I took some liberties with the articles title - the phrase is a comment made at a conference - not an EP conference, a Photographers conference; I substitute the word “Photographer” with the words “Protective Services”. This article will take you to a Blog which will lead you to a video, which will explain the phrase. Watching the video will require some time and thought. At the end of … [Read more...]
THOUGHTS ON DRIVING FAST
November 18, 2009 by 3 Comments
Depending on your occupation, there is no doubt there are scenarios where one may need to drive fast. The difficulty associated with driving fast depends on three issues, the skill of the driver, the vehicle they are driving and the environment they are driving through. On an ice covered road 30 MPH can be exciting, on a four lane highway with the sun shining, 80 MPH could go unnoticed. In a three … [Read more...]
The Book – Carlos Marighella’s Mini-Manual of The Urban Guerilla
November 8, 2009 by 1 Comment
Since the mid-sixties Carlos Marighella’s Mini-Manual of The Urban Guerilla has been must reading for terrorist groups throughout the world. The book has been around for years and emphasizes the importance of pre-attack surveillance, and describes the attack planning process in detail The good news is that we have their pre attack planning process in writing – the bad news is that we ignore … [Read more...]
Mission Oriented Driving Skills (MODS) – Driving Into The Kill Zone
October 9, 2009 by 4 Comments
We recently conducted a program for a group of law enforcement officers whose mission requires them, on a regular basis, to drive into the kill zone. This is a scenario the security community may find unusual. But there are SWAT Teams all over the world whose job requires them on a regular basis to drive into the kill zone. This scenario is a classic example of a group whose mission does not fit … [Read more...]
OVER DRIVING YOU’RE HEADLIGHTS
February 23, 2009 by 2 Comments
To illustrate the dangers of overdriving your headlights we will look at scenarios, with the objective of creating information that can be used as teaching points. To accomplish this we need three numbers, vehicle stopping distance, headlight illumination distance, and reaction time. Reaction Time - In a previous article titled "Reaction Time" we discussed reaction times when the event is a … [Read more...]