DANE COUNTY E.O.D..
Lt. Steve Gilmore of the Dane County E.O.D.
unit
gave a presentation on bomb threats and how to locate and identify explosive devices. Bombings and the Threat of being bombed are harsh realities in today’s world and every
department should be
prepared for dealing
with such a threat.
Lt. Gilmore then went onto outline
these necessary steps, from receipt of the threat which includes gathering
of information referred to as the six W’s (who, what, where, when, why, write)
notification lists, evacuations,
and what to do in the event of an actual device being found. If a suspicious object is discovered, the area should be evacuated immediately. The command post
must be notified of the exact location of the object and provided with an accurate
description of the suspected device.
Lt. Gilmore also brought numerous
visual aids to help officers with recognition. These aids included old pipe
bombs, C4 explosives, and dynamite. Lt. Gilmore also had several video
clips which displayed the destructive power of several explosives.
Overall, this session of training
was very educational and useful. The information given was to extensive to
be listed here, however, if anyone is wishing to develop a bomb threat policy
for their department and they feel Lt. Glimore's handouts would help them in the
process I would strongly recommend contacting Lt. Gilmore at the Dane County
E.O.D. unit.
RAPID DEPLOYMENT IN SCHOOLS
Over a year ago, the Mayville Police Department realized a need to take a different approach to school and
workplace violence. Sgt. Bob Trevarthen and PSLO Kim Mittlestaedt of the Mayville PD began looking at different options, realizing that an active approach
was needed when there is an active shooter situation. Based on their own law enforcement experience, additional
training, and put from the local
businesses and schools, they came up with a rapid deployment technique that can be utilized by any size department.
At the recent NAFTO-WI Chapter
Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Sgt. Trevarthen explained the techniques and training they have provided their officers and other local agencies. These techniques can be
utilized by the first responding officers, whether
they are 1, 2, 5 or 10 officers, and takes only minutes to set up. The goal is to “Save Lives” by
doing the job that needs to be done.
While this is not a replacement
for SWAT, if there is an active shooter in a building, law enforcement needs to act fast, there is no time to
wait for a tactical team to arrive.
This technique can be implemented in minutes, utilizing
the equipment each officer has
at his/her disposal, with minimal
on scene preparation time.
There are numerous ways to respond to
these types of calls, each department and more importantly, each officer
must decide what is right for them
and the citizens they protect. Mayville Police Department realized a need, worked with
their local businesses, schools, EMS, Fire
Departments, and developed
a plan with great potential for saving lives.
If You
would like more information on
this program, contact Sgt. Robert Trevarthen, Mayville Police
Department (920)387-7903 or e-mail
him at :
rtrvarthen@mayvillecity.com
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Speaker run down for the 9th NAFTO Conference
James Korm
By Geri Glodowski
James Korom as the first speaker for the 9th annual NAFTO
Conference, he set the stage for the next couple of days.
As a general session speaker he was fast paced and able to generate interest for Officers,
Communications, and Corrections.
His example of harassment gave
trainers another view on the importance of documentation. He explained how we
have a responsibility to
our trainee when they or another
employee are being harassed. We have the same responsibility if they are
the harassers. Liability will fall back on the trainer and management if the
problem is ignored.
Mr. Korom has practiced extensively before the WERC. He gave the audience insight
into what the interpretation of the law is and why we may see a change in the
future.
When Mr. Korom is giving a presentation in your area I recommend you attend, it
is worth your time. Not only do you see the trainer responsibility, but your
responsibility as a law enforcement employee.
THANK YOU.....
We would like to thank Jim Korom for donating his
speaker fee to the September 11 relief fund, for survivors and their families.
To all that purchased the Thin Blue Line pins
your donation is appreciated and has also been donated to the September 11th
relief fun & if you are interested in purchasing a Thin Blue Line pin, please
contact one of the board members and they will direct you to the person(s) who
have pins left.
City of Fond du Lac
Fire Dept. Dispatcher / Fire
Relationships
By Mary Kay Beau
Asst. Chief of EMS, Michael Peterson
and the Training and Safety Officer Joseph Hoffman gave their
presentation on the good/poor rela tionships between fire departments and dispatchers, and also the expectation the
public has that all communication centers give EMD
pre- arrival instruction, There was a real interaction with the
attendees! With the communication
division of NAFTO being one of the smaller groups represented, it does have it’s advantages when it comes to presenters and
sharing your comments. We found it a good time to network with
the departments that were present and be truthful about how our centers do/do
not work well with fire departments. Mike and Joe were
very understanding as to the lack of knowledge fire personnel have of a dispatchers role as well as relayed
to us they don’t just “sit back in their lazy boys” waiting for us to page them out. We
all need to work on the improvement
of relationships. Just in relation to a dispatcher taking a call and
dispatching that call, we the dispatcher, have a feel for the call in
speaking directly to the “customer”. It is then up to the dispatcher on
how he/she delivers that dispatch to the fire department/ EMS
staff by our tone of voice we give them a mindset of the scene
they will be walking into.
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TONY HARRISON
By Dale Kuhlka
Breeding
success, Training Public Safety Personnel, was the title of the material
given out of the class and the class topic.
The
instructor was Tony Harrison. Tony
Harrison has 15 years experience with communications. He
served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for 9 years. Tony was supervising the communication center during the bombing of
the Murrah Federal Building.
I enjoyed
sitting in on Tony’s class because he gave you a sense of understanding of why we FT0 in the communication center. Some of the
topics were habits and transferring them to
the new people. Perceptions and insights, and
are you a teacher or a professor. The topics discussed
made me step back and reevaluate some teaching techniques. I
also found myself thinking to myself during his class, I have
done that or I just did that. Tony's message was motivation for this Field
Training Officer.
If you would like to contact Tony, you can write @Tony Harrison,
The Public Safety Group,
POB 74083, Edmond, OK 73083 or call 1-877-794-9389 or
visit the web site www. publicsafetygroup.com.
Also if
you get a chance to dine
with Tony I highly recommend it, I found it to be a
great time.
REVIEW OF BOB WILLIS By Kevin Harvancik
On Wednesday, day 2 of the 2001 conference,
Patrol and Corrections attended a presentation by Bob Willis of Calibre Press. Mr.
Willis’ subject was “How We Train, Why We Train, and The Liability of Training.
The
main point of Mr. Willis’ presentation was train to survive. Too often
training is focused on some of the more mundane detail oriented subjects.
Telecommunication-codes, and dotting “I’s & crossing
“T’s” may be important, but not at the expense of survival. Law enforcement,
whether patrol or corrections, is dangerous business and surviving violent
encounters is sometimes inadvertently overlooked.
Mr. Willis stressed in order to train a
recruit to survive in the field you must first understand the limits to prior
training. Most recruits come to field training officers from some sort of formal
academy. For the large part, this training is in a controlled environment. The
recruit expects to have to react to something. He or she may not know what it
is, but are pretty sure it is coming. In the field an officer has to be able to
act or react to the unexpected.
Mr. Willis showed numerous videos to the group.
The good, the bad and the ugly of violent encounters and officer’s reactions
were shown in living color. Assuming cooperation from a subject until it is too
late can be injurious if not fatal. Bad habits such as standing too close, or the
improper use of lapel mics had horrifying consequences in some instances.
Officer’s who were confident, and decisive were able to avert injury or death
to themselves and other officers.
Mr. Willis also cited some statistic’s compiled by the FBI of violent attacks on officers. At last years
conference, many attended a presentation by the FBI that cited these same
statistics. Mr. Willis was able to show how a study of these statistics can
help and officer train to survive. Being aware of the who, what, when, where
and
why’s of violent attacks can help officers reduced the unexpected. Those
who attended last years conference already have some of the latest reports.
Mr.
Willis’ presentation in many ways was a mini
Calibre Press ”Street Survival”
seminar. He was a dynamic and confident speaker, holding ones attention, and
thought provoking. For those who might have been thinking about attending a
“Street Survival” seminar some time in the future, Mr.Willis’ presentation at
this year’s conference certainly provided a glimpse of what one would get. I for one, was happy to get that glimpse.
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