IPMBA News
The Evolving Role of EMS in Active Shooter Hostile Events
by Wren Nealy Cypress Creek EMS IPMBA President It is 2019, and America continues to experience Active Shooter Hostile Events (ASHE). Several of these incidents have occurred at special event venues. On October 1, 2017, the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest...
Be The Real Thing
by Allan Howard, PCI #001 Dayton (OH) Police Department (Ret.) The 2019 IPMBA Conference, held in Fort Worth, Texas, is in the bag, and it was a great success. I can’t thank the host agencies and personnel enough; you...
Statewide Bicycle Response Team Cooperation Produces Positive Results
by Gordon Cairns, PCI #1686-B Dayton (OH) Police Department On Saturday, May 25th 2019, 720 law enforcement officers from around the State of Ohio were called upon to assist the Dayton Police Department with a planned protest that would occur later in...
EMS Response to the Active Shooter
by Connie Pignataro Oakland Park (FL) Fire Department This article was posted on Fire Engineering on February 1, 2019. [Ed.’s Note: In the wake of shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio, IPMBA is examining...
Barbecue and Awards at “The Shack”
by Maureen Becker Executive Director In accordance with tradition (since 2003), the “grand finale” was the awards ceremony and dinner. Never a formal affair, it is a chance to relax, celebrate a week of solid training, networking, and...
2019 Vendors and Supporters
IPMBA thanks the exhibitors and other supporters of the 29th Annual IPMBA Conference. We appreciate those who were able to join us in Fort Worth and those who provided sponsorships and in-kind contributions. Please support those who support you by...
2019 Conference Instructors and Presenters
The premier training event for public safety cyclists owes its reputation in no small part to the caliber of instructors and presenters who volunteer their time and talent to the benefit of those who attend. IPMBA is grateful to...
Exhibit Hall 2019: E-xcitement in the Exhibit Hall
by Maureen Becker Executive Director 2019 was not the first time electric-assist bicycles made an appearance in the IPMBA Exhibit Hall, but it was definitely a record-setting year. Nearly half the exhibitors were marketing an e-Bike, and for awhile, it...