Philips Tempus ALS:  Better for All!

by Kevin Uhl, EMSC Cincinnati (OH) Fire Department While reading pages and pages of IPMBA product reviews about items that are “better for us”, I didn’t see too many articles focused on items that are &ldquo...

Smith Session and Aegis Echo II:  Comfort and Functionality

by Thomas Zermeno, PCI #1390T-B EMSCI #412T-B Norman (OK) Police Department IPMBA Education Coordinator As part of setting the standards for safe operation of bicycles on duty, IPMBA has established requirements for personal protective equipment.  Two of these are...

Fat Tires in the Sand

by Robert Dunivin, EMSCI #205 Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department Here at the Los Angeles Fire Department Bicycle Unit, we are always seeking additional opportunities to deploy our bicycles in service to our citizens.  The advent of the fat tire...

E-Bikes Have Purpose and Benefits

by Greg Bowen, PCI# 1227T Tarrant County College Police Department IPMBA Industry Liaison Most people seem to have strong feelings about e-Bikes:  they either love them, accept them, or are against them.  When having their first e-Bike experience,...

Community Engagement through Bike Patrol

by Alan Beadle, PCI #484/EMSCI #076 Sylvania (OH) Police Department IPMBA Membership Coordinator For the past couple of years, law enforcement officers have been in the crosshairs of community criticism.  Incidents such as the ones involving George Floyd in Minneapolis,...

Stepping Out of the Darkness

by David Millican, PCI #1006T/EMSCI #343T Denton (TX) Police Department IPMBA Treasurer A Scotsman, an Irishman, and an Englishman are each sentenced to a year in solitary confinement.  Before being locked away, each is to be granted a...

A Leader’s Learning Equation

by Michael Wear, PCI #516B-T/EMSCI #059B-T Prince William County (VA) Park Ranger Metropolitan (DC) Police Department (retired) IPMBA Vice President “Leadership is not about the title that one holds in a public safety organization; it is about the...

Infect Your Students!

by Thomas Zermeno, PCI #1390T-B/EMSCI #412T-B Norman Police Department, Norman OK IPMBA Education Coordinator Back in August, I was co-instructing during an Instructor Course in Denton, Texas.  During the course, I was reminded of a mantra that I...

The ABC Quick Check of Leadership

by Craig Lepkowski, PCI #1180-B/EMSCI #272-B Lake Forest (IL) Police Department (retired) IPMBA President here is a multitude of books, articles, and webinars on leadership offering an equal number of opinions, ways of performing, and advice to assist in...

Memoirs of a Board Member:  Chapter 5

Ed.’s Note: “Memoirs of a Board Member” is a very occasional series of articles written by board members about the experience of serving on the board.  The first two were written by Monte May, the...