IPMBA News
The “I Love U Guys” Foundation
by James Englert, PCI # 1081 Arapahoe County (CO) Sheriff’s Office IPMBA Industry Liaison Hopefully you had the chance to attend the IPMBA conference in Asheville, North Carolina, April 23-30, 2016. One of the many highlights was our keynote...
Beyond Philadelphia - The Papal Visit
by John Gillespie, EMSCI #230 Radnor (PA) Fire Company While not in the thick of the event itself, the months of preparation did not skip the agencies surrounding the City of Philadelphia. Radnor Fire & Ambulance, located 13 miles west of...
Doing the Reverse Rocky
by Maureen Becker IPMBA Executive Director It was September 26, 2015, and the City of Philadelphia was indeed alive with Brotherly Love. The World Meeting of Families was in full swing and hundreds of thousands of adoring fans had flooded the...
Holy Bike Patrol!
by Michael Gommer, PCI #1105-B Upper Dublin (PA) Police Department On the weekend of September 26-27, 2015, His Holiness, Pope Francis, traveled to the City of Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. Preparation for this monumental visit began more...
Twin “W” and the Papal Visit Stand-By
by Chris Polgar Twin “W” EMS (NJ) When the Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) reached out to Twin “W” to help out with the Papal Visit Stand-By, I was excited! I had no idea how they...
In the Spirit of Cooperation
by Ray McCahery, EMSCI #221 Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department During the summer leading up to the historic Papal visit to the United States, Philadelphia Fire Department’s EMS Division realized that while they would be able to provide adequate resources...
Report from the 2015 Philadelphia Bike Show
by Tim Keaveney, PCI #1329 Pennsylvania State Police (retired) FULL DISCLOSURE: I have lived or worked in the City of Philadelphia or the surrounding metropolitan area my entire life. And I am old. As such, I am an...
Cygolite P3-800 vs. C3Sports MaxPatrol-600
by Colin McCoy IPMBA Member In an effort to upgrade the lighting system used by the officers of our agency, I set out to find the best quality lights at a relatively affordable price. Our unit operates during the dark...