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Ohio APCO
In-Service Training Series

Current Course Offerings
Course # Topics/Course Description Date/Time/Location
08-002 Severe Weather Awareness

Dying in Blue
Thursday May 15th @ 08:30
OPOTA - Richfield
4055 Highlander Pky - Richfield Ohio
Registration Cost - FREE
**REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - CLASS IS FULL**
IN-SERVICE AGENDA
Registration
08:30 to 09:00
SkyWarn/Severe Weather Awareness
09:00 to 11:00
National Weather Service - Cleveland


A representative from the Cleveland office of the National Weather
Service will discuss severe weather terminology
and the challenges severe weather presents to public safety.
 

Lunch
11:00 to 12:30

Lunch will be on your own, there are several dining establishments close
to Richfield OPOTA. Maps will be provided.
 
Dying in Blue
12:30 to 16:30
Commander Ralph Portier


 
Commander Ralph Portier a 15 yr veteran of the Pickerington Ohio
Police Department will discuss the topic of suicide with Public
Safety agencies. Public Safety Dispatchers and other Public Safety
Officers are not immune from the emotional and physical trauma
commonly associated with the stress of our jobs. Dying in Blue is a
wake up call for everyone who works in the Public Safety field.