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Police Academy, Fire Academy, and New Britain Superior Court Oh My!

1/30/2020

 
We had a very active cycle 10 with the new class of 2023. Several trips all came to fruition this cycle. The students learned drill and ceremony at the CT Police Academy, learned about the extensive training firefighters undergo at the CT Fire Academy, and got to speak to a prosecutor, defense attorney, and the Honorable Judge Geathers before she took the bench for them during arraignments at the New Britain Superior Court. Overall it was a great cycle and the trips certainly balanced out the intense amount of Constitutional law that was covered in preparation for their delving into the Connecticut General Statutes soon. More to come!

The National Guard's 14th Civil Support Team visits CJPS

1/27/2020

 
CJPS was fortunate enough to be visited by Connecticut's Civil Support Team. This elite unit trains every day for the unthinkable and assists the State in response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents. They are heavily trained and extremely well equipped. The students, as well as instructors, were amazed at their training and preparedness. If there is an incident in the State of Connecticut that has any of these factors, this team is likely already on scene and assisting with the testing, clean-up, and mitigation. It was a very impressive presentation and we are planning on some joint exercises in the future!
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CT-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team holds their first meeting in the Vinal EOC

1/18/2020

 
Catered with an amazing meal prepared by Chef Barnes and his students (who stayed late!) the Connecticut Disaster Medical Assistance Team held their first meeting in our Emergency Operations Center. We had a surprise special guest who traveled from Washington, D.C. for the meeting, Jonathan Greene, Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Medical Operations for the US Department of Health and Human Services. He came to be a part of the meeting, provide an update to employees, and speak about the importance of projects like our EOC to the greater state of National readiness. It was quite an honor and a very pleasant surprise. The meeting went well and at the end, Mr. Greene even swore in the new members of the DMAT team personally. Mr. Greene was very impressed with the work of our CJPS students and inspired that they might be the next generation of employees within the National Disaster Medical System.

Mental Health First Aid with the Wheeler Clinic

1/14/2020

 
Mental health is a critically important part of the CJPS trade for numerous reasons. Critical incident stress remains a significant factor in the health of responders nationwide and teaching our students how to effectively manage their mental health after seeing and experiencing traumatic scenes is very important. In addition to their own personal mental health, members of the public with mental health issues are disproportionately more likely to have contact with police, fire, and EMS services. Training our students to understand mental health issues and how to help people experiencing crisis is very important. We were fortunate enough to have Jen and Joy from the Wheeler Clinic come and teach the Mental Health First Aid course. The mental health first aid course is a skills-based training that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to someone who is experiencing a mental health or substance-use problem, and connect them to appropriate care if necessary. Thank you Jen and Joy for providing this great training for all of our students!
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Traffic Reconstructionist Bob Canto assists with a course on crash diagramming

1/10/2020

 
We were fortunate to be joined by Bob Canto, a traffic reconstructionist formerly of the Mid-State Crash Squad. He was able to provide expert guidance on crash diagramming and an introduction to advance crash reconstruction. We are happy to add Mr. Canto to our CJPS instructional staff!
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CT ANG Visits, our First Responder Canteen opens, and our new freshman class finishes their first cycle!

1/6/2020

 
Today we were honored to have been visited by Major Holmes, Sergeant Major Smith, and Staff Sergeant Quinones of the Connecticut Army National Guard (CT ANG). In addition to breaking in our new First Responder Canteen, which provides local first responders with free coffee and espresso, we were able to provide a tour of the program and see where we could help each other in the future! As always, we love bragging about the progress of our students and it was exciting to hear the positive feedback of how impressed they were with our program and how well it prepares our students for their futures.

Today we also celebrated the completion of the first shop cycle of the CJPS Class of 2023. Like our other classes, each student brings with them their own unique backgrounds and we really enjoyed meeting and learning about each of them. We have been very impressed with the new class and are excited to welcome them into our shop family!!
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