Fire & EMS
Save lives and reduce injuries, protect your apparatus and reduce liability. NFPA 1451 asks drivers to train at least twice a year.
In-person training seminars for 2026 are now scheduling. Virtual training programs are online.
No matter how long you have been driving or how “good” you think you are, there are limits to the safe operation of a vehicle. Each seminar uses the same techniques crash investigators use.
Save lives and reduce injuries, protect your apparatus and reduce liability. NFPA 1451 asks drivers to train at least twice a year.
Officers drive a vehicle for an entire shift, yet get little formal training on it. Siren use, pursuit considerations and supervisor responsibility.
Save lives and reduce lost work time. Vehicle crashes are one of the greatest occupational safety risks and liabilities an employer faces.
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You’re in Charge of Driver Training…Now What?
Congratulations! You have just been put in charge of driver training for your entire fire department. No worries, it’s not like fire apparatus crashes are one of the greatest liabilities a fire department may ever face, often paying out millions of dollars for a lawsuit. And it’s not like you will be called to testify in a courtroom so you can tell ... (Full Story)
See the attached photo for more information on the new "Drive to Survive" textbook!... (Full Story & Photos)
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!!! After five long years of development, the first textbook dedicated purely to emergency vehicle operations is available from Fire Engineering Books and Videos! Designed to meet the NFPA 1451 and 1500 standards, this textbook will provide fire apparatus operators, emergency vehicle drivers, and EVOC instructors with a definitive, easy-to-read textbook for EVOC training. This ... (Full Story & Photos)
We all know the statistics…each year approximately 25% of firefighter fatalities are caused while responding to, or returning from an alarm. When we examine the reasons for these crashes, it’s as if we are watching summer re-runs of old TV shows…they are always the same. Rollovers, ejections, intersection crashes…we just can’t seem to learn. The problem is that until we decide to learn from past mistakes, ... (Full Story)
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Not about checking oil, pumping an engine or placing an aerial. Drive to Survive teaches the vehicle dynamics most EVOC programs leave out, and how and why emergency vehicle crashes happen.
Nationally accredited crash reconstruction, with years of experience operating emergency vehicles and training their drivers.
Siren audibility, notice of approach and compliance with nationally recognized standards: issues many reconstructionists never examine.
Emergency Vehicle Reconstruction

