Image from Pixabay -- Stunning free images & royalty free stock https://pixabay.com/ The Security Officers Facebook page imparted some great wisdom just after the New Year and although we are now two weeks in to 2020, it bears repeating: "Someone just pointed out something very interesting to me ... When writing the date [...]
For those wishing to advance into supervisory and managerial roles in the security industry, here are a few general guidelines: Master one’s current position. One must excel as a private in order to become a corporal. One must excel as a corporal in order to become a sergeant. Discover a mentor or mentors. Look [...]
do not cross police barricade tape close-up photography by David von Diemar https://unsplash.com/ Chris Hertig, former college professor, member of the IFPO board of directors and author of the essay, The Forgotten Soldiers of the Invisible Empire, has penned another titled Killed In The Line Of Duty: Sheepdogs and Forgotten Soldiers. Security officers [...]
Image from Joey Salads https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeySalads Its medical name is Rohypnol, but it is more commonly known by the street names Roofies, Mexican Valium or Roach-2. For years, roofies have been known as a date rape drug, a substance men would surreptitiously place in women's drinks to render them unconscious or nearly unconscious and [...]
From Parliament -- Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle praised the actions of the security professionals who saved a man from the icy waters of the Thames. The BBC published a great story recently about two UK security officers and a CCTV control room operator who, through their heroic efforts, rescued a man who nearly [...]
Allied Universal -- which boasts the largest security force in North America -- issued a news release recently following the Department of Homeland Security's Jan. 4 National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin, stating that all of its security professionals had been informed of the bulletin and were now on heightened alert. Here is the text of [...]
The International Foundation for Protection Officers today announced that Larry Fennelly, CPOI, CSSM, has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He replaces Dennis Shepp, MBA, CPP, CFE, PCI, CPOI. Fennelly, who hails from South Yarmouth, Mass., is owner and operator of Litigation Consultants, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in threat assessment, risk [...]
U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Jan. 4 National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin -- issued in the wake of the U.S. strike on Jan. 2 that killed Iranian IRGC-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Iran's subsequent threats of retaliation -- warns citizens of possible terrorism threats in the United States. Three days after the bulletin was [...]
Now more than ever, security is an important component of our daily lives, and that definitely includes the workplace. If you are en employer with a need for a professional security force, you want that force to be as prepared as possible for the unexpected, and it starts with education. Whether you have an [...]
Davay Kinsey receives scholarship to the FSCJ fire academy. Pic by Brittney Donovan@brittneyANjax In October, we brought you the story of University of Florida Health Security Officer Davay Kinsey, whose actions undoubtedly saved the life of a firefighter stabbed by a patient he was transporting. "Once they got control of that patient, my [...]
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