With a growing number of dams approaching their design service life, dam safety engineers are looking for ways to mitigate the risks related to public safety, aging infrastructure and rising maintenance costs. Modernizing dam monitoring and maintenance practices with digital advancements, including the latest automated condition monitoring solutions, drone-captured reality modeling and digital twins, are giving public sector dam operators tool...

On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

Commercial UAV Expo, September 5-7, 2023 in Las Vegas, defines and showcases the global commercial drone industry, with a tie-in into the world of advanced air mobility. In 2022, the show smashed all previous records and registered more than 4,100 attendees from 60 nations and all 50 states, while hosting 232 exhibitors. It draws the power buyers and global influencers and sets the pace for the industry. 4,000+ delegates from 6 continents will...

PCO 2023, APCO International’s Annual Conference & Expo, is the premier event for public safety communications officials, from frontline telecommunicators to comm center managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors. Starting August 6, APCO 2023 offers four days of educational sessions, committee meetings and special events, paired with two full days of exhibits. Who Attends?Our conference attendees represen...

The OpTac International Critical Incident Management Tabletop Exercise Program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to enhance their command of critical incidents and management of emergency response personnel. An emphasis is placed on using tabletop exercises based on real-life events to facilitate a detailed understanding of command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical incident manageme...

On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

Police fleet vehicles have very unique needs to help officers perform their duties. New this year at GFX, fleet managers have a chance to hear from industry experts and fellow fleet managers on best practices to care for these vehicles, plus address major hurdles facing police fleets in 2023. Police Fleet Conference (PFC) is an event within the Government Fleet Expo and Conference (GFX) designed for police fleets to learn from industry e...

Stress-management provided us with the tools we needed when we were already stressed, but did not help us to keep from getting stressed. Self-care was introduced to help us prepare for stressful situations, but focused primarily on the body’s response to stress. We recognized that our perceptions, the way we think, our goals and expectations also create stress, and the concept of Resiliency was developed to address this. Now we recognize...

The Performance Management Regional Roundtables (PMRR) Southwest Edition is an annual event that will bring together local government leaders from the Southwest region on March 30th, 2023 at Balboa Park Ballroom in San Diego, CA. This is a valuable opportunity to connect with other local government leaders and learn from their experiences in addressing challenges and innovating their leadership practices, management strategies, and operations...

What is the number one stressor in the workplace? Is it the emotional or physical toll our careers take on us? Is it citizens or clients that demand too much with little or no support or appreciation? Those things can and are stressful, but research tells us it is the internal or organizational stress that causes the most damage. We expect demands from those we serve, but when it comes from the organization, it blindsides us. In Part 1 of this...