IPMBA News
Bike Medics Bring Speedy Emergency Care to Patients
Photo: Paramedic Ryan Winchell of West Park Hospital EMS shows off mountain bikes used by the hospital’s Bike EMS Team in Cody, Wyoming. Hundreds of bike medic units have cropped up across the U.S.© The...
Charles City Police Department getting new bikes
By Megan Hoffman, KIMT, January 19, 2017, 11:28 pm CHARLES CITY, Iowa – The Charles City Police Department has a new way to get around town. The division received more than $4,000 in grant money from the Floyd County Community Foundation. They...
Bringing “BuRT” to South Carolina
by Joseph R. DuPree, PCI #1599-B University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement The capabilities of police bicycle patrol have evolved, and the demand for bike patrol teams has never been greater. As an example, during the 2016 Republican...
IPMBA, You, and I: Growing Together Within Our Communities
by Bill Mack, SCI #006 Pierce Transit (WA) Department of Public Safety "It was fun, but where’s my certificate?” At that question from a confident student who just completed the challenging and rewarding IPMBA Public Safety Cyclist...
Even Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
by Mike Harris, PCI #1125 Mill Creek (WA) Police Department (Retired) IPMBA Treasurer [Ed.’s Note: IPMBA has approved the use of flat pedals as pedal retention under certain conditions. Read the position paper for details.] As...
The Many Benefits of the Security Cyclist Certification
by Craig Lepkowski, PCI #1180-B/EMSCI #272-B Lake Forest (IL) Police Department IPMBA Secretary Many organizations and departments do not seem to fully comprehend the multiple benefits of the IPMBA Security Cyclist (SC) Course. People seem to focus on...
IPMBA Goes to Disneyland
by James Englert, PCI #1081 Arapahoe County (CO) Sheriff’s Office IPMBA Industry Liaison For the second year in a row, I was lucky enough to teach an IPMBA Police Cyclist Course at the NASRO (National Association of School Resource...
Membership: What Does it Mean?
by Gary Strang, PCI #1457 London (ON) Police Service IPMBA Membership Coordinator Historically, membership meant “belonging; being part of something as a group.” I can think of many groups that began modestly, only to grow into large associations...