5PM: Palm Beach police use simulator to train for more than real-life 250 scenarios

The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation has invested $300,000 to enhance officer training in "use of force" scenarios.

FORCE SCENARIOS& THEYSIMULATOR TECHNOLOGY THAT CANPUT OFFICERS THROUGH MORE THAN250 SCENARIOS&AND OUTCOMES.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA EXPLAINS WHY POLICESAY THIS TECHNOLOGY IS THETRAINING OF THE FUTURE.

AGAIN- WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THISIS JUST A SIMULATION.<< THE VIRTRA SIMULATOR WILLALLOW INSTRUCTORS TO SHOWOFFICERS HOW THE OUTCOMES OFEACH CALL CHANGES BASED ONTHEIR DECISIONS& PKG: 13:34:45LETS GO WEGO (DRAWS GUN) REAL LIFESCENARIOS SURROUNDING OFFICERSIN A 300 DEGREE VIEW USING 5SCREENS&.

ITSIMULATOR& 13:03:49 WHAT THECHIEF WANTED FOR OVER 2 YEARSWAS TO BRING IN A SYSTEM THATWE COULD TRAIN OUR OFFICERS INA RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE ANDBRING REAL LIFE SCENARIOS TOTHOSE OFFICERS TO HELP TRAINTHEM TO BETTER RESPOND OUT ONTHE STREET PALM BEACH POLICEAND THE FIRE FOUNDATION WORKEDTOGETHER TO BRING THETECHNOLOGY TO OFFICERS&.INCLUDING AMBUSHES, ACTIVESHOOTERS, AND EVEN RESPONSE TOMENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES&13:42:32 WHATS THAT IN YOURHAND?

IS THAT A TOY?

13:05:01WHEN THE PERSON THAT WASAFFECTED WITH AUTISM SAID HEYTHE LIGHTS ARE BOTHERING MEDID YOU HEAR THAT?

DID YOUTURN OFF THE LIGHTS TO YOURCAR SO YOU COULD ENGAGE THEMAND APPROPRIATELY HELP THEM?PALM BEACH POLICE TRAINING ANDCOMMUNITY RELATIONSCOORDINATOR MICHAEL OGRODNICKSHOWS US HOW AN INSTRUCTOR NOTONLY CAN HEIGHTEN THE SCENARIODEPENDING ON THE OFFICERACTIONSNOTIFY THE OFFICER IF THERESOMETHING THEY ARE MISSING.13:09:58 AND THAT GIVES THEM ALITTLE JOLT PALM BEACH POLICEAND FIRE FOUNDATION PRESIDENTJOHN SCARPA SAYS THISSIMULATOR WILL ALSO TIETOGETHER TRAINING WITH FIRERESCUE IN THE FUTURE& 13:15:02OBVIOUSLY I AM VERY PRO POLICEAND PRO FIRE AND I WORRY ABOUTALL OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIESEVERY DAY SO THIS TYPE OFTRAINING WHAT WERE PROVIDINGTO THEM RIGHT IS SO ESSENTIALPALM BEACH POLICE SAYDEPENDING ON CALL VOLUME ANDSPECIAL EVENTSRUN OFFICERS THROUGH SIMULATORTRAINING EVERY WEEK.

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