Expanding Tactical Capabilities and Community Engagement with Mobile Technology
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has deployed smartphones to all sworn personnel resulting in improved operational effectiveness, increased situational awareness, and expanded tactical response capabilities. Helicopter, drone, robot, bomb squad, and SWAT operations all benefit from the ability to live stream videos of evolving situations. After a fatal school shooting incident in 2017, the agency developed a comprehensive partnership with schools throughout the county to allow access to thousands of cameras during incidents. Undersheriff Dave Ellis, who also serves as the Chief of Police for Spokane Valley, was the incident commander at the 2017 school shooting incident. He oversaw the expansion of response capability and will share best practices, lessons learned, and recommendations for going mobile.
Learning objectives:
- Understanding of the benefits of smartphones in tactical operations, to include real time video feeds from school cameras, coordinating with geolocation at an operator level, and real-time streaming from both helicopters and drones.
- Recognize the value of public/private partnerships with schools and businesses.
- Comprehend the benefit of synergistically blending a real time crime and fusion center with a robust smartphone deployment to provide developing information to frontline personnel.
Speaker and Presenter Information
Dave Ellis:
Chief Dave Ellis started his law enforcement career with the Post Falls, Idaho Police Department in 1998. During that time, he worked as a patrol officer, Field Training Officer, and as a member of the SWAT team. He was awarded the Officer of the Year award in 2000. In 2002, Chief Ellis joined the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. He has worked as a Patrol Deputy, Detective, Sergeant, Chief Criminal Deputy, and Undersheriff overseeing all aspects of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. He currently serves as the Chief of Police for Spokane Valley.
Relevant Government Agencies
Other Federal Agencies, Federal Government, State & Local Government
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ET
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
Website
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Organizer
International Public Safety Assocation