emergency response
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Colorado school safety agency launches statewide plan for dealing with school shootings
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Colorado’s top school-safety agency has launched a plan designed to help schools prepare for and respond to large-scale emergencies, particularly shooting threats. In a Thursday news conference, the Colorado School Safety Resource Center announced the release of its Crisis Response Guidelines for K-12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Education, a 38-page document compiled by a…
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Denver 911 struggles to balance increased call volume amid staffing shortages
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Denver 911 saw its highest call volume in at least five years in 2021 amid severe staffing shortages. Police dispatchers in Denver are 71% staffed. For emergency communication technicians – the people actually answering the phone when someone calls 911 – Denver is 60% staffed. There are 13 technicians in training and when they graduate at…
