SEATTLE — As of Wednesday, no Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer is allowed to engage in a pursuit unless the officer has been trained in an emergency vehicle operator course (EVOC) or Pursuit ...

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 ...

On TV, the cops chase the bad guys in cars. On Commencement Bay this week, the cops have boats and they’re chasing each other. It looks like fun until boats cross their own wakes or come at each so ...

This workshop provides fire apparatus operators and driver trainers with advanced concepts not typically covered in a basic emergency vehicle operator course (EVOC). Sadly, an understanding of these ...