning lights are among the most recognizable tools used by police, fire, EMS, and other emergency responders, but are they always making responders safer? This engaging and evidence-based presentation examines the science behind emergency lighting and its role in alerting motorists, informing road users, and managing traffic around emergency scenes.

Attendees will explore the factors that influence visibility and safety, including light intensity, flash rate, color, waveform, mounting location, vehicle markings, retro reflectivity, and scene illumination.

Drawing on current standards, research, and field experience, this session will challenge conventional assumptions about emergency vehicle visibility and examine how lighting can both enhance and hinder safety. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of issues such as glare, visual overload, and driver distraction, while learning practical strategies for improving responder visibility without compromising roadway safety.

For EVOC instructors and emergency vehicle trainers, this presentation offers a unique opportunity to better understand how lighting influences driver perception, decision-making, and roadway risk. Attendees will leave with practical knowledge they can incorporate into driver training, collision reduction initiatives, fleet evaluations, and policy discussions, along with a better understanding of the questions agencies should be asking when evaluating emergency  lighting systems and vehicle visibility packages.

Dr. John Bullough: Program Director
Light and Health Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Albany, NY 

John Bullough is Program Director, Population Health Science and Policy, at the Light and Health Research Center, part of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He earned his Ph.D. in multidisciplinary science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his research over the past 35 years has focused on transportation safety, visibility, glare, human factors and circadian rhythms. John is a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society, and has written or co-written more than 500 articles and technical publications on lighting.

How ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) Affects Law Enforcement Operational Driving

As Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) become standard features in modern vehicles, they are changing the way vehicles perform and creating new challenges for law enforcement officers operating both agency and civilian vehicles. Because law enforcement represents only a small fraction of the automotive market, the unique operational demands of emergency vehicle driving are rarely considered in the development and implementation of these technologies.

This course explores the impact of ADAS on law enforcement operational driving and highlights the collaborative research efforts between the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE). Participants will gain an understanding of current research findings, emerging trends, and the potential implications of future ADAS mandates on law enforcement operations.

Designed as an introductory course, this training provides officers, instructors, and fleet professionals with a foundational understanding of ADAS technologies in a law enforcement context. Students will leave better prepared to recognize how these systems influence vehicle performance, emergency response, pursuit driving, and overall operational safety in the field.

FLETC/DOT HASS

Most police fleets can't answer four basic questions about their own brakes. A retired NYPD Deputy Commissioner can.

Robert "Bobby" Martinez spent 40 years in the New York Police Department — from helper mechanic in the repair bay to Deputy Commissioner running one of the largest municipal fleets on earth. He's in the Government Fleet Hall of Fame for how he did it.

He's sitting down to walk through the questions fleet managers rarely get a straight answer to:

▸ "Pursuit-rated." What it actually means, and what it doesn't.

▸ The latest breakthrough in law enforcement brake technology.

▸ Your police vehicles may be certified, but are the replacement parts? There's a difference.

▸ Where the DOJ comes in, and why it should matter to your fleet.

Bobby doesn't pitch. He asks the questions he spent a career answering. They're the questions that determine whether an officer's brake pedal is there when it's needed most, and what a brake job is really costing the fleet behind the scenes.

Whether it's a patrol car, ambulance, or long-haul truck, the questions don't change.

Robert Martinez

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7:00 am            Bus departs hotel for Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)

8:30 am            Arrive at GPSTC

8:45 am            Crash Team Demo

 Stations start at 915 – 45 minutes in length, 15 min water break and rotation

 Two rotations before lunch 915, 1015

Training Events:

·       Highspeed track – Bridgestone tire comparison

·        Polaris – off road UTV Course

·        Agility/Backing Course – timed/scored for top driver award

·        EvocTech – evasive lighting

·        Pure Forge – braking power

11:00 pm          Vendor Area at Pavillion

11:30 pm          Lunch at Pavillion (Provided)        

12:15 pm           Training Events:

Three rotations after lunch 1215, 115, 215 – 45 minutes in length, 15 min water break and rotation

·       Highspeed track – Bridgestone tire comparison

·        Polaris – off road UTV Course

·        Agility/Backing Course – timed/scored for top driver award

·        EvocTech – evasive lighting

·        Pure Forge – braking power

3:00 pm            HARD STOP ON TRACK

3:30 pm            On Buses

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Chuck – GPSTC

Chrissy Pickert, CMPD

Hazard perception—the ability to successfully detect and respond to hazards in the driving environment—is the only specific driving skill that research has shown to lower the risk of a motor vehicle crash, yet law enforcement driver training largely fails to teach it. Moreover, the way law enforcement driver training is typically conducted may actually increase the likelihood that an officer will be involved in a crash. Law enforcement driver training and standards must incorporate the development of officers’ hazard perception skills to improve officer and community safety. This can be accomplished by teaching officers a research-based training methodology called commentary driving, which has been proven to improve hazard perception and decrease the likelihood of a crash.

Brett Cowell & Hugh Anderson– National Policing Institute

Brett Cowell, MA is a Senior Program Manager at the National Policing Institute. In this role, he provides comprehensive project management for a portfolio of national training and technical assistance projects focused on preventing officer injuries and fatalities and increasing organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Brett’s portfolio includes the National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety (NLERS) Program under BJA’s VALOR Initiative, the COPS Office Critical Response Program, the COPS Office Supporting Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, and the Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Near Miss reporting system, the only national near miss reporting system for the law enforcement profession. In his spare time, Brett serves a first responder with over 12 years of operational experience at a volunteer fire and rescue department in Northern Virginia.

Hugh Anderson, Peel Regional Police

Hugh Anderson is a Police Vehicle Operations Specialist with Peel Regional Police, where he trains officers in  emergency vehicle operations. He began training instructors in 1998 at the Ontario Police College and has since worked across law enforcement, corporate, and novice driver training.

Hugh serves as a subject matter expert on the National Policing Institute’s hazard perception curriculum for the National Law Enforcement Road Safety Program, and is co-presenting on hazard perception and commentary driving alongside Brett Cowell.

He is the author of Emergency Vehicle Operation Instruction: 5 Steps to Enhancing Your EVOC Training and publishes EVOC Insider, a newsletter on advanced training techniques, instructor development, and leadership in police driver training read by EVO instructors worldwide.