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International Public Safety Association

Improving integrated response between first responders

The International Public Safety Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit public safety association, represents all public safety verticals: law enforcement, fire service, EMS, telecommunications, public works (water, sanitation, transportation), public health, hospitals, security, private sector, and emergency management.

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911 centers nationwide are struggling with dispatchers temporarily unable to take an inbound emergency call due to calling a 911 hang-up back from a watch
For emergency responders, trauma from responding to an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
Telecommunicators play a critical role in determining the nature and extent of the threat and supplying in-field responders with information
A well-prepared, aware and empowered community is capable of preventing mass violence and other human-caused disasters
The After-Action Review is an extremely effective method of analyzing what occurred and how to improve performance in the future