Fair Lawn Police Hosting Training Session for Dispatchers on Friday

This past year has challenged the law enforcement community to come up with ways to do more with less. Current statistics show a steady increase of police officer fatalities and injuries, with 2010 being especially dangerous for law enforcement. 

With that in mind, the will be hosting a one-day "Protecting Law Enforcement Responders Specialized Workshop" on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the .

This course is specifically designed to educate telecommunicators in understanding the risks faced by law enforcement officers and their integral role in enhancing officer safety. Students will learn how to better identify threats to officers by establishing a safer response environment, and how to provide pre-arrival survival instructions to both callers and responders.

Subjects covered will include:

• Felonious line of duty death
• High-risk crimes and incidents in progress
• Groups that target law enforcement
• Extremist and street gangs
• Dispatcher tactics to protect officers
• Officer safety in motor vehicle stops
• Officer safety in domestic violence calls
• Barricaded suspects and active shooters
• Radio dispatch procedures and etiquette
• Descriptive information gathering
• Critical incident stress debriefing

Students will learn how to:

• Recognize threats to officer safety
• Provide pre-arrival survival instructions for officers
• Identify potential "suicide by cop" scenarios
• Maintain radio etiquette during high-risk incidents
• Create a safer response environment

In addition to enhancing the overall image of one's department, the benefits of the workshop include, but are not limited to:

• Improved Safety for Callers and Victims
• Increased Protection for Responders
• Reduced Vicarious Liability

For more information, contact Sgt. Richard Schultz at the Fair Lawn Police Department at (201) 794-5365 or by e-mail at rschultz@fairlawnpd.com.