Tag: Vehicle Ops

Recently, I walked around a historical museum for the Phoenix (Ariz.) Fire Department and perused the various items on display. There was a section dedicated to early vehicle communications equipment. ...

The PIT maneuver is another tool in the tool box. But like any other tool you need to have the appropriate training and equipment to make it effective and safe. ...

Sometimes we who work in law enforcement must use our vehicles as a tool for more than just transport. This can be as simple as activating overhead lights to warn ...

We live in an increasingly disruptive world where the severity of incidents, if not the frequency, has required more departments to look at the need for heavy duty hardware in ...

  Since their inception, many body cameras have had limitations that made them difficult for law enforcement entities to fully utilize them. To answer these concerns, Digital Ally used direct ...

There’s an old saying: The more things change, the more they stay the same. I, for one, wish it weren’t true: Statistics show that, while our patrol vehicles are getting ...

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper is recovering after being struck by a motorist at the scene of another accident in Midvale. The patrol says the trooper ...

Air bag safety systems are intended to function within the parameters of the vehicle interior produced by the manufacturer. This means air bag deployment speeds, surface area coverage and directional ...

Suspects who smashed their way into a Douglasville, Ga., stereo store were interrupted by police and led them on a rollicking, 13-mile chase. Watch the Video! Two suspects were apprehended ...

A serious traffic collision involving multiple vehicles on a busy four-lane highway after dark: In one vehicle, a man and his teenage daughter are trapped inside with airbags deployed. In ...