By Leischen Stelter
It feels like every day I read about another public safety consolidation effort. A story that made its way into my inbox today is about Bay City, Mich. city commission getting ready to discuss a plan to consolidate and cross-train police and firefighters.
In my position, I have the honor of meeting many military and law enforcement men and women whose service to this country always humbles me. Last week, I had the distinct honor of meeting two Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, an experience I shall never forget.
By Leischen Stelter
Deputy Chief Steve Prziborowski with the Santa Clara County, Calif. Fire Department knew early in his career that he wanted to become a chief officer.But he was also very realistic about what it would take to achieve that dream. Prziborowski knew it would be a life-long journey to get the education and training he would need to work his way up the ranks.
By Leischen Stelter
It is critical that police officers are always aware of the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices. They must be properly trained about how to identify, respond to and assess the potential threats of IEDs. This is becoming increasingly true as budget restraints mean that specialized bomb squad units cannot be sustained in individual agencies.
Police Week is on. There are all sorts of events commemorating Police Week, including the Law Enforcement United riders who ride from Florida to D.C. and the D.C. Generals Police Week Jamboree, but no event is more emotional than the annual candle vigil.
Fire services are still suffering from the down economy, but there were a few glimmers of improvement discussed during the Congressional Fire Services Institute’s Annual National Fire & Emergency Services Dinner & Seminars on April 25. During a session titled, “Responding to the Call During the Economic Downturn,” Chief Mark Light from the International Association of Fire Chiefs reported that business was better for many of its corporate partners.
There is no denying the fact that the world we know is rapidly changing. It’s difficult for even the most technologically adept individuals to keep up with all the advancements in technology. While some of us may not want to accept these changes, they often cannot be avoided and become requirements of our jobs. There was recently an
By Mike Sale
I recently visited Niagara Falls to attend an exciting conference sponsored by the Crime Prevention Committee of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP). Crime Prevention through Innovation and Technology attracted a wide variety of police leaders, practitioners, academics and related professionals to discuss emerging trends in the ever-expanding field of crime prevention.
By James McLaughlin
When I attended the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the Kennedy School at Harvard in July 2010 there was a statement made by the program chair that I will never forget, which was “true leadership challenges the status quo.”