Comments for Public Safety Signals http://www.publicsafetysignals.com A discussion of Public Safety issues and why they matter Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:06:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on INFORMATION SHARING: State, Local and Tribal (SLT) Based Domestic Security by Oretha Pizzella http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/04/22/information-sharing-state-local-and-tribal-slt-based-domestic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3698 Oretha Pizzella Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:06:14 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/?p=667#comment-3698 Enthralling post. I was recently skimming the interweb and I discovered your site. Keep up the good work cause I am bookmarking and subscribing to your rss. Peace Enthralling post. I was recently skimming the interweb and I discovered your site. Keep up the good work cause I am bookmarking and subscribing to your rss. Peace

]]> Comment on Did you know? “Forensics Mental Health” by Catherine Johnson http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/15/did-you-know-forensics-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-3693 Catherine Johnson Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:48:57 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/?p=531#comment-3693 When does this class start? Can I take it? When does this class start? Can I take it?

]]> Comment on Closing One Chapter on 9/11 by Felicity Pearson http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/05/02/closing-one-chapter-on-911/comment-page-1/#comment-3688 Felicity Pearson Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:11:05 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/05/02/closing-one-chapter-on-911/#comment-3688 While I agree wholeheartedly with those who have pointed out the problems with celebrating death, I think it's important to acknowledge the justice of bin Ladin's death. Closure is a personal thing ... some will take a measure of closure from this and some won't be able to, but I will say that for me there was a sense of closure. No matter who or what comes next, the chapter on bin Laden ended with him being held accountable for his attack. While I agree wholeheartedly with those who have pointed out the problems with celebrating death, I think it’s important to acknowledge the justice of bin Ladin’s death. Closure is a personal thing … some will take a measure of closure from this and some won’t be able to, but I will say that for me there was a sense of closure. No matter who or what comes next, the chapter on bin Laden ended with him being held accountable for his attack.

]]> Comment on Historic Tornado Outbreak by Phil Thompson http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/04/18/historic-tornado-outbreak/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 Phil Thompson Mon, 30 May 2011 13:28:28 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/?p=662#comment-3589 On this memorial day, I am drawn to think about today's world events and events of the past. What lessons and insights can be bring to bear to improve our future. World War II was an all out effort: where everyone in the country was doing something to help the effort. (I am simplyfing for sake of brevity.) Today, everyone in the country is asked to stay alert for strange behaviors and unattended bags in public spaces. The early news reports from Joplin showed pictures of neighbors taking care of neighbors. The literal "first responders" were other "victims" ready to help others. They were on site, had extensive relevent social networks and as they knew the previous state, could analyze the deviations from norm almost instantly. What can we do to enable these true "first responders" to help each other in those first few critical hours? I am sure there will be lessons on how to better prepare, educate and train people how to take care of themselves and others. We also need to enable people to help themselves enabling access to resources and information. I suspect over time there will be a shift from an approach of professional first responders that is characterized as as "I am here to help you" to "I am here to enable you to help you yourself as well as I have skills, resources and information to help you". On this memorial day, I am drawn to think about today’s world events and events of the past. What lessons and insights can be bring to bear to improve our future. World War II was an all out effort: where everyone in the country was doing something to help the effort. (I am simplyfing for sake of brevity.) Today, everyone in the country is asked to stay alert for strange behaviors and unattended bags in public spaces. The early news reports from Joplin showed pictures of neighbors taking care of neighbors. The literal “first responders” were other “victims” ready to help others. They were on site, had extensive relevent social networks and as they knew the previous state, could analyze the deviations from norm almost instantly.

What can we do to enable these true “first responders” to help each other in those first few critical hours? I am sure there will be lessons on how to better prepare, educate and train people how to take care of themselves and others. We also need to enable people to help themselves enabling access to resources and information. I suspect over time there will be a shift from an approach of professional first responders that is characterized as as “I am here to help you” to “I am here to enable you to help you yourself as well as I have skills, resources and information to help you”.

]]> Comment on Closing One Chapter on 9/11 by John Means http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/05/02/closing-one-chapter-on-911/comment-page-1/#comment-3367 John Means Mon, 09 May 2011 22:49:43 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/05/02/closing-one-chapter-on-911/#comment-3367 People and organizations have a tremendous ability to only see that, that they wish to. People and organizations have a tremendous ability to only see that, that they wish to.

]]> Comment on Closing One Chapter on 9/11 by Shu Ambe http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/05/02/closing-one-chapter-on-911/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 Shu Ambe Fri, 06 May 2011 00:20:50 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/05/02/closing-one-chapter-on-911/#comment-3268 Hello every one, exciting discussions indeed. let me slightly twist the subject. The media reported tha Bin Laden had been living in his compound where he was killed for several year and very close to the Pakistani Military base or training ground. Is it really possible that the Pakistani government could not be aware that Bin Laden was living in that house? Hello every one, exciting discussions indeed. let me slightly twist the subject. The media reported tha Bin Laden had been living in his compound where he was killed for several year and very close to the Pakistani Military base or training ground. Is it really possible that the Pakistani government could not be aware that Bin Laden was living in that house?

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