Archive for May, 2007

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Incident Command Simulation

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announced the release of a new public safety incident command simulation. More information can be found at their referenced URL. The NIJ report stated that the program “provides simulation training for public safety incident commanders in developing incident action plans and implementing them in various crisis scenarios”.

Public Safety Long Term Personnel Issues

The New York Times reported yesterday that the New York City (NYC) Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that dust from the World Trade Center on the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks resulted in the death of a woman, Ms. Felicia Dunn-Jones, that had worked in the World Trade Center that day and escaped [...]

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The Daunting Task of Public Safety

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The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the Governor of Virginia, Timothy M. Kaine, has appointed an eight member panel headed by W. Gerald Massengill a retired official of the Virginia State Police [...]

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Dr. Charles Tiffin
Program Chair, Public Safety Program, Capella University
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Dr. Joseph Pascarella
Core Faculty Member, Capella University
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Dr. Harry Carter
Adjunct Faculty Member, Capella University
Melissa Beasley
Captain, Florence Alabama Police Department
Michael Brown
Capella University Learner

Lisa J. Bjergaard
Capella University Learner, and Director, Division of Juvenile Services North Dakota
Darryl Jones
Capella University Learner and Chief, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
Laura Pettler
Capella University Learner

Mark Rubin
Capella University Learner

Rebecca L. Smith
Capella University Learner, Manager of Emergency Planning and Training for Jefferson County Public Schools
Mark S. Warnick
Capella University Learner, Retired Asst. Fire Chief

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