The VR program simulates a range of encounters officers may face and is designed to mirror real-life unpredictability, ...

Cadets at the police academy in Cedar Falls, Iowa, first have to obtain a two- or four-year degree in criminal justice or police science before entering the 11-week training course. That’s when the ...

Axon’s new autism empathy VR training allows trainees to be fully immersed in the scene from both the officer’s perspective, and the perspective of the person in crisis. At its fifth annual Axon ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office is using new virtual reality technology to train deputies in realistic, high-pressure situations. When law ...

The New York Police Department is testing the use of virtual reality as a training tool for officers. The test started in early April and involved a couple hundred officers over the course of a single ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The field of Emergency Medical Services is facing a new kind of reality – a virtual one. Portland Community College’s Emergency Medical Services program, or EMS, is using brand ...

Safe training and updating the skills of tenured employees is complicated. It is also costly and can be largely ineffective in imparting lasting knowledge. Traditional training methods are simply ...

Firefighting is an inherently challenging profession, requiring constant adaptation to new threats and environments. As technology advances, so must our methods for preparing incident commanders (ICs) ...