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Vincent B. Van Hasselt [1] (born 1953) is a Professor in Psychology and the Director of the First Responder Research and Training Program at Nova Southeastern University. [1] His area of focus is First Responder Psychology that looks into policing issues, 911 operators, firefighters and crime investigators. [2]
This article is a list of the emergency and first responder agencies that responded to the September 11 attacks against the United States, on September 11, 2001.These agencies responded during and after the attack and were part of the search-and-rescue, security, firefighting, clean-up, investigation, evacuation, support and traffic control on September 11.
Ever consider what it’s like to be a 911 emergency operator? Well now’s the time to think about it. The job is in high demand these days and it doesn’t require a college degree, saves lives ...
In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications. It is organized and sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Amateurs of Canada .
David Stokes is director of municipal policy at the Show-Me Institute. This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: 911 systems oppportunity for local governments to consolidate, save
[24] [25] These disorders can begin from the stress of the job or a preexisting stress that comes from the job the first responder is doing now. This type of stress can lead to alcohol drinking which is widespread among first responders. Drinking often helps manage, or soften job-related stress and the exposure to the distressing incidents.
A survey of Chatham 911 employees contains allegations that the call center is a toxic workplace, that they don't receive enough training and pay, and are forced to use faulty technology ...
A "bucket brigade" works to clear rubble and debris after the September 11 attacks. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center elicited a large response of local emergency and rescue personnel to assist in the evacuation of the two towers, resulting in a large loss of the same personnel when the towers collapsed.