The IPSA's web-workshop about suicide in public safety is for anyone in government or the private sector. The course syllabus includes: Section 1: Suicide PreventionContributing risk factors Recognizing signs Mental health related to suicide Section 2: Suicide InterventionKnowing when to step in Listening skills Resources and getting help Section 3: Suicide PostventionFirst response impact Postevention = Prevention Resilience and resources Rec...

This 2-day course explores principles developed over the last twenty years in the “social behavior” arena. The same concepts that effect positive social engineering are duplicated in designing inhabited spaces to cause people to do what you want them to do. Students will learn to design “from the curb inward” and incorporate overlapping threat prevention principles. We also look at crime and terrorist activity and their...

Safe-room, panic rooms, evacuation shelters, tornado cellars and collective shelters all provide protection from man-made or natural threats, for both short and long periods of time. They usually serves as a place to repair to during emergency situations; a fall back position in case of emergencies, if you will. Effective design components; i.e., air requirements and waste management, capacity limits, use of electronic media and other technolo...

The IPSA's web-workshop about project management fundamentals is relevant to aspiring, new and seasoned project managers. This event is at 12pm AZ time (2pm EST) Section 1: OverviewCore Concepts Why Project Management is Important Short term and long term projects Section 2: Project Plans and SchedulesScope Statements Deliverables, Milestones and Timeline Budgets Risks and Risk Mitigation Section 3: Successful ManagementManaging a Project Team...

Firehouse World – THE can’t miss event for the fire service. Thousands of firefighters, chiefs, captains, lieutenants and more will meet in San Diego for training, a look at the latest gear and equipment and gain new expertise to advance their careers. Firehouse World is the most comprehensive event serving today’s fire-service leadership with the international education and range of products and technologies necessary to pre...