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Patrol
ASAP Survival Gear Launches Line of Pre-Packed Go Bags
ASAP Survival Gear offers a customizable, self-contained, portable system of packs and specialized gear to prepare you for when disaster or an unexpected emergency strikes.
May 16, 2010
Patrol
Survival Stories
In a profession fraught with diminishing resources, one of our most valuable resources is the experience of officers who have already faced our worst nightmares and come back alive.
May 31, 2005
Patrol
S.W.A.T. for Survival
Fitness is critical for all law enforcement officers, especially those on tactical units.
March 31, 2000
Training
Lessons of Survival
On Easter Sunday 1998, I was injured when a suspect ambushed another deputy and myself with an AK-47. In the shooting's aftermath, I considered how I owed my survival to formal and informal training that others had given me.
April 30, 2008
Patrol
Emotional Survival for Retirement
One of the great challenges of turning civilians into crime fighters is developing their sense of being initiated into a unique group of people who will share high-risk adventures and protect not only each other physically, but morally as well, preserving that collective honor we each hold so dear.
January 23, 2011
Patrol
Tool Logic Survival Knives
August 31, 2004
Training
The Officer Survival Creed
"The will to survive, to survive the attack, must be uppermost in my mind. Therefore, preparation and not paranoia is the key to my survival. To survive I must be aware, be alert, be confident, be deceptive, be decisive, and be ready. I must expect the unexpected and do the unexpected."
March 19, 2013
Patrol
Plainclothes Survival
When you are in plain clothes, you don't have the luxury of a big duty belt to carry all your gear. So you have a tendency to pack light. That's a tendency that can lead to tragedy.
July 21, 2009
Patrol
Train for Survival
Just as every police officer knows that it might be necessary to take a human life in the performance of his duties, every officer also is aware that saving lives is an important part of police work. The trauma in either situation, however, is only an abstraction until he comes face-to-face with the real possibility of death.
September 30, 1998
Patrol
Off-Duty Survival
Dealing with incidents when you're off duty can be very different from working in uniform. Before you involve yourself in an off-duty incident, it is imperative that you have a game plan in place. As my former boss often told us, "Failure to plan is planning to fail."
January 31, 2009
Careers
Overtime Survival Kit
If you have an issued car, keep a small bag in the trunk. If your department utilizes a car fleet, then keep this in your privately owned vehicle trunk or in your locker. This won't take up much space, but will make life a little more livable.
November 7, 2010
Weapons
Survival is Your Responsibility
Recent "scientific" studies have shown that officer-involved shootings happen very quickly…DUH! One only needs to talk to any officer who has ever been involved in a shooting to figure that out.
December 31, 2008
Careers
Start Financial Survival Now
In my decades of police work I have seen far too many coppers get in over their heads by living large and not preparing for a rainy day. I don't care what you call your savings, just have some.
May 11, 2010
Patrol
Explosive Devices: Steps To Survival
The role of society's sheepdog is to be in harm's way. When faced with a suspicious package or possible car bomb, police must take control of the situation, form a protective barrier for the civilian population, and secure the area until it is made safe.
May 9, 2011
Careers
First Day Jitters and Survival
Whoever created the analogy of butterflies in your stomach to represent the uncertainties of the first day missed the mark. Recalling my rookie days─now having had a few─the feeling to me is more like buzzards circling in your gut.
March 28, 2009
Patrol
Wounded Philadelphia Officer Shares Story of Survival
Philadelphia Police Officer Edward Davies, critically wounded in the line of duty last August, is speaking out about his struggle to survive and the lifesaving efforts of fellow officers and doctors. Read Story Here.
May 7, 2014
SWAT
Fighting for Survival In Harsh Economic Times
The lingering bad economy continued to cause havoc on American law enforcement. Many law enforcement agencies have been forced to downsize dramatically, including laying off officers in unprecedented numbers. So-called "non-essential" services are being eliminated.
October 16, 2011
Patrol
A Dose of Survival Reality
Keep officer survival smart and simple.
November 30, 2001
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