ATAK (Android Team Awareness Kit) is a game-changing collaborative mobile app providing real-time display of team member locations and sharing of encrypted text, photos and videos among first responders. Originally developed for special forces, it is now available to police and fire personnel. Users can share mission-essential information including real-time drone feeds during critical incidents. ATAK effectively serves as a command center for...

The Chicago Police Department has embarked on an ambitious effort to equip thousands of officers with smartphones that provide full access to real-time mission-critical information. The agency is also piloting an effort to use the smartphone as the primary computing device, thus supporting in-field, in-car and in-station operations. The result: Improved capabilities and significant potential for cost savings. Webinar attendees will take away t...

Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and a call to action. It is intended to promote community efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency because a person with a life-threatening injury from a motor vehicle collision, a stab wound or a gunshot wound can bleed to death before first responders arrive. The bystander acts as the first responder and are the first point of c...

This special presentation is a personal story about how Firefighter/Paramedic Matthew Fiorenza with Anaheim Fire Rescue survived childhood trauma, alcoholism and post-traumatic stress. After a bad divorce, an on the job injury that required surgery and a suicide attempt, Fiorenza thought his life was hopeless. His story of resilience is one that is to be shared with all emergency responders out there that are suffering in silence, the ones who...

First responders become accustomed to acute trauma, causing physical, mental and emotional exhaustion of the body and mind. In response to the high intensity of their jobs and the accumulation of traumatic stress injuries, drug and alcohol use can become a means of coping, leaving first responders at risk for developing substance abuse disorders along with mental health issues like stress disorders, depression and anxiety. During this webinar,...

The IPSA's project management 101 webinar is relevant to aspiring, new and seasoned public safety project managers. Section 1: Overview Core ConceptsWhy Project Management is ImportantShort term and long term projects Section 2: Project Plans and Schedules Scope StatementsDeliverables, Milestones and TimelineBudgetsRisks and Risk Mitigation Section 3: Successful Management Managing a Project TeamEffective CommunicationsNavigating PoliticsMista...

Due to their occupation, emergency responders have unique and elevated physical and mental health risks when compared to the general population. During this current global pandemic crisis, these duty-related risks are compounded with added physical and emotional stress. Maintaining general wellness becomes a significant challenge all emergency responders need to be cognizant of, manage and overcome in order to preserve their general health. Ch...

The International Public Safety Association's Annual Conference will be held February 27 -28, 2020 at the Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, Arizona. The focus will be on integrated response. Law enforcement, 911 telecommunicators, fire service, EMS, emergency management and allied emergency response professionals need to attend. It will be an incredible cross-disciplinary education and networking event. The agenda will be posted soon. Attend...