Clearing the Path for Successful Tech Adoption

Explore tips for ensuring a smooth adoption of a new system or tool. Help your personnel with the right approach and educational foundation, and they’ll be ready for launch day.

Why One Mayor Funded a Police Social Worker Program

With police departments across the country revisiting the intersection of social work and police work, what do departments need to consider? Read on for a mayor’s perspective on the deliberations and reasons behind his support for embedded social workers.

Measuring What Matters: The Outcomes and Impact of Science-based Training

Mapping performance goals to departmental and governmental needs may reveal areas where existing performance indicators could be more refined.

Illinois Fire Service Institute Selects the Acadis® Readiness Suite to Upgrade Fire Academy Training Certification Testing and Compliance Process

The Acadis® Readiness Suite gives Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) the tools needed to deliver certification testing more efficiently to first responders across the state.

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An Introduction to U.S. POSTs and Future Initiatives

Listen to this recorded webinar for an overview of what POST agencies look like in the US and how enhanced standards might resolve the call for police reform.

How U.S. Post Organizations Can Answer the Call for Police Reform

The Readiness Model: Systems Infographic

Systems—software, technology, integrations, and useful tools—are key to public safety readiness and organizational preparedness. This infographic will help you understand your current reality and visualize your organization’s transformation when it comes to its systems.

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Three Benefits and Two Challenges of Tracking Firefighter Exposures

With technology such as early intervention systems, fire departments can track their personnel’s exposures to hazards. This comes with significant benefits but is not without its challenges.

Increase Your Readiness for Grants

No matter which grant you are seeking, you’ll have better chances of getting funding if you provide data-driven details, are specific about your need, and solve a problem in your community.

The Readiness Model: Processes Infographic

Processes—rule sets, documentation, and policies—are key to public safety readiness and organizational preparedness. This infographic will help you understand your current reality and visualize your organization’s transformation when it comes to its processes.

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Proactive PTSD Prevention Measures for Firefighters

By proactively focusing on PTSD awareness, educating firefighters about the symptoms, and providing confidential access to treatment, fire departments can help minimize the effects of PTSD in their ranks and the damage it can do personally and professionally.