Directing traffic may be the least understood or ignored risk/hazard facing emergency services professionals? Consider the threat posed by today’s distracted driver, and the aggressive tendencies of immature drivers. All too often, these kinds of drivers are responsible for a majority of traffic collisions.  Today’s public safety officer while directing traffic must be at their…

As SWAT Officers we train for and prepare to provide a tactical resolution to a variety of high risk incidents.  Ultimately SWAT must be prepared to use their training, equipment, and expertise to go head to head with an armed suspect(s).  This is where there are no second chances, and very limited time to act. …

Any one of you who have been with me on a range for more than about 30 seconds probably have a good grasp on the following terms and concepts. These terms, however, are not terms commonly used among Police trainers and I want to share with you how these different terms and concepts can influence you…

The Practical Competitive Shooting world uses some terms and concepts that we rarely if ever, hear from Police Trainers.  When I attended my first practical shooting match, I assumed that my police-trained firearm skills were far superior then any local civilians.  At that match, I watched with amazement at how fast and accurate a gun…

Bio Hazards: 1. A biological agent, such as an infectious microorganism, or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans, especially in biological research or experimentation. 2. The potential danger, risk, or harm from exposure to such an agent or condition. I wrote this short article in hopes of creating the importance of Bio Hazards….

It is impossible to count the number of times I placed suspects in handcuffs during my law enforcement career. I recall being aware that it was possible to pick the cuffs, but fortunately, I never actually encountered anyone who managed to do that. That does not mean it could never happen though. There are individuals…

When the first aircraft struck the World Trade Center what were your thoughts?  Was terrorism your first thought?  Or, was your first thought more like How could that happen?  The first crash caught most people trying to figure out what human or mechanical error could have caused the crash.  However, a little over 15 minutes…

We have all done it, felt way to relaxed when dealing with a female suspect. We’re big, bad, tough cops right? Whether we are male or female, we often tend to let our guard down when dealing with a female. We are the ones in uniform; that makes us ten feet tall and bulletproof, Yes?…

Ask any good, seasoned patrol officer the importance of maintaining your everyday equipment and you might get a response like “Do cars need gas to run? Or, does a marathon runner need shoes to run in?” Having clean, up-to-date equipment such as a charged Taser or a full can of OC spray is important, but…

The violent shooting outside a court in Milan, Ital, in early April 2015, in which three people were intentionally killed by the defendant, as well as earlier shooting some four months earlier at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, in which a surgeon was fatally shot by a former patient, as well as other…