DESCRIPTION: EVOC: Emergency Vehicle Operations Course

This course is designed to instruct civilians in good defensive driving tactics.  This course is also good pretraining for anyone who is going to be entering a police academy and wishes to learn some of the techniques which will be taught. Heavy emphasis is placed on skid recovery, loss of control recovery, control during a blowout, and operating on less than ideal surfaces. The students will demonstrate a working knowledge of driver skills by successfully driving such courses as the Skid Pan, the Hazard Avoidance Simulator, Threshold/ABS Braking Simulator, and other various skill and precision oriented activities.

INSTRUCTORS: All instructors are POST certified driving instructors.

PREREQUISITE: Must be in excellent physical condition and free of any prior injuries that may be aggravated by intensive vehicle weight transfer, braking, turning, or skidding.

PRESENTATION HOURS: This is an 8-hour course that will be presented from 0800-1700.

LOCATION: Report to the Regional Training Center at 6289 Madigan Rd., Dublin.  If you choose to bring a lunch there are large refrigerators in the RTC breakroom as well as a soda and snack machine.  Otherwise, there are numerous restaurants within a couple miles of the RTC.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Students are required to have a valid drivers license with atleast 6 months driving experience and auto insurance. Students should wear suitable clothing, such as long pants (no shorts or skirts), a comfortable shirt and sturdy shoes. Athletic shoes are acceptable. No sandals, highs heels, or dress shoes allowed. Vehicles are provided (FORD Crown Victoria).  If you have any questions, please contact EVOC Coordinator, Deputy Ron Graber at rgraber@acgov.org.

Students are required to complete the Release of Liability Form and bring it to the first day of class. Adult Release can be found here and Juvenile Release can be found here.

PAYMENT:  Tuition will be accepted on the day of the course with either cash or check made out ot the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.  Credit Card payments can be made, prior to the course, Tuesday through Friday 0800-1700 in the main office at the Regional Training Center.

CANCELLING REGISTRATION:  To cancel a registration for a course, please notify the Regional Training Center via e-mail or phone. E-mail cancellations can be directed to rtcinfo@sheriffacademy.com and phone cancellations to (925) 551-6970. In all cases, course cancellations less than 5 business days' prior to class start date, may be subject to a course cancellation fee equal to 50% of the course tuition. Students who fail to attend the course without cancelling prior to the start of the course (No Show) will be charged the full course tuition.