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Public Safety Academy gives Anaheim youths an edge into firefighting and policing
First responder recruiters are challenged each year when trying to find eligible candidates to hire. City officials quickly realized a…
Pasadena PD Dispatch and Donuts
As part of #telecommunicationsweek the #PasadenaPD’s 911 operators spent the morning @dunkin talking to the public about what goes on behind the scenes. “We wanted…
Police officers wear many hats these days. Depending on the situation, they might have to be “a counselor, a psychologist,…
Officers train for it all — the interactions with the public that are light and uplifting often juxtapose with the…
Get lost. That’s one of several pieces of advice a veteran emergency fire dispatcher has for anyone considering getting into…
Navigating hundreds of emergency calls after an earthquake, saving a woman’s life and successfully intervening in a local man’s attempted…
Twelve-year old Ivan Lucatero stands on the beach and reflects for a moment on how he normally would spend a…
Hot dogs, cookies and community engagement. Those were some of the key ingredients behind a successful neighborhood cleanup May 30…