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The 2018 Camp Fire became the costliest wildfire in California history with a total of 85 civilian deaths and an estimated $16.5 billion in damage. The public safety response to the rapidly unfolding disaster was—in totality— valiant and brave and seemingly superhuman even if at times wholly improvised.
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Think of an FTO as a football coach shaping, leading, and preparing a new member of his team. He or she needs to be prepared and bring the right skillset and methods to the table for best training the new recruits.
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More and more agencies have an on-staff counselor or counseling staff—many of whom have law enforcement backgrounds—and going to see them can really help you out. These counselors are usually outside of the station to preserve your privacy.
Read More →Vehicle pursuits are inherently hazardous and often involve all manner of mayhem, including property damage and personal injury to fleeing violators, innocent victims, and pursuing police. Here are some keys to help mitigate the risks.
Read More →Taking on the challenge of attending training above and beyond what is merely required can have myriad benefits—from increasing the prospects of promotion to simply preventing an untimely demise.
Read More →Smart, strategic, subtle placement of appropriate quotations can help instructors cement into students' minds important lessons that—in the context of police training—could one day save a life.
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Police trainers and roll call supervisors should take every possible opportunity to examine and discuss ways to mitigate the inherent perils of foot pursuits.
Read More →If police trainers can examine—with an objective and critical eye—some of the suggestions made in the new Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) report on recruit training, a great deal of good can potentially come of it for officers, agencies, and the communities they serve.
Read More →Having an enhanced ability to accurately perceive a person's fundamental personality trait—Blueprint, Action, Nurturing, and Knowledge—can enable officers to achieve the most optimal outcome available at any given call for service.
Read More →With no "red wave" of victories among largely pro-police Republican candidates for public office in this year's midterm elections, hopes that the "defund-the-police" movement had finally met its end have been all but washed away.
Read More →Simply by participating in Cadet, Explorer, and Internship programs, young "recruits" almost always become advocates and ambassadors for police within their families and peer groups—that outcome alone is worthwhile return on investment, regardless of whether or not any individual goes on to become a sworn officer.
Read More →Training in "Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity" goes well beyond the well-intentioned effort to hire, train, and retain in the ranks individuals from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds. It addresses somewhat more abstract concepts such as cultural competency, microaggressions, implicit bias, confirmation bias, and others.
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