A report on police officers shot and killed in the line of duty reveals that more officers are being ambushed at domestic incidents.
Deadly Connection: Domestic Incidents and Police Ambushes
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5 Elements of a Firefighter Workout Program
On September 11, 2011, Aaron Zamzow competed in the Ironman Wisconsin, running in memory of the 343 firefighters killed 10 years earlier. He trained hard for the event, and it paid off. He crossed the finish line overcome with emotion and “the honor of being a firefighter on this day in particular.”
6 Steps for Safeguarding Your Peer Support Team
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Public safety has always been a stressful career. But over the past few years, there’s been increased recognition about the mental and emotional stress police officers,...
Building a More Inclusive Environment for Women Firefighters
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The recent #MeToo movement revealed that despite centuries of progress, women still fight to be treated on par with men in the workplace. In the fire service, this is even...
4 Tips for Successful Public Safety Retirement
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Retirement is a big change for any professional. But in public safety, it seems to hit even harder. Perhaps that’s because so many firefighters, police officers, and...
Top Public Safety Articles from Lexipol in 2017
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]From new threats such as synthetic opioids to tried-and-true challenges involving social media and use of force...
4 Ways to Integrate Policy into Police Training
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]So you’ve done it. Months of work—researching laws and regulations, reviewing policies, obtaining input from subject matter experts—has finally paid off. You’re proud of...
Policy vs. Procedure: In Public Safety, What’s the Difference?
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Policies. General Orders. Standard Operating Guidelines. Standard Operating Procedures. Directives. In public safety, we use a lot of different words...
Why Your Fire Department Needs a Lactation Breaks Policy
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]With everything you have going on as a fire department leader, you probably haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about nursing mothers (unless you are one). Pregnancies...
Attacks on Police: Common Factors Among Assailants
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]When the FBI released “The Assailant Study – Mindsets and Behaviors” last month, most of the coverage focused on the study’s findings that “departments—and individual...
5 Reasons Why Sleep Deprivation Can Be Deadly in Public Safety
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Nearly 80 percent of law enforcement officers have experienced an on-the-job “near-miss” event that they attribute at least in part to sleep deprivation or fatigue. That’s...
Communicating After an Officer-Involved Shooting: One Department’s Experience
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]On May 21, 2015, Chief Ronnie Roberts of the Olympia Police Department (OPD) got the call every chief dreads: One of his officers, who is...