If a picture is worth a thousand words then a video is……………..

 

Many folks at LPD have already watched this video as a training tool and for good reason. One, it’s a bizarre situation that most officers will not likely see in their careers. Two, and more importantly, the quality of the video is fantastic; not the grainy dashboard camera angles we are used to. No doubt there are multiple approaches to analyzing this video but for our purposes we should focus on what role police fitness plays in officer survival. Harkening back to a previous post “Why police fitness matters” think about if you are the officer who has to carry your partner to safety? Or maybe worse yet, imagine you are the downed officer and you have to be rescued? What happens if the second officer gets hurt because (s)he is struggling moving you? Bottom line: How confident are you in your fitness?

What if you have to save this guy? What if it’s you?