Training & Equipment

With the increased availability and the burgeoning avenues for domestic local use of UAV's and RPV's presents a challenge for regulators. [node:read-more:link]

An in depth look at the Shock and Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) detailing the benefits of it's service and the support needed to continue the service. [node:read-more:link]

FrontLine Staff Writer Ken Pole looks at the latest in simulators and their role in training our officers in situations that they may not otherwise experience and examine how they react. [node:read-more:link]

The next generation of simulation training systems will be another giant step forward in realism. [node:read-more:link]

A quick lesson on how to direct an unwanted competition. Transparency is clearly a matter of perspective. [node:read-more:link]

The public safety, emergency management event organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI). [node:read-more:link]

Research at the National Research Council facilities promises enhanced tools for the first responders of tomorrow. [node:read-more:link]

CADSI President Christyn Cianfarani talks of new and interesting changes we can expect at Securetech this year.  [node:read-more:link]

Public safety is a complex challenge requiring a multi-agency response capability. The main constraint to interoperability remains the inability of responders to communicate across jurisdictions in an emergency. [node:read-more:link]

As law enforcement training grows in importance, it is critical that a comprehensive training curriculum be in place – one that integrates marksmanship training and judgmental training scenarios. [node:read-more:link]

The contentious RCMP purchase and allocation of modern assault weapons continues into 2015. In a 2011 memorandum to RCMP members, then Commissioner William Elliott wrote of “gaps in our operational firearms capabilities.” Yet four and a half years later, the carbines are difficult to find among RCMP patrolling officers qualified to operate them. [node:read-more:link]

A decade after the Mayerthorpe incident, many observers say the RCMP still haven't learned the lessons – even after the similar tragedy in Moncton in June of 2014. These two tragic incidents have become intertwined, both indicative of the inertia that exists when it comes to making changes within the RCMP. [node:read-more:link]

The so-called “hard” landing of an Air Canada A320 Airbus at the Halifax Airport (YHZ) on March 28th, has called into question airport emergency response capabilities at the airport, and the larger issue of provision of navaids to strengthen international aviation safety. [node:read-more:link]

Responders need timelier mission-critical information to decrease response times and predict and mitigate threats. We look at one new system designed to do just that. [node:read-more:link]

Ensure that new designs or reno plans conform to the highest ­environmental and health standards, and incorporates realistic simulation trainers. [node:read-more:link]