COVID-19 Law Enforcement News and Updates from Department of Homeland SecurityPosted: Mar. 30, 2020 Free to Law Enforcement COVID-19 Roll Call Training: 18-Minute Training Video and Job Aid LSU NCBRT/ACE has developed a COVID-19 Roll Call Training [click here] for law enforcement that addresses officer safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. The training provides information on how officers can keep themselves safe before, during, and after contact with others in the course of their job. It also addresses steps officers can take at the end of a shift to go home safely. The package consists of an 18-minute training video and a job aid. Complete the COVID-19 Roll Call Training Request Form to receive these training materials. All information can be found by clicking here. This product was designed specifically for law enforcement officers and has been well received by the law enforcement community. Once an agency completes the short request form, they will receive an email containing the training files. The agency can then provide the training to their officers via their own learning management systems.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator The personal protective equipment (PPE) burn rate calculator excel icon is a spreadsheet-based model that provides information for healthcare facilities to plan and optimize the use of PPE for response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Similarly, non-healthcare facilities (e.g., correctional facilities) may find this tool useful for planning and optimizing PPE use as part of the response to COVID-19. This tool can also be used for planning PPE use outside the context of COVID-19, where PPE shortages may also occur due to supply chain issues related to the COVID-19 response (e.g. manufacturing facilities). To use the calculator, you enter the number of full boxes of each type of PPE that you have in stock (e.g., gowns, gloves, surgical masks, respirators, and face shields). This tool then calculates the average consumption rate, also referred to as a burn rate, for each type of PPE entered in the spreadsheet. This information can then be used to estimate the remaining supply of PPE based on the average consumption rate. The spreadsheet is open-ended and can also be used to calculate the use of other types of PPE as well. Please check out this CDC website here for more information.
*March 23, 2020: Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities * This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the transmission and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of *March 23, 2020*. This document provides interim guidance specific for correctional facilities and detention centers during the outbreak of COVID-19, to ensure continuation of essential public services and protection of the health and safety of incarcerated and detained persons, staff, and visitors. Recommendations may need to be revised as more information becomes available The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will update this guidance as needed and as additional information becomes available. Please check the CDC website here periodically for updated interim guidance.
FEMA Rumor Control: Myth vs. Fact *Myth*: There is a national lockdown and the entire country will be quarantined for two weeks. *Fact: *There is no national lockdown. As with all information online or shared via social media, it is important to verify the source of the information. You can find the latest information as well as links to additional resources at www.coronavirus.gov *Myth:* A recent death reported in China was due to a new hantavirus that can spread from person to person like COVID-19. *Fact:* Hantavirus is not new according to the CDC, it was first observed in the 1950s in Asia during the Korean War, and in this country in 1993 in the Four Corners area. It is spread primarily to humans through contact with the waste products of infected rodents. Transmission from one human to another may occur, but is extremely rare. Visit here for more information. *Myth:* FEMA has deployed military assets. *Fact:* No, FEMA does not have military assets. Like all emergencies, response is most successful when it is locally executed, state managed and federally supported. Each states governor is responsible for response activities in their state, to include establishing curfews, deploying the National Guard if needed and any other restrictions or safety measures they deem necessary for the health and welfare of their citizens. *For these Myth Busters and more please go to **Coronavirus Rumor Control website.*
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Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation
The challenges faced by agency heads and departments to honorably memorialize officers who have died in the line of duty, and care for their families and department personnel are daunting. The sad reality is there will be more, and your agency could be next.
The Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation (CFHF) will bring together multi-agency professionals with a variety of specialized skills to respond,and assist any organization with a memorial service befitting a hero as needed.