On Tuesday the New York City Police Department announced on twitter a new community policing effort. The NYPD was asking people to tweet photos of citizen interactions with police using the tag #myNYPD
Read More »EMS director clueless as to why social media campaign is not going viral
Joe Miller director of Northline EMS had for years resisted allowing his service to have a social media presence. Last week after attending a social media workshop at a local community college, Miller changed his mind.
Read More »Police Officer with body camera records going potty minutes before DUI arrest, recording will play in court
Officer Scott Kier made a pit stop at a local construction site one night back in January to use the bathroom. As he exited the porta potty Officer Kier saw a car approaching the site lose control and crash into parked bulldozer.
Read More »Top five mistakes rookie firefighter make in their first year
Recently we asked veteran firefighters to provide us with a list of some of the errors they see new firefighters make. So for all the rookies out there here are five thing to think about and change if you plan to make it as a firefighter.
Read More »Criminal Justice students protest lack of Extra Credit offered by instructors
Criminal Justice majors at Spurius Tatius Francescican University, in Michigan are in an uproar. Their issue is that professors at the University refuse to give extra credit to students who have not earned an A
Read More »OSHA instituting regulations to stop firefighter from making interior attacks
Regulators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are taking steps to regulate public safety. Their first target is the fire service and the use of aggressive tactics such as making interior attacks.
Read More »Police officer ashamed his son became an EMT
Officer Stanly Wojciehowicz is a long time veteran police officer from the 12th precinct. Known as Wojo to his friends he has always been a dedicated father to his twins, a boy named James, and a girl Kate
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Read More »Police chief lowers patrol officer salary to make officers better
Chief Bill Ponel has announced his intention to lower the wages of police officers by a full $1 an hour. His rational for doing this is that it will improve working conditions and make his officers better
Read More »Academy announces Well Trained Firefighter award recipient
Academy class 387 is about to graduate on Friday. In preparation for the graduation Academy Director Eric Eroldson has announced the recipient of the coveted prize as top of the class, or Well Trained Firefighter, WTF. This year the award ...
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