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...

This webinar will bring together subject matter experts to discuss some of the current challenges facing first responders and veterans in the area of wellness. It will also address some of the latest research and discuss innovative programs being utilized to improve wellness initiatives for first responders, veterans and their agencies. It will discuss ways that organizations can be proactive in training and education in the area of wellness a...

The events of 9/11 created permanent changes in the provision of emergency services. Remembering the lives lost, recovery efforts and long-term influences are essential for emergency service professionals in all disciplines. Major incident response has been a discussion for decades, but what have fire, EMS and law enforcement learned from these events? This webinar will discuss the lessons learned at what took place after the 9/11 attack, the...

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...

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....

This webinar will provide an overview of the comprehensive and collaborative prevention, intervention and postvention efforts occurring in Los Angeles County to prevent Veteran suicide and to help Veterans thrive in the community. By attending this webinar, the audience will take away an understanding of how Los Angeles County is working to better the lives of Veterans in the community. All attendees will learn about different prevention prog...

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...

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...