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NEW -
Attention All
TRAINERS - WMD/Terrorism Training - FREE COURSES
- and EXPENSES PAID to attend DHS Programs training at
New Mexico Tech/EMRTC (resident courses
consisting of IRTB "Incident Response to Terrorist Bombing" -
32 hours and PRSBI "Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombings
Incidents" - 40 hours). Performance level
courses are also offered at your location in IRTB
and PRSBI - 4 hours. Also an 8-hour Performance level
course titled "Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide
Bombing Attacks"
(ILERSBA). MORE
INFORMATION
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News From
NIJ by
NCJRS - FREE
registration with NCJRS keeps you informed about new publications,
grant and funding opportunities, and other news and
announcements, To register,
visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/subreg.html
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First Responder Training Program
(FRTP) - NRLO has acquired permission for sworn Reserve and
Auxiliary Officers to now attend TUITION-FREE
First Responder Training Programs (FRTP) training
programs sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center, Office of State and Local
Training.
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- NRLO
invited to and attended the "7th,
8th and 9th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident
Preparedness Conferences and
Expositions" (November, 2005, in San Diego,
California; September, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia; and
November, 2007, in San Francisco, California) presented by U.S. Departments of Justice (Office of
Justice Programs/National Institute of Justice's National Law
Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center "NLECTC") and
Homeland Security (Science and Tecnology Directorate "DHS
S&T") in collaboration with the Department of
Defense. As a result of these
meetings, NRLO has acquired permission for Reserve/Auxiliary
Officers to have access to government programs for equipment and
funding plus "tuition-free" FRTP training classes.
Also read the
prepared statement to the 7th Annual Conference about
NRLO's intentions and about who are the U.S. Volunteer Law
Enforcement Officers (Written by
NRLO Director Leon Schumacher
and presented by Deputy Director
Edward R. Morrow)
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Additional
information and updates will be published on this page,
so be
sure to continue checking back.
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First
Responder Training
Program (FRTP)
This is a
TUITION-FREE training program presented by the Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center,
Office of State and Local Training
Check links below for future locations
and dates.
All FRTPs are contingent on space
available.
Program Focus:
The First Responder Training Program (FRTP) is a three-day
program designed to address the first response of law enforcement
and emergency personnel to major incidents. The incident
responses covered within this program range from criminal acts to
natural disasters. This program utilizes lessons learned from
previous major incidents that have occurred nationally. The
after action reports from many of these incidents have identified
specific areas of need and concern for law enforcement
agencies. The FRTP will provide guidelines and resources that
can be considered for future responses to major incidents.
Attendees will receive a variety of resource guides related to first
response measures for law enforcement.
Who Should
Attend:
Although the focus of
the program is towards the first response of law enforcement
personnel, emergency services personnel are encouraged to
attend. All emergency personnel responding to a major incident
need to understand the unique operational aspects of the respective
services.
Cost:
TUITION-FREE (Attendees are responsible for all travel,
lodging and meal expenses).
Registration and
Program Information:
Go
to www.fletc.gov/osl, type
FRTP in the Search box at the top of the
page.
Additional
Information:
E-mail stateandlocaltraining@dhs.gov (with
FRTP in the subject line) or call
1-800-74FLETC.
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Web
Author Note: NRLO wishes to thank the DoD, DoJ,
DHS, FLETC, and the OSL and to thank the many government officials
involved in allowing sworn Reserve and Auxiliary Officers to
have the opportunity to attend these training sessions and for the
opportunity to participate in other Government equipment and funding
programs. Thanks also goes out to NRLO Deputy Director Edward R.
Morrow for his untiring efforts in helping
to make these programs available to this country's "Ultimate
Volunteers" by attending meetings and making contacts and
followups since 2005 through
today.
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Federal
Surplus/Excess Property Disposal Programs
Information on accessing LESO Programs 1033 and 1122
Information on
NLECTC
About
LESO
(Law Enforcement Support
Office)
The Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO)
administers and executes Section 2576a, Title 10 United States Code,
for the Commander, Defense Logistics Agency. The LESO
transfers excess DOD equipment to Federal and State Law Enforcement
agencies. The 1033
Program (formerly the 1208 Program) provides over
17,000 Law Enforcement agencies with an avenue to receive DOD excess
items, increasing the quality and quantity of equipment they have to
carry out their duties. In addition to the 1033 Program the
LESO acts as a liason for the DLA 1122
Program. See more information on
these programs below.
Program
1033: Who can participate?
Any Federal or State
Law Enforcement agency whose Officers have arrest and
apprehension authority can qualify to receive surplus DOD personal
property under section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization
Act of fiscal year 1996/1997.
State Coordinator:
Since each State has a different access
process, contact your State Coordinator
for specifics at https://pubweb.drms.dla.mil/cmis
(Click on 1033 Program then State Coordinators
information)
Subject: Purchasing Property through the 1122
Program to support Law Enforcement Activities:
https://pubweb.drms.dla.mil/cmis/SECTION1122/1122factsheet.htm
Go to
the LESO site for more information on these
programs:
https://pubweb.drms.dla.mil/cmis
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About
NLECTC
(National Law Enforcement and
Corrections Technology Center)
Created in 1994,
as a component of the National
Institute of Justice's (NIJ's) Office of Science and
Technology, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections
Technology Center (NLECTC) system serves as an
"honest broker" offering support, research findings, and
technological expertise to help State and local law Enforcement and
corrections personnel perform their duties more safely and
efficiently.
With facilities
located across the country, go to http://www.justnet.org/Pages/home.aspx to
learn more about the technology focus of each NLECTC facility by
clicking on the map shown on the page.
Read more information on
availability of Programs and how to apply
through the LESO
(Law Enforcement Support Office). Contact your State LESO Coordinator for your state's process.
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Definition of "Law Enforcement
Organization"
NRLO was given
the opportunity to help refine the existing definition of "Law
Enforcement Organization" used by the Government - particularly by the Law Enforcement
Support Office (LESO), but extending into other
programs - to include
Reserve/Auxiliary/Support Units to be eligible to access existing
Government Funding and Equipment Programs through their
Departments. Below are the current definition and NRLO's
suggested, additional verbiage. When word is received that the final version
of verbiage for the definition has been decided upon
and implemented, this page will reprint the final definition.
Also, links to additional pertinent web sites, forms, and additional
submission information will be listed. Please keep
checking back to get this important information.
Current
Definition of "Law Enforcement Organization": "A government agency or activity whose primary function
is the enforcement of applicable Federal, State, and local laws, and
whose compensated full-time law enforcement officers have powers of
arrest and apprehension. The term is sometimes extended to
include government agencies or activities with law enforcement
responsibilities and with powers of arrest and apprehension
but whose law enforcement officers are not
full-time."
NRLO's
suggested verbiage to the last statement in the
definition: "....... The
term is sometimes extended to include government agencies or
activities with law enforcement responsibilities and with powers of
arrest and apprehension but whose complement of officers
include part-time (paid or unpaid) law enforcement
officers."
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NRLO Attended the "7th, 8th and 9th Annual
Technologies for Critical
Incident Preparedness
Conference and
Exposition"
NRLO was invited
to and attended the "7th 8th
and 9th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness
Conference and Exposition" (November, 2005, in San Diego,
California; September, 2006, in Atlanta Georgia; and
November, 2007, in San Francisco, California)
which were presented by the U.S.
Department of Justice National Institute of Justice
(NIJ) and were partnered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science
and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland
Defense. NRLO's Deputy Director Edward R. Morrow attended these
prestigeous and informative conferences on behalf of NRLO Members
and Reserve/Auxiliary/Support Officers across the country.
Photograph right: NRLO Deputy
Director Edward R. Morrow (right) posing with Kenneth Dover (NLECTC-SE Program Manager, Excess Property
Programs) at the "8th Annual Technologies for Critical
Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition" held in
Atlanta Georgia in September, 2006. Ed said that he was
smiling extra wide as he just had word that
Reserve/Auxiliary/Support Units were now considered eligible
for the LESO
1033 and 1122 Programs.
Conference
speakers included numerous State and local
Public Safety professionals, as well as Federal experts from
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the U.S. Department of
Defense (DOD).
These unique conferences
focused on the State and local "Public
Safety Responder" and brought together over 1,000
colleagues in Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Management, Urban
Search and Rescue and other first responder disciplines to
observe the latest tools and technologies addressing needs in
responding to critical incidents; to participate in roundtable
discussions on these tools and technologies and other issues
critical to their missions; and to hear from colleagues and other
experts about lessons learned in various "response"
scenarios.
As stated in NRLO's
invitations, the objective of these conferences was to allow
attendees to garner a comprehensive understanding of
the Federal government's cutting edge "technology development efforts" on behalf
of State and local responders and of the "Federal funding and assistance currently
available" to the responder community.
Thank you letters have been
written; however, on behalf of NRLO Members and of
Reserve/Auxiliary/Support Law Enforcement Officers nationwide, we at
NRLO would like to take this opportunity to thank the NIJ, the
DOJ, the DHS, and the DOD for the invitation and opportunity to
attend these most informative and
productive conferences.
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Statement
Prepared by NRLO for
"7th Annual
Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and
Exposition 2005"
Held October 31 - November 2, 2005, San Diego,
CA
presented by U.S. Departments of
Justice and Homeland Security in Collaboration with the Department
of Defense
State and local Public Safety
personnel are the front lines of response in case of
emergencies. America is threatened by ruthless barbarians
whose objective is to destroy America and its way of life as proved
by the 911 attacks. For that reason, effective "Community
Programs" to augment the "first responder" concept utilizing
Reserve/Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officers should be explored and
developed. The National Reserve Law Officers Association (NRLO) is
ready to assist U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security
and corresponding departments and agencies in the implementation of
Reserve/Auxiliary "first responder" programs to achieve that
goal in each state in accordance with existing government
programs and with local jurisdictions.
During the American
Revolution, when America was fighting for its freedom from British
rule, citizen "Volunteers" were the main defence of our fledgling
Nation. History tells of Paul Revere's Ride and how he carried
news to Lexington of the approaching British. With the cry,
"The British are coming!" he called the citizens of the
countryside to arms in defence of the homeland. Today, we too
should call on citizen volunteers to participate in response and
protection to threats and actions against our country. Paul
Revere was effective because he knew where he was going. He
knew where the people were who were "prepared to respond." The
citizen volunteers we may call upon for this task in our time are
the nearly 400,000 Reserve/Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officers
nationwide. These trained citizens are more than willing to
respond in case of a national emergency.
Established in 1983, as a
benefits organization for Volunteer Law Enforcement Officers, NRLO
expanded its services to include in-line-of-duty insurance coverage
(not provided by most state/local agencies), on-line training aids
and information, and Reserve/Auxiliary Unit profiles. Reserves
are trained, volunteer Law Enforcement Officers who serve
their communities in the spirit of patriotism and service.
They are motivated people who come from all walks of life - from
doctors to lawyers to plumbers to bankers to retired Law Enforcement
Officers and from many other areas of business. A few Reserves
are paid, part-time Officers; but most serve their agencies at no
cost, saving their communities many millions of dollars in
taxes annually.
Funding (and/or authorization
to access existing programs) is required for specialized
"preparedness" training and equipment for these "Ultimate
Volunteers." NRLO is available and ready to assist in the
implementation of programs which would result in the
utilization of U.S. Reserve/Auxiliary Law Enforcement
Officers as "first responders" in the war on
terrorism.
Respectfully
submitted,
Leon Schumacher, NRLO
Director
R. Edward Morrow, NRLO Deputy Director
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