Dec 31, 2008 | NIOA Board Insights, Secretary's Updates
I thought this would be of interest to many of you. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has just put out a release and newsletter announcing that the number of officers killed in the line of duty dropped by 23% in 2008. In fact, the number who were killed by gunfire, according to the NLEOMF fell to a 50 year low.
However, while this is an improvement, of particular concern to your Secretary here, as I work in the Highway Safety business, is the fact that for the 11th year in a row NLEOMF says that more law enforcement officers died in traffic-related incidents than from any other single cause. This too is in spite of the fact that deaths related to traffic incidents dropped by 14% compared to 2007.
So as I post this on New Year’s Eve…a very dangerous night on the roads, my 2009 wish for all of you who are first responders is to be especially careful on the roads. Please buckle up, drive defensively, remember to set a good example behind the wheel for the rest of the public, and be ever vigilant when making traffic stops (or responding to roadside crashes or medical emergencies) of other vehicles who may not have the good sense to Move Over and out of the way for you…no matter what your state law says.
And keep the families of those who have fallen in the line of duty over the years in your hearts and prayers. If you want to see the report click on the link below. And have a safe and happy New Year!
http://nleomf.org/TheMemorial/Facts/2008_endyear_report.pdf
Dec 21, 2008 | Miscellaneous
The November/December 2008 NIOA NEWS is now avaiable online for members. Click here.
Dec 10, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Training Opportunities
You may have noticed a sidebar advertisement throughout the NIOA site for the Social Media for Government conference. This training opportunity is being held by the Performance Institute in partnership with the NIOA.
According to the event coordinators you can learn how to:
- Develop a Social Media Strategy to Drive Performance-Based Communications at Your Agency
- Create Online Strategies to Appeal to a Diverse Customer Base
- Market Your Social Media to Citizens and Stakeholders
- Utilize Social Media Strategies and Tactics to Engage Employees
NIOA members that wish to attend this conference may receive 10% off their tuition with the discount code P734-PRTWB.
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Dec 9, 2008 | Items of Note, President's Point of View
I’m glad to present to you the updated NIOA web site.
With this new site, the board members can provide more up-to-date association specific information. We can also provide you with information pertaining to activities by members, PIO news that may be of interest, or examples of PIOs doing great work!
Look for continued enhancements to this site. We hope to add even more over the course of the year. New options for sharing information are made available every day! We’ll look at those that might be beneficial to the organization and we might explore some that are just evolving.
For those of you that are subscribers to news feeds from web sites, you should find the RSS options on this site a welcome addition. You can subscribe using your favorite reader (such as Google Reader, FeedDemon, NetVibes, FeedReader and others). You can even subscribe to feeds within your browser window (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Flock, etc.). There is a tutorial under the FAQ header for anyone that might like to explore this benefit. Any news that is “quick” and time specific will be posted on the blog. When you are a subscriber to the content you will receive it immediately in your reader of choice.
You can use these same readers to subscribe to content from many of the sites you may visit regularly. Imagine how much more efficient you will be when you only have to visit one place!
Of course, the NIOA blog will offer the option for comments to the various posts. We plan to moderate these, of course, but it should offer us the opportunity to engage in conversation about current topics, news, interests, and activities.
Watch for more updates soon! Thanks for a being a member of the NIOA.