EVOC

**ALL INSTRUCTORS PLEASE NOTE THAT 1 WEEK FROM THE CLASS WE NEED TO VERIFY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR THE PAPERWORK, TESTS AND STUDENT MANUALS** No paperwork will be sent to you until that time


**ASHLEY'S LAW - Attention all EVOC Instructors...please instruct all students on the changes caused by the adoption of SB 762-Emergency vehicles, proceeding past red lights....this changes 46.2-920-paragraph 2 - that the driver of an emergency vehicle is given three options: either (i) sound a siren, exhaust whistle, or air horn designed to give automatically intermittent signals or (ii) yield right-of-way or, if required for safety, bring the vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding with due regard to the safety of persons and property. Our instructions to you are to remind and inform your students that "THE SAFEST PRACTICE IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT ALL INTERSECTIONS!"

If you have questions contact an EVOC Course Coordinator

Virginia DMV Legislative Bulletin


VAVRS EVOC STUDENT MANUAL 2010

VAVRS 2010 EVOC Student Manual


VAVRS EVOC VIDEO SEGMENTS

VAVRS EVOC Video Segment One

VAVRS EVOC Video Segment Two

VAVRS EVOC Video Segment Three

VAVRS EVOC Video Segment Four

VAVRS EVOC Video Segment Five

VAVRS EVOC Course Coordinators

E. B. "Bubby" Bish, Jr.
920 Dogwood Drive
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
804-526-6026
E-Mail

Gary Dalton
P O Box 522
202B Southridge Court
Woodstock, VA 22664
540-481-0125
E-Mail


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VAVRS EVOC Course Quality Assurance Officer

Tom Gwaltney
2645 Colonial Trail East
Surry, VA 23883
757-294-3238
E-Mail

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VAVRS EVOC Instructor Trainers

District 1
Ronnie Slough
49 Bedford Rd.
Buena Vista, Va. 24416
540-261-7574
E-Mail

District 2
Joe Wright
P O Box 501, 125 Wilson Ave
Wakefield, VA 23888
757-899-8050

District 3
Doug Eberhardt
10364 Lamore Drive
Disputanta, Va. 23842
804-400-7107
E-Mail

District 4
Gary Dalton
P O Box 522
Woodstock, VA 22664
540-459-4849
E-Mail

District 5
James W. Fontaine
189 Crestwood Drive
Madison Heights, VA 24572
434-929-6310
E-Mail

District 6
Matthew J. Tatum
1024 Dupont Road
Martinsville, VA 254112
276-340-8005
E-Mail

District 7 and District 9
Rickey Hodge
P O Box 5115
Christiansburg, VA 24068
540-392-4531
E-Mail

District 8
George Langford
646 Eskimo Hill Road
Stafford, VA 22554
540-720-7289
E-Mail

District 10
Kevin Dillard
1170 International Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
540-752-7721 Ext 115
E-Mail

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EVOC EQUIVALENTS

Because the VAVRS State Office has received numerous calls on numerous occasions from EVOC instructors and individuals asking what OEMS accepts as EVOC certification to meet the VA Rules/Regulations requirements.

Below is directly from OEMS:
The following training programs have been reviewed and are recognized as equivalents to the emergency vehicle operator requirements established in the Rules and Regulations Governing EMS in the Commonwealth (July 1990) - Section 5.2b.1a (2).

• VAVRS (Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads,Inc / DFP (Department of Fire Programs) Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course (EVOC)



• Department of Criminal Justices Services Driver Training Academy EVOC Course and/or Instructor School



• U S Department of Transportation/National Highway Transportation Safety Administration EVOC



• Volunteer Fireman's Insurance Services, Inc. Emergency Vehicle Driver Training



• Ambulance Insurance Services, Inc., Emergency Vehicle Driver Training



• Heavy Vehicle Operator's Course - Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority



• EVOC - Program developed by Virginia Power



• EVOC - Program developed by Chesterfield County Fire Department



• EVOC - Program developed by the City of Alexandria



• Fairfax County Drivers Outline and Virginia Emergency Vehicle Operators Course



• Fail Safe, Inc. Driver Training Program - MedTrans of Virginia



• EVOC - University of Maryland - Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute



• American Medical Response - Virginia Division of EVOC Course



• Rescue Resource and Development EVOC



• Emergency Services Insurance program - ESIP EVOC Ambulance