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Lessons from the Florida hurricanes

The video footage and duty sheet/lesson plan are from the “In the Line of Duty” video Volume 9 Program 8 - “Facing Disaster Part 1"

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Lessons from the Florida hurricanes

The brutal 2004 hurricane season yielded helpful tips in planning for and recovering from a natural disaster. Video training producers In the Line of Duty traveled to Charlotte Co., Florida to speak with officers and officials from the Charlotte Co. SO about the lessons they learned from the multiple storms they weathered.

In addition to the intro to the program “Facing Disaster: Part 1,” a helpful In the Line of Duty training guide is provided here for you to download. In it you will find disaster tips and preparation strategies along with questions to test your level of disaster readiness. You will also find insights into handling the stress of working the aftermath.

Scott Buhrmaster is the CEO of Calibre Press, one of the leading law enforcement training and information providers in the industry. Scott’s 30-year tenure began in 1989 when he originally signed on with Calibre where he was involved in the creation and marketing of the organization’s popular training courses and award-winning textbooks, videos and online publications.

In 1999, Scott launched The Buhrmaster Group, an organization focused on helping law enforcement training companies develop, market and expand their training efforts. Among his clients was Police1.com, which he signed on with full time as their vice president of training and editorial. During that period, Scott was named to the National Advisory Board of the Force Science Institute, at the time a newly developing organization which was also among his list of clients. Following a seven-year tenure at Police1, Scott signed on with Force Science full-time, initially serving as their vice president of operations and most recently serving as their COO.

Scott has been a long-time contributor to Police1 and has written extensively for other publications and Web sites in the law enforcement market. Additionally, he helped launch two of the most popular e-newsletters in the industry; the Street Survival Newsline and Force Science News. While at Police1, Scott served as the publisher of Police Marksman magazine and a contributing editor for Law Officer magazine.