Hurricane Help List is on the way...

September 16, 2005 10:36 AM •

First, on behalf of the emergency first responders working so hard at hurricane ground zero, I want to extend heartfelt thanks to the scores of P-1 members who sent offers of assistance to the Hurricane Help Line.

You selflessly offered to drop everything and head to the site to lend manpower and support.

You offered to send gear, supplies, and money wherever it was needed and in whatever amount.

You even offered to open your homes to officers’ families so your brothers and sisters in blue could stand their posts knowing that their loved ones were being cared for.

You are what being a law enforcement officer is all about, and we are tremendously proud to have you as members.

The Hurricane Help List has been forwarded to Police1 Member Tony Christiana, Commander of Operations for the Gretna (LA) PD, which is directly across the river from New Orleans. Tony is letting agencies in the area know of the list and will act as the coordinator of its dissemination. We will continue to forward e-mails that come in with offers of help to Tony and, through him, other agencies in the crisis area.

Speaking for the entire Police1 team, thank you.

Scott Buhrmaster
Managing Editor
Police1.com

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Scott Buhrmaster

Scott Buhrmaster is Vice President of Training and Editorial for Police1.com, which was awarded the “Quill & Badge Award” for Excellence in Journalism by the International Association of Police Unions. He is also the Publisher of Police Marksman magazine and has served as Contributing Editor for Law Officer magazine. He has been a member of the law enforcement training community since 1989, when he began work as Director of Research with Calibre Press, Inc., producers of The Street Survival Seminar.

Throughout his tenure at Calibre, Buhrmaster was involved with virtually every aspect of the company’s officer survival training efforts, from the planning, creation and marketing of the organization’s award-winning textbooks and videos to developing and securing training content for the Seminar. In 1995, he was named Director of the Calibre Press Street Survival Newsline®, an Internet-based officer survival training service he helped found. In less than five years, Newsline readership grew from 25 officers to more than 250,000 in 26 countries, making it one of the most popular training vehicles in law enforcement history. His efforts now focus on providing training and information to the nearly 400,000 officers worldwide who visit Police1.com every month.

Prior to joining Police1, Buhrmaster, who also serves on the National Advisory Board of the Force Science Research Center and stands as an active member of the American Society for Law Enforcement Training and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, was President of The Buhrmaster Consulting Group, an international consulting practice for the law enforcement training sector and the publishing industry. Scott may be reached at buhrmastergroup@comcast.net.