Class of 15-18 Week #5
Class #5 focused on Emergency Services, Joint Operations, and Sandwich PD's Specialty Units.
Firefighter Sean Gilrein gave a demonstration of the Lucas automatic CPR equipment, which is able to provide 100 compressions per minute. He discussed the medications and other equipment carried in Sandwich's ambulances, and class members were given a tour of an ambulance out in the parking lot. Mike Brownell and Heather Huska from Emergency Telecommunications described the training and staffing for the telecommunicators and explained how the new way of dispatching functions. 911 calls are now simulcast to both the FD and PD, thus streamlining response time. Officer Brian Bondarek gave an overview of the use of bicycle and ATV teams and community service functions. Officers can utilize bicycles and ATVs to patrol areas that are not accessible by patrol cars, such as beaches and power lines. He showed the class how the PD uses Safety Net, a voluntary program that can be used to locate citizens who have a history of wandering. As Community Service Officer, Brian serves as the Elder Liasion, Domestic Violence Liasion, Mental Health Liason, and Community Events Coordinator. The final presentation was given by Officer Mike Leslie, who is being trained in Crash Reconstruction. He showed the class some of the formulae that are used to calculate the speed/velocity and impact involved in a motor vehicle crash. "It's all physics," says someone who is an MIT graduate, but when Officer Leslie completes his training, the PD will rely on him to determine who is at fault in any crash.
Ride-along reports: Nothing exciting, mostly minor traffic stops, but students were impressed with the equipment in the cruisers and the amount of information officers can quickly access on drivers.
NEXT WEEK"S CLASS: OUI Enforcement
Firefighter Sean Gilrein gave a demonstration of the Lucas automatic CPR equipment, which is able to provide 100 compressions per minute. He discussed the medications and other equipment carried in Sandwich's ambulances, and class members were given a tour of an ambulance out in the parking lot. Mike Brownell and Heather Huska from Emergency Telecommunications described the training and staffing for the telecommunicators and explained how the new way of dispatching functions. 911 calls are now simulcast to both the FD and PD, thus streamlining response time. Officer Brian Bondarek gave an overview of the use of bicycle and ATV teams and community service functions. Officers can utilize bicycles and ATVs to patrol areas that are not accessible by patrol cars, such as beaches and power lines. He showed the class how the PD uses Safety Net, a voluntary program that can be used to locate citizens who have a history of wandering. As Community Service Officer, Brian serves as the Elder Liasion, Domestic Violence Liasion, Mental Health Liason, and Community Events Coordinator. The final presentation was given by Officer Mike Leslie, who is being trained in Crash Reconstruction. He showed the class some of the formulae that are used to calculate the speed/velocity and impact involved in a motor vehicle crash. "It's all physics," says someone who is an MIT graduate, but when Officer Leslie completes his training, the PD will rely on him to determine who is at fault in any crash.
Ride-along reports: Nothing exciting, mostly minor traffic stops, but students were impressed with the equipment in the cruisers and the amount of information officers can quickly access on drivers.
NEXT WEEK"S CLASS: OUI Enforcement
Contributing Editor, Donna Leiss
Photos courtesy of Bob Nichols and Pauline Fortin
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