Center for Public Safety Management’s Managing Partner, Leonard Matarese, was featured on the cover of the August 2024 edition of PM Magazine, through his authored article: “Public Safety for Residents with Disabilities from My Perspective.” Click here to read! The issue focuses on “Emergency Management & Public Safety Reimagined.” Leonard’s article delves into the challenges…
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City of Delaware Police chief outlines goals for 2024
The Delaware Gazette · Glenn Battishill December 30, 2023 · 12:00am The upcoming new year will be one of improvement and reassessment for the City of Delaware Police Department, according to Police Chief Adam Moore. Moore was appointed to the position in September 2022 and said his first full year as chief has been “long…
WEBINAR – Continuity of Operations: Planning for the Unexpected
on September 18, 2023 in
Webinar Overview
Tune into this webinar to learn the best practices for one of the most crucial elements of disaster preparedness.
From wildfires and hurricanes to a global pandemic, the past few years have placed the importance of disaster preparedness in stark relief. One of the most essential pieces of preparedness is having a continuity of operations (COOP) or business continuity plan in place to ensure your jurisdiction’s essential functions can continue in the event of an emergency.
In this webinar, you’ll join Tom Wieczorek, Director of the Center for Public Safety Management, as he discusses best practices for maintaining essential functions during an emergency. You will discuss:
FEMA’s guidelines and standards for effective COOPs
The essential elements your plan should contain
How to coordinate your response with other agencies and governments
When:
Sep 21, 2023
1:00 – 2:30pm ET
Registration deadline:
Sep 21, 2023
Register through ICMA
Price:
Non-Member Price: $249.00
Member Price: $149.00
Montana city council reviews increasing demands on fire, EMS
An independent report from the Center for Public Safety Management recommends making Kalispell’s EMS coordinator a full-time position and increase ambulance staffing. By Kate Heston | Daily Inter Lake | August 31, 2023 KALISPELL, Mont. — Kalispell City Council reviewed Monday a third-party report that found that the city’s fire and emergency medical services are…
Why Pennsylvania paramedics say ‘EMS is dying’
The state budget includes a $20.7 million increase to ambulance reimbursement rates, but EMS agencies say much more is needed. by Gillian McGoldrick | Aug. 30, 2023 HARRISBURG — Emergency medical services are the only first responders that most Pennsylvanians don’t pay toward until they call 911. And EMS agencies are warning that they might not…
Top 5 takeaways from NAEMT’s first national survey of EMS agencies
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago By: CPSM’s Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT Ask any EMS clinician or leader, and they will tell you – many EMS systems across the U.S., regardless of provider type, are on life support. Workforce shortages, skyrocketing costs, supply…
CPSM co-hosts “EMS in Critical Condition” Webinar with NAEMT and ICMA
CPSM Director Tom Wieczorek participated as an expert panelist on the national webinar on February 22, 2023. The webinar, “EMS in Critical Condition,” was attended by over 350 EMS leaders, as well as municipal and county officials. Watch now, below!
Is EMS-on-demand the next big transformation for the profession?
By CPSM’s Matt Zavadsky You’ve likely heard the term or read the book, “Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads,” but the reality of that concept has never been more salient than it is right now. For many EMS agencies, the current headwinds of response volumes being at an all-time high amid staffing challenges are forcing…
Culture shift: Reducing lights and siren vehicle operation
Resources to dispel 3 myths about hot response to improve clinician, patient and community safety By Douglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS; and CPSM’s Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT In early 2022, 14 international EMS, patient safety, quality and fire associations released a joint position statement encouraging EMS systems to reduce the incidence of lights and…
Tooele County Council looks at southeast county fire service alternatives
By: Tim Gillie of the Tooele Transcript Bulletin The Tooele County Council listened to a consultant’s report on how the county can best fulfill their legal obligation to provide fire and emergency services to the unincorporated areas of southeast Tooele County during their June 21 meeting. Joseph Pozzo, with the Center for Public Safety Management,…