In the last three years the United States and countries around the world have seen many changes. A pandemic, staffing shortages, resource voids and an increase in mental health calls for service. Public safety is on the forefront of managing mental health more now than ever before. This webinar will address the reality of mental health calls for service and the impact it has on patrol staffing, stakeholder engagement, and police officer respon...

Over the last two years the Edmonton Police Service has developed a multi-agency team, with interdisciplinary professionals to offramp high social disorder and vulnerable persons from the Justice system into appropriate social supports, reducing police involvement and improving community safety and wellbeing. The Edmonton police has partnered with many inner-city social agencies who provide navigators that work alongside police officers to con...

In 2016, Respond-Observe-Assess-React (ROAR) was developed by Dr. Pietro D’Ingillo and Sgt. Eric Ehrhorn to instruct members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. This response model minutely dissects facets of field response and is considered a roadmap to de-escalation (crisis stabilization), field dynamics and decision making. ROAR’s design innately identifies stabilizing and de-stabilizing factors which are integ...

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...

Mass casualty events have become an unwelcomed trend. To help communities with hostile event preparedness, response and recovery, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released NFPA 3000TM (PS), Standard for an Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program in 2018. The standard is currently being updated by 50-plus representatives from federal agencies, law enforcement, fire, EMS, emergency management, facilities, private s...

Even though there is a fire reported within the U.S. every 24 seconds; a majority of these incidents occur without little to no media interest. This lack of attention plays into the overall absence of awareness by the public and first responders on the use of fire to destroy property, inflict casualties or instill fear throughout our country. The necessity to provide awareness on the current trends and utilization methods of fire as a weapon i...