Virginia DCJS: Starting 2020 with the Whole Community Approach
Randy Campbell SAS-AP
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Randy Campbell SAS-AP
People Driven - Blue Line Solutions ? Arcuri Group ? Broaddus Defense - Retired Sergeant Virginia State Police
Law enforcement tactics and response to active attacks have dramatically evolved over the past (20) years. Lessons learned, incident by incident.
Policy makers and public safety/emergency management officials clearly recognize (hopefully) the serious priority of educating our civilian population, (Immediate Responders), with the objective of building an integrated network of empowered communities. #integration #empowerment #community
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Division of Law Enforcement, Active Shooter Training cadre started 2020 off with three (3) ALERRT Civilian Response Casualty Care (CRCC) deliveries to our stakeholders in Pittsylvania County, Town of Vinton, and to the Petersburg Sheriff's Office.
Evidence based research has shown that about half of all active attacks are over before First Responders arrive on the scene. Civilians (Immediate Responders) who find themselves in such an event must be prepared to take immediate action to save their own lives before LE arrives. #resiliency #management
Without effective, pre-planned response options for Immediate Responders at the scene of an active attack, many civilians can be seriously injured or killed during the ensuing moments. #preparedness #mindset
The question is: Where, not when, will the next attack be? We are here to help strengthen our civilian population through dissemination of evidence based research. As First Responders, we have gained this knowledge through the losses in our communities and our fellow First Responders. It is a disservice to those who have given their lives to not learn and educate others from these incidents. #noexcuses
Director, Business Resiliency Program, Atlantic Union Bank
5 年Solid, proactive skill development here.? Unfortunately, in critical incidents, we never "rise to the occasion."? We only "rise to the level of our training."? Predetermined actions are simply essential to overcoming the adrenaline dump during critical incidents.?? Folks, this is great training and just good government involvement in the process.? Kudos DCJS and the training cadre!
Lynchburg City Council | Veteran | Project Manager | Husband, Father, & MBA Candidate | US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer - Retired
5 年I can’t agree more with everything you’ve posted on this issue. As a career firefighter/paramedic, I’ve seen the life-saving value of civilian preparedness for hemorrhage control. Earlier in my career, I responded to a medical incident where a father saved his sons life from a femoral bleed using good “dirt medicine” skills he obtained in his adult life. How he was prepared to have the mindset to act and intervene I won’t ever know, but I do know, that the time it took for the call to be processed, out unit to be dispatched, and our time to respond could have been far too long for this young got to survive, considering our initial intervention was tourniquet application. Without his fathers quick reaction and well-aimed direct pressure, he may not have survived. These skills aren’t just applicable in the workplace and for hostile active attack events. CRCC prepares the public to not only have the correct skills to apply in an incident, but also to have the mindset to act. Community risk reduction at its best shouldn’t end with Stop the Bleed training. The approach from CRCC ensures civilians are prepared with the mindset AND technical skills to intervene, which is the difference between those who can and those who will.