Steve Outlaw, Captain Tallahassee Police Department Safety Preparedness and Response For the VF Directors From a Police Manager’s Perspective Steve Outlaw, Captain Tallahassee Police Department
BIO TPD: 29+ Years Military (retired): 24 years (Active and NG) Patrol division commander 16+ years in Training-Development Passion: Developing purposeful leaders Military (retired): 24 years (Active and NG) Adjunct staff instructor at TCC-FPSI Current church deacon Former Scoutmaster
Today’s Topic No fluff or canned police safety programs Your role: Leaders of volunteers and personnel All in 15 minute!!! General role as a director (leader) Encourage and promote growth of people! Manage other resources.
Few Critical Steps First, be genuine yourself Care Stay grounded in the purpose of your existence, the Volunteer Florida / AmeriCorps Know your workers (veterans, other life experiences, maturity, aptitude, & attitude) Match your resources to the expressed need
Few Critical Steps First, be genuine yourself Care Stay grounded in the purpose of your existence, the Volunteer Florida program Know your workers (veterans, other life experiences, maturity, aptitude, & attitude) Match your resources to the expressed need
Ensure their Preparedness (Pre-disaster) Mentally Your past experience is not theirs. Long hours / bad conditions What they might see and experience. Promote critical thinking Teach how to think, not merely what to think.
Ensure their Preparedness (Pre-disaster) Practically Without personal conveniences Personal safety/security at home Inventory (typical homeowner stuff) Emergency POC info
Ensure their Preparedness (Post-disaster) After Action Review (AAR) Evaluate their performance (experience) (Think: Evaluating Your AmeriCorps Program…) What are the takeaways? What can we (I) improve upon? Document the AAR and lessons learned Any mental health follow-up?
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