This webinar uses the OODA approach – Observation, Orientation, Decision, and Action- to explore how public safety leaders need to shift paradigms to effectively address the constantly changing external environment. Public safety’s primary function-to protect the health, safety, and welfare of citizens and the communities served-has intensified in recent years because of more domestic terrorism and psychopathic acts while fewer qua...

The 2023 International Public Safety Association Annual Conference will bring together public safety officials - law enforcement, fire, EMS, telecommunications, emergency management and allied emergency responders from around the United States and internationally. It is designed to be an amazing networking and learning opportunity for everyone that attends. Attendees will walk away with several educational resources, tips and strategies that t...

Applications designed for public safety and complementary peripherals have resulted in increased utility and improved efficiency. This presentation will identify the benefits of a connected officer approach and provide an overview of the most effective applications currently available, including support for officer safety and wellness, criminal justice resources, and even ways of quickly distributing virtual wanted bulletins to other officers...

California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is one of the largest correctional agencies in the world and responsibilities include parole oversight of recently released offenders. Traditionally, parole agents relied on heavy three-ring binders filled with handwritten notes and had difficulty accessing files and supporting resources. The Virtual Integrated Mobile Office effort provides parole agents with ready access to parol...

Smartphones provide operational benefits that can be significantly expanded if officers can access criminal justice databases. This requires compliance with Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) policy and can be somewhat challenging. This webinar will provide clear guidance on key areas including multi-factor authentication, mobile device management, encryption requirements, and compensating control options. Presenters include a vetera...

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...

Allowing tactical paramedics to make entry with SWAT and law enforcement tactical units is becoming increasingly popular around the world. Lives are being saved with medical personnel present to perform lifesaving treatments within seconds of injury. But there are a lot of factors for agencies to consider from training and equipment to policies and funding. The IPSA’s TEMS 101 panel webinar is designed as a Q+A style discussion with TEMS...

In emergency response every second matters. Live911 allows first responders to hear 911 calls in real-time. With Live911 software, patrol officers can monitor incoming emergency calls for their immediate area in real-time. First Responders can hear the caller’s urgency and small details that may not be entered into the CAD system as well as identify on a map the caller’s precise location prior the call for service being dispatched....

Speaker: Dr. Anna Fitch Courie, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, Director, Responder Wellness, FirstNet Program at AT&T Description: First responders experience health risk factors that far exceed the general population – simply by the nature of their work. And there are different levels of intervention to help influence health, according to the socio-ecological model of health and behavior change. These include the individual; the family, unit or...

The number of officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 was the highest level of loss in almost 50 years, with much of the increase attributable to COVID-19. As we continue to deal with the pandemic, there’s an equally deadly threat to officers which has long been on the minds of law enforcement officials: police officer suicides. Tragically, the number of police suicides each year often exceeds line-of-duty deaths and leaders have l...