Infection Control News & Articles

• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

  –

  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• Face masks: Here’s what cops, firefighters, medics and COs have to say about use, policy and effectiveness

  –

  Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses

• Survey: COVID-19's impact on LE operations

  –

  A survey of more than 200 Illinois agencies found that the pandemic had impacted police training, officer safety and community outreach

• Confronting COVID-19 requires strong leadership, honest assessments, communication and education

  –

  Leaders in our nation's jails and prisons should follow these six steps to address the crisis, reduce the risk and provide much-needed support

• 7 face mask purchasing and policy considerations for police, fire, EMS and corrections

  –

  With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating ‘homemade’ efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines

• How to disinfect police duty gear after a potential coronavirus exposure

  –

  To stay healthy and protect your family, you should disinfect your duty gear and uniform after each shift

• Governor: NY LE must enforce new mask order - but without fines or civil penalties

  –

  Although a statewide mandatory mask order went into effect, state officials say local law enforcement offices can't do much more than remind offenders to wear masks

• 10 unlikely sources of PPE donations

  –

  Police departments are receiving much-needed PPE donations from surprising places

• How can I protect my family from COVID-19?

  –

  When working from home isn’t an option: a checklist for reducing the risk of transmitting exposure after returning from a shift

• PPE considerations for law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic

  –

  Agencies should follow fit testing requirements, and provide training on the donning and doffing of personal protective equipment

• NJ students 3-D print more than 26K face shields for first responders, medical workers

  –

  A group of high schoolers, parents and local businesses donated the shields to the New Jersey State Police for distribution

• Calif. agency implements emergency patrol schedule in response to COVID-19

  –

  The Santa Rosa Police Department's pandemic staffing plan could be a model for other agencies across the country

• How the National Sheriffs' Association is working to assist agencies in the COVID-19 crisis

  –

  The NSA has formed an industry action group in order to better coordinate with and assist sheriffs' offices in getting vital supplies

• COVID-19 law enforcement situational awareness dashboard launches

  –

  The tool provides real-time critical insights to assess and monitor the impact of COVID-19 on our nation’s first responders

• Interactive timeline: The COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

  –

  Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response

• Minn. police ask for locations of people with COVID-19 diagnoses to boost responder safety

  –

  Police statewide are asking officials for the addresses of those infected so first responders can prepare properly

• COVID-19 resources from LE organizations (updating)

  –

  Industry association websites, webinars and resources offer training, procedures and advocacy for their members who are on the frontline pandemic response

• After COVID-19 death of Fla. deputies, 'fear factor' among police amplified

  –

  Law enforcement officers say their fear for their safety has increased as departmental PPE reserves continue to be depleted and confirmed cases rise

• Ill. chiefs ask governor for confirmed COVID-19 patient addresses to boost responder safety

  –

  First responders are concerned they are unwittingly putting themselves at risk by relying on residents to disclose if they are infected with COVID-19

• COVID-19 response: South Carolina sheriff increasing agency’s visibility

  –

  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is fielding approximately 120 additional personnel not usually on the street

• More than 1,000 uniformed NYPD members positive for COVID-19

  –

  Five department employees have died from the coronavirus and an additional 5,600 are on sick report

• Detroit first responders to get COVID-19 rapid-testing kits

  –

  An Illinois-based laboratory will send the city five testing machines and 5,000 testing kits to first responders and hospitals

• Quick Take: What does social distancing look like for LE street operations?

  –

  New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan discusses how the state's troopers and officers are keeping a social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Texas troopers will patrol La. border to help curb COVID-19 spread

  –

  Troopers will instruct travelers from Louisiana to self-quarantine for 14 days, and will log information on where they will stay while in Texas

• Patchwork of COVID-19 laws challenge Fla. police

  –

  Law enforcement statewide are stepping up enforcement of an expanding array of directives to combat the coronavirus

• Load More Stories