?.>A-P|srrpr-(vtuyvtu ?.>A-P|srrpr-(vtuyvtu ---- ipmbaSummer 2014 news Newsletter of the International Police Mountain Bike Association IPMBA: Promoting and Advocating Education and Organi ation for Public Safety Bicyclists. Vol. 23, No. 3 Setting the ---Standards Bike Patrol Is Vital to Federal Police Forces by Maureen Becker by Ryan Dobbs, PCI#1320 Executive Director U.S. Government Printing Office (DC) Police ne of the “taglines” that IPMBA has used throughout the years hen you read my information underneath the title, you is “Setting the Standards for Public Safety Cycling since might have asked yourself, “What is the U.S. 1991.” IPMBA was the first organization dedicated to providing resources and training, first for police cyclists and Government Printing Office Police?” Yeah, we get that then also for EMS and security cyclists, and continues to raise the bar. a lot. My department, also known as GPO Police, is one of From the early days, when training for bike roughly 40 federal police departments in the Washington, cops was often a laughing matter, to today, D.C., area alone. Just like state and local police departments, when most agencies have embraced training many federal police departments such as the GPO Police not only at the introductory level but also at utilize police cyclists as an integral part of their patrol the advanced level, IPMBA has led the way. functions. Ten years ago, IPMBA was approached by You have probably heard of U.S. Park Police and U.S. the International Association of Chiefs of Capitol Police, which are two of the larger federal police Police (IACP) to author a model bicycle departments. But have you heard of Bureau of Engraving and patrol policy. It was an exciting moment as it Printing Police, U.S. Mint Police, Amtrak Police, or Defense was tangible evidence that bike patrol has Intelligence Agency Police? These are just a few examples finally gained acceptance as a legitimate of the many federal departments in the Washington, D.C. mode of patrol and an essential part of law area. Federal police forces have unique missions, each enforcement operations. After extensive playing an important role in homeland security. For example, review by the National Law Enforcement U.S. Capitol Police protects the Capitol Complex. U.S. Policy Board and the U.S. Department of Secret Service Uniformed Division protects the White House. Justice, the policy was adopted and disseminated by IACP as well as by U.S. Park Police protects federal owned parklands, IPMBA. monuments, and memorials. FBI Police protects the FBI Ten years later, a “new and improved” policy has been released. While Headquarters and Washington Field Office. All four of these much of the information remains fundamentally similar, it has been agencies have utilized bicycle patrol units. GPO produces updated to reflect recent developments in equipment, operations, and official information of the U.S. government, to include training. Perhaps the most significant changes are related to training. passports for the Department of State. So you can see why The policy still recommends a nationally recognized, standardized course of at least 32 hours (the IPMBA Police Cyclist Course) for initial (Continued on page 26) training as well as bike-specific firearms training and qualification in bike uniform, but the recommendations for in-service training have been strengthened. Refresher training of one day per year is now considered inside the minimum, with quarterly training considered best practice. 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Experts from the American College -----ve"-anvy-0"-(ryzr;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;>1- of Sports Medicine were consulted to review and update the section on -----Zn2]n|y:C..-Ovxr-Yvtu-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;?? pre-screening. V Ér-S|pÉ 7--P|srrpr-(vtuyvtu -;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;8:>A- Other key enhancements related to operations include supervisory -----P|zrvv|-?.>A;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;E:1- -----,2pryyrpr-v-ur-,2uvov-(nyy-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;>.:>>- responsibility, sidewalk riding, search and rescue, and public order. -----V Ép| -3-]r rr -;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;>A------ All police and security cyclists are encouraged to download the updated -----V Ép|-P|É r-TnqÉnr -;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;>A- policy from http://ipmba.org/images/uploads/2014-IPMBA-IACP-Bike- -----]u||-Z|ntr-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;C:D- Patrol-Policy.pdf or contact the office for a hard copy. Use this -----aunx -|-*É-(| -;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;8- opportunity to assess your own bike patrol policy to ensure that you, too, -----crq| -3-"É|r -;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;>?:>@- are setting the standards. Zrzor-[r -;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;??:?8- ]r vqr” -P|yÉz;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;? StayIPMBA tuned NEWS, for the VOL. forthcoming 23, NO. IPMBA 3 EMS Bicycle Operations Model 1 Policy. President1s .olumn First Responder Kinship s a training-oriented and civilians, and the sooner we embrace this organization, IPMBA has equipment and training, the better. always emphasized the While I will leave recommendations for specific importance of meaningful, brands or models of these devices to our EMS comprehensive and regular training experts, tactical medical or self-aid/buddy-aid tools, for our police, EMS, and security like tourniquets, riders. In our efforts to promote have become as Their efforts to find ways public safety cycling, we have made important a life- to equip our officers great strides in coordinating training saving tool as with tactical tourniquets that includes police, EMS, and body armor. security working together toward our shared goals. and blood-clotting Our basic (PC/EMSC/SC), intermediate (PSC II/ We must devices have already EMSC II) and advanced (BRT, Instructor) courses continue to saved the lives of many strive to find are not just parallel, but are often run simultaneously, officers and civilians... to better incorporate training our cyclists together. new and innovative ways to work together toward our The Bicycle Response Team (BRT) training courses common goals. Under the term “public safety”, the held across the country are a superb example of how differing roles of EMS, police, and security have we perform far better cooperatively than we do begun to blur in ways that are encouraging and vital independently of each other. Our EMS brothers and to our shared mission. sisters have shown us the way to incorporate tactical medical training and equipment into our everyday operations. Their efforts to find ways to equip our officers with tactical tourniquets and blood-clotting Bernie Hogancamp devices have already saved the lives of many officers Orp|zr-n-V]ZON-V Ép|Orp|zr-n-V]ZON-V Ép|---- Newsletter of the International Police Mountain Bike Association 583 Frederic Road, Suite 5B Baltimore, MD 21228 PH: ,10-.,,-2,00 / F0: ,10-.,,-550, 1-mail: info2ipmba.org 3ebsite: www.ipmba.org Bernie Hogancamp Join the ranks of more than 1,400 of your fellow public IPMBA President safety bicyclists by becoming an IPMBA Instructor. 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