Dinner Banquet and Scholarship Raffle

RAFFLE - Benefit Bruce Cabral Scholarship Fund

Speaker: John Stockton

John Houston Stockton is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the greatest point guards, players, and passers of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz, and the team made the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances, both of which were losses to the Chicago Bulls.

Stockton was a ten-time NBA All-Star and holds the NBA records for most career assists and steals by wide margins. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team. In 1996, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. In October 2021, Stockton was again honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Ron Winkelman, VP Tennent Winkelman and Associates

At the end of this course the Emergency Vehicle Technician should be equipped to:

•Determine the proper tire and tire application for vehicles.

•Understanding tire disablement.

•Understand the difference between Passenger, Euro-Metric, Euro Commercial, Medium Commercial and Commercial Tires and how they should be applied.

•Understand vehicle loads vs tire pressure.

•How to understand tire failure and the root causes.

•Know where to get tire information

•Understand what speed ratings are and how it can attribute to an accident.

•Know what load ratings are.

•Know how a tire is constructed.

•Know how important the vehicle door placard information is and how it can reduce the possibility of an accident.

•Understand the importance of rim/wheel information and where to find it.

•How important is your partnership with the attorney and other members of the team.

•The importance of proper tire terminology.

•How important are the tires, in a crash, if none of the tires failed.

•What reference publications do you need.

•Know what information should be part of the report.

•Know what to request thru discovery.

•Understand why tire category, tread pattern and tread depth are important to the vehicle’s operation.

•Know how to understand what the tire/rim are telling you (How to become a “Tire Whisperer”)

Ron Winkelman

• Mr. Winkelman has worked in the tire industry for the last 35 years from tire manufacturing, design, quality control and diagnostics.

• Now with Tennent Winkelman and Associates we are a global tire forensics firm supporting investigators, law enforcement and expert witnesses for liability cases involving tire failures that result in personal injury and/or death.

• Mr. Winkelman, with Tennent Winkelman and Associates, trains, and supports Law Enforcement, Emergency Vehicle Technicians, Insurance Claim Agents and Fleets on tire related material.  Mr. Winkelman also performs Fleet tire inspections to show companies how proper tire maintenance, inspections and fitments can prevent tire failures and accelerated wear. Fleets can save thousands of dollars from not having to perform premature tire replacements and prevent high-cost legal cases.

  Mr. Winkelman emphasizes Trust and Integrity. I believe trust and integrity comes from the heart and touches every area of one’s life and in every action.

• Mr. Winkelman has well over 20 years’ volunteer experience helping those in need. o As a volunteer instructor, for disabled individuals. o As an Assistant Fire Chief within his local volunteer fire company.

Lunch provided by the FORD outside the Riverfront Ballroom.

Developing an Off-Road Driver Training Program

From identifying a training need, to delivery of the course – this is the story of how the Off-Road Vehicle Operations (ORVO) course was conceived, researched, budgeted, equipped, and ultimately delivered to constituent agencies in over a 14 month period

Steve Westerberg

Steve and his wife Dorothea and have been married for 38 years, they have two grown daughters, three granddaughters, and three overweight cats. 

Westerberg has been a certified police officer for over 34 years, serving in various roles beginning with the City of Eugene, Idaho POST, and then DPSST.  He has been full-time with DPSST since 2006, beginning with the project of helping develop the tactical/scenario program when the first 16-week curriculum was introduced, then coordinating the EVO program, and most recently (since 2019) in the regional program.

In 1990 Stevet began instructing emergency vehicle operations and have been working with DPSST (BPST when I started…) in this discipline since 1991.  In 1993, he became one of the first two PIT Instructors in the State, along with Tom Mason (Eugene PD), and have been involved in the development of instructors and programs since that time.

In 1991, Westerberg began a 30 (+) year journey with SKIDCAR System Inc, initially as an instructor locally (Oregon) and then in the mid-1990’s taking assignments around the U.S. and Canada teaching new SKIDCAR instructors for SKIDCAR System Inc.  He has worked with instructors from all over the world, learning something from every program and individual along the way. 

In addition to EVO Skill Updates and Instructor Development, Pursuit Management and Critical Incident Management / Supervision have become mainstays in the material Westerberg currently facilitates. 

Steve is involved in the development of new driver training instructors in Oregon and has recently developed a new ORVO (Off Road Vehicle Operations) class targeted towards our public safety personnel that frequently operate in four-wheel drive situations.  We have completed one instructor course and have another planned in May. 

Dare to Be Great: The Trainer’s Role in Helping to Build and Sustain a Culture of Leading, Learning and Excellence

As trainers, you are in one of the most influential leadership positions in your agency, and the law enforcement profession. It is critical to the future of the profession that you use your influence to help build and sustain a culture in your agency that inspires and embraces leading, learning and the pursuit of excellence.

This interactive presentation will help you to define culture, your role in helping build great culture and the importance of inspiring others to help sustain that culture. It will also address the importance of shifting from viewing leadership as a title or a role, to embracing leading as an action you take to help make people a little bigger and a little better than you found them.

Brian Willis

Brian operates Winning Mind Training Inc., a company dedicated to serving the heroic men and women of law enforcement through the Core Values of Focus on What’s Important Now, Stay Curious and Seek to Inspire Others. Brian was a full time police officer with the Calgary Police Service for 25 years and has over 34 years of training experience.

In addition to his work with current and future leaders in the areas of mindset, personal accountability, service, and the pursuit of excellence Brian provides professional development training for public safety trainers. Brian has also served as a mental preparation coach for athletes from a variety of sports including two Canadian Olympic athletes. Brian serves as the Deputy Executive Director for the International Law Enforcement Trainers and Educators Association. 

Breakfast is on your own.

Our friends at Federal Signal are once again sponsoring a fantastic track day experience for you. Breakfast is on your own, but thanks to Federal Signal you will enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch.

7:00 – 7:30 am     Depart Group A to Kalispel Raceway

Depart Group B to SCSO Training Center

7:30 – 8:00 am     Tour/Orientation of facility

8:00 a.m.      Training Events:        

Group A (Raceway)

o   Stop Stick  - Instruction Station and deployment.

o   SCSO- Pursuit driving (Incorporating intersections, civilian traffic, and pedestrians) Terminate/Continue pursuit

o   Vendor displays and experience new GM/FORD vehicles

o   Steven Capellas- Best techniques for building Cumulative A & Cumulative B cone courses

Group B (SCSO Training Center)

o   SCSO - Vehicle Fighting

o   SCSO - Pursuit Intervention Technique application (Driving)

o   SCSO - Decision Maker/obstacle avoidance techniques

o   SCSO - Pinning vehicles/high risk stops/drug stops.

o   Skid Car skid pad experience

o   Tour of SCSO regional training center

12:00 pm               Lunch    

1:00 pm                 Training Events:

Group B (Raceway)

o   Stop Stick  - Instruction Station and deployment.

o   SCSO- Pursuit driving (Incorporating intersections, civilian traffic, and pedestrians) Terminate/Continue pursuit

o   Vendor displays and experience new GM/FORD vehicles

o   Steven Capellas- Best techniques for building Cumulative A & Cumulative B cone courses

Group A (SCSO Training Center)

o   SCSO - Vehicle Fighting

o   SCSO - Pursuit Intervention Technique application (Driving)

o   SCSO - Decision Maker/obstacle avoidance techniques

o   SCSO - Pinning vehicles/high risk stops/drug stops.

o   Skid Car skid pad experience

o   Tour of SCSO regional training center

5:00 pm Departs for hotel

5:30 pm Bus arrives at hotel

Reception hosted by Setina Manufacturing directly following our afternoon sessions in the vendor area. Take a moment to thank our friends from Setina Manufacturing for our hotel Pub Crawl with keg beer, soft drinks, cheese bites, fried pickles, potato wedges and spicy chicken wings.

Vehicle Ballistic Armoring with Update on Electric Patrol Vehicles

• Latest technology for protecting officers in their patrol cars with case study review of NYPD.

• Update on Electric patrol vehicles current and future

Robert Martinez

Robert S. Martinez retired from the NYPD in January 2023 and is now consulting full time at RSM Fleet Consulting LLC. Robert specializing in Identifying products from around the world that will increase officer safety and fleet efficiencies. Mr. Martinez joined the New York City Police Department in June 1986, through diligence and educational achievement, he rose through the supervisory ranks until being appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Support Services Bureau of the NYPD.

He commanded a bureau that provided logistical and technical support to all commands within the New York City Police Department and services the public through the operations of Fleet Services Division which utilizes over 10,000 vehicles, Property Clerk Division, Central Records Division and Printing Section. He oversaw approximately 800 members of the service and over $179 million in combination of safekeeping and annual budget. Robert earned a Bachelor of Technology degree from New York City Technical College, where he majored in Electro-Mechanical Engineering; and earned a Master of Science Degree in Executive Management from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. He also attended the Harvard School of Government in 2011.

Make sure to take timeon breaks to visit with our vendors and sponsors.

Building the Best Course: Give Your Students the Best Chance at Success

Building courses to assist your students with developing skills that can be used on any course and off-duty to prevent collisions and be skillful drivers.

Stephen Capellas - IADLEST Instructor/CJTC EVOC Instructor

Capellas Consulting & Reconstruction

Stephen Capellas began his law enforcement career with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in Vancouver, Washington in August, 1980.  In 1982 he was assigned to the Traffic Unit and began studying collision investigation.  He also joined the Sheriff’s Office SWAT team at that time and served with the regional SWAT team for 18 years as an assault team leader and submachine gun instructor. In 1988, his continued studies helped him to reach the level of Collision Reconstructionist.  He was promoted to Sergeant in the Sheriff’s Office in 1989 and his duties included Patrol, Case Management, and the Training Unit.  In 1991 Steve became an Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor, and he helped to develop the EVOC program for the Sheriff’s Office through a joint training program with the Vancouver Police Department that eventually led to a regional EVOC training team of instructors from 7 different agencies.  He developed departmental vehicle use policies for both the Sheriff’s Office and Vancouver PD, and he created advanced training classes for instructors throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.  In 1998, Steve left the Sheriff’s Office and became an officer with the Vancouver Police Department.  His primary duty assignment was as a collision reconstructionist in the Traffic Unit for 10 ½ years.  Steve provided instruction throughout Washington State as a certified instructor in both Emergency Vehicle Operations (basic academy and instructor-level) and Collision Investigation (all levels).  Steve is a certified SKIDCAR and Pursuit Immobilization Technique (PIT) Instructor.  In 2009, Steve began a private consulting business specializing in crash reconstruction and professional driver training.  Steve retired from active service in 2010, but he continues to instruct for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission as a Senior Instructor in both EVOC and Collision Investigation.  Steve has written and assisted with updating EVOC and collision investigation curriculums in both previous departments and now with the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.  He is a current member of ALERT International and WATAI (Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators).

Lunch provided by the FORD outside the Riverfront Ballroom.

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on the Body and How it Affects the Job/Driving

This session will teach attendees about the science of sleep, why it’s important, and what happens when we don’t get enough of it. Attendees will also learn about how to improve their sleep, and reduce the associated risks of sleep deprivation and fatigue.

Dr. Lois James (PHD) - Washington State University College of Nursing Sleep and Performance Research

Lois James is the Assistant Dean of Research and an Associate Professor in the Washington State University (WSU) College of Nursing, where she focuses on the impact of sleep loss, fatigue, stress, and bias on performance and safety in shift workers such as police officers, firefighters, health care personnel, and military personnel. She has received multiple honors and awards for her work, and is internationally recognized as a leading expert in her field. She specializes in developing, implementing, and evaluating fatigue risk management and sleep education programs. She is also the founding director of Counter Bias Training Simulation (CBTsim), a novel and innovative simulation-based anti-bias training program that has been featured in National Geographic and the feature-length documentary “bias.” Dr. James’s work has been published extensively in academic journals, practitioner magazines, and mainstream media such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. During her time at WSU, James has brought in approximately $7,000,000 of extramural funding, making her an important contributor to WSU’s “Drive to 25” goal of being recognized as one of the nation’s top 25 public research universities, preeminent in research and discovery, teaching, and engagement by 2030. 

Make sure to take timeon breaks to visit with our vendors and sponsors.

Chief Damon Simmons (PHd) - Liberty Lake Police Department

Dr. Damon Simmons possesses an extensive 25-year background in the criminal justice system. In addition, Dr. Simmons boasts 23 years of teaching experience at both professional and collegiate levels. Throughout his career in law enforcement, he has taken on various roles such as being a field training officer, gang investigator, school resource officer, TAC team member, child sexual predator investigator, registered sex offender investigator, United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force member and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force member. Furthermore, he has served as a patrol supervisor and currently holds the position of Chief of Police.

Dr. Simmons obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Great Falls, a Master of Science Degree from the University of Phoenix, and ultimately attained a Doctorate Degree specializing in Criminal Justice from Walden University.

• Welcome - ALERT President Geoff Bush

• US National Anthem

• Canadian National Anthem

• Opening Remarks

• Briefing - Spokane County Sheriff Office Staff

Our check in table willbe found outside Riverfront Balroom if you missed us for pre-registration check in on Sunday.

Hot breakfast provided by the conference outside the Riverfront Ballroom.

Join us in the Centennial Davenport hotel lobby for some pizza, drink tickets and afriendly meet and greet hosted by our friends and Evoctech.

Look for our registration table in the lobby of the hotel.

Training Events (Choose One)

• Vehicle CQB - This course is designed as an introduction to skills and techniques required to conduct High-Risk Vehicle Takedowns and vehicle barricaded suspect resolution.

  Requirements: Eye protection, Personal Duty/Tactical equipment, note-taking materials, 25 rounds of Simunition or UTM for both rifle and pistol.

• Below 100 - Below 100 is an officer safety and survival course focusing on the initiative to reduce police line-of-duty deaths to fewer than 100 per year. This training covers the real facts of how line-of-duty deaths are occurring across the country and what can be done to address the problem.

• VDI - “Patrol Vehicle Ambush Survival Skills Training Laboratory” — This workshop is designed to improve law enforcement driver trainers adn training supervisors capability to design and develop individual training exercises and drills, along with full scale training courses and programs, that address the existing, evolving, and emerging risks posed by vehicle ambush-type attacks targeting officers, agents, deputies, etc.,
  An emphasis is placed on developing reality-based scenarios which more fully engage students in the training, increase the perceived value of training, and clearly achieve specific training goals and objectives.

• PIT Techniques with "Behind-the-wheel" Exercises - The precision Immobilization technique is a use of force technique used by law enforcement to terminate vehicular pursuits. When correctly done the PIT maneuver although being a use of force could result in a deadly force situation for the officer. This class will help the officer to be able to articulate his or her actions when deciding to use the PIT maneuver during vehicle pursuit situations and in accordance with their agency’s policy and procedure.

Breakfast is on you Thursday.

Dinner Banquet and Scholarship Raffle

Society Garden, Macon, GA

Demonstration

OnStar Vehicle Location Assistance Technology and Demo, Sherry Leveque

Law enforcement across the US and Canada leverage OnStar technology to help locate stolen vehicles quicker with real time GPS location information. Other features to further aid law enforcement with vehicle recovery and apprehend suspects, include:

·         Remote Ignition Block, which blocks the ignition from being restarted once the vehicle has been turned off, and

·         Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, to prevent acceleration and safely slow the vehicle down to help minimize risks associated with pursuits. 

Attend this session to learn more about OnStar technology, explore case studies highlighting public safety’s strategic use of OnStar to bring emergency incidents to a safer conclusion, and experience Stolen Vehicle Slowdown from the driver’s seat in a live demonstration.

Use your meal card to get something scrumptious.