VFIS Releases Updated Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Program

VFIS is pleased to announce the release of the 2008 edition of the Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (EVDT) Program.  The effort is part of VFIS’ commitment to reducing the number of deaths and injuries among the emergency responder population. Part of that commitment is promoting the safe operation of emergency vehicles.

VFIS offered its first driver training program in 1978. Over the past three decades, VFIS has supplemented this flagship program by developing a wide variety of programs and materials that address safe response.  For more than two years, VFIS has worked to develop and update both the comprehensive Instructor’s Program Kit and the Participant Manual. Most of the updates were based on suggestions from the training academies and community colleges that have adopted the VFIS EVDT Program, as well as EVDT instructors who deliver the message of safety to students across the United States and Canada.

The 2008 Instructor’s Program Kit includes an Instructor’s CD with an updated PowerPoint presentation, sample blank forms for the instructor to document the program, student certificates, sample tests, related handout materials, links to various national and state organizations, and additional instructor resources. The Instructor’s DVD has been updated to include new Competency Course videos and two additional videos, EZ EVOC for Fire and EZ EVOC for EMS.

The revised Participant Manual has been redesigned with fill-in-the-blank sections that allow the student to more easily follow the instructor and remain engaged throughout classroom instruction. 

VFIS will conduct four-hour training sessions on the 2008 EVDT Edition at various regional locations. The training is designed for instructors who have taken VFIS EVDT Instructor training within the last 5 years. For more information about upcoming classes, visit http://www.vfis.com/seminars_workshops.asp.

Numerous organizations and training facilities utilize the current version of the EVDT Instructor’s Guide (C10:049) and EVDT Participant Manual (C10:068). VFIS plans to support the current versions of these products for the next two years.

For pricing and to order the 2008 edition of the Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (EVDT) Program, please call (800) 233-1957, ext. 7951.