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Financial Habits for First Responders

Financial Habits for First Responders

Gordon Graham Category: Public Safety Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for anyone in public safety, from new hires to those approaching retirement. Money woes can be a huge source of stress, no matter where we are in our careers. Three...

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Mutual Aid Preparation in the Fire Service

Mutual Aid Preparation in the Fire Service

Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, and it’s about preparing for mutual aid incidents.  Fire departments everywhere rely on mutual aid agreements to ensure their...

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Biometric Tracking of Inmates

Biometric Tracking of Inmates

Gordon Graham Category: Corrections Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for all my friends in corrections. Today I’d like to talk about biometric tracking of inmates.  If your facility is still using an older method for keeping track of...

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Why Law Enforcement Should Always Follow Traffic Laws

Why Law Enforcement Should Always Follow Traffic Laws

Gordon Graham Category: Law Enforcement Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for all my friends in law enforcement. It’s about following traffic laws when you’re on duty or coming on shift with a take-home vehicle.  Remember, most of you...

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Financial Habits for First Responders

Reflecting on Your Public Safety Career

Gordon Graham Category: Public Safety Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for all my friends in the emergency services.  Imagine this: There you are, collecting your pension after spending most of your adult life in public safety. You...

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Mutual Aid Preparation in the Fire Service

Firefighter Training Drills

Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, especially company officers. Many firefighting skills are perishable. That’s why you have to make every day a training day....

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Why Law Enforcement Should Always Follow Traffic Laws

Preventing Ambush Attacks Against Law Enforcement

Gordon Graham Category: Law Enforcement Gordon Graham here with Today's Tip from Lexipol. Today's Tip is for my law enforcement friends, and it has to do with protecting yourself against an ambush.  Lately, there's been a surge in ambush attacks on law enforcement....

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Mutual Aid Preparation in the Fire Service

Helpful Firefighting Tools

Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, and it’s about what’s in those big pockets on your PPE.   You should already be carrying firefighting gloves, medical gloves,...

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Biometric Tracking of Inmates

Recruiting Correctional Officers

Gordon Graham Category: Corrections Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today I’d like to talk to all my friends in corrections about recruitment and selection practices.  Agency hiring managers are always hunting for good people. Unfortunately, they...

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Financial Habits for First Responders

Traffic Accident Scene Management

Gordon Graham Category: Public Safety Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for all my friends in public safety. And we’re going to talk about crash scene management.     Motor vehicle crashes are nothing new to first responders. Twisted...

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Mutual Aid Preparation in the Fire Service

Firefighters: Know Your Response Area

Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for fire service personnel, and it has to do with knowing your response district. Whether you’re a probationary firefighter on your first duty assignment or a...

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