Recent Gov1 News

• Fix broken windows, both the concept and on the subway

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  We must stop conflating broken windows policing with stop-and-frisk and zero tolerance

• Nashville sheriff offers mentally ill an alternative to jail

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  The Behavior Care Center is reshaping how the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office helps people who are having psychotic episodes

• New Orleans ends furloughs for firefighters, police, but warns of possible future layoffs

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  The city tapped into a line of credit in order to exempt public safety workers from the cutbacks, but said additional funding will be needed to prevent future cuts

• DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of possible protests

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  The city is preparing for potential violence as Congress is expected to vote to affirm President-elect Biden's victory

• Boston mayor creates police accountability office

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  The ordinance signed Monday will "create a single point of entry for residents issuing complaints and would offer an enhanced level of civilian input"

• NH emergency order allows temporary nursing assistant licenses for EMTs

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  The order permits EMTs and military members with medical training to apply for temporary licenses to assist in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the state

• A new kind of police patrol pushes treatment, not jail

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  Looking for alternatives to arrest, police departments are using their 24/7 presence and regular contact with drug users to refer them to treatment

• Biometric testing for police officers: Using technology to change culture

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  By using biometrics, police agencies can radically alter ways to monitor an officer’s health and fitness level

• New St. Louis program to divert mental health calls away from 911

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  An accompanying co-responder program will partner behavioral health professionals with officers

• NY police unions criticize COVID vaccine delays for cops

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  Mayor de Blasio said the city health department was “waiting for state guidance to be clarified” before it could distribute doses to police

• State your case: Should prospective cops be required to have college degrees?

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  “We may have a false choice to make here: college or no college.”

• Minneapolis officials outline new police disciplinary plan

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  "Good peace officers do not want bad officers on the MPD," Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said

• Ohio county to vaccinate 1K FFs, EMTs by end of week

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  The board of health received 4,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine last week, and on Dec. 23 it vaccinated the team that would administer vaccines

• Ohio bill to establish fund to pay for mental health treatment and lost wages from PTSD

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  House Bill 308 also prohibits employers from penalizing first responders who file a claim with the fund

• Live Discussion: Connectivity is Key to Safer Personnel and Communities

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  Learn about the state of public safety and how your agency can best plan for short- and long-term operational challenges

• The challenges facing jails and prisons in 2021

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  Correctional leaders should commit themselves and their staff to apply lessons learned from the challenges of 2020 into policies and emergency planning

• Latest spending bill protects public safety T-band spectrum

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  The bill includes the Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act, which prevents the auction of the T-Band spectrum deemed critical to radio communications in metro areas

• Okla. firefighters sue city over unpaid OT

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  Members of IAFF Local 2041 filed a lawsuit against the City of Chickasha for allegedly failing to pay firefighters the lawful rate for overtime hours

• Opioid addiction: The epidemic’s impact on firefighters

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  Five reasons firefighters are at an increased risk of opioid abuse

• Rapid response: EMS needs to anticipate, prepare for violent attacks

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  Violent incidents in NYC and Arkansas are grim reminders that medics are regularly threatened, attacked and harmed by the people they have been called to assist

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