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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: April 29, 2019
Emergency drills have become a controversial or at least widely discussed topic in school safety for a myriad of reasons. If done purposelessly or...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: April 3, 2019
I feel lucky to have grown up where I grew up. My high school, Charles D. Owen High (Go Warhorses!) is nestled in the Swannanoa Valley, surrounded by...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: February 6, 2019
Hey. We're proud of you. Take a moment to appreciate the hard work you've done on the path to emergency preparation and school safety. (If you know...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: January 15, 2019
Lockdown drills are a necessary part of any good school safety plan. Knowing what to do in an emergency (and having practiced it enough to be able to...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: December 12, 2018
If this is the only school safety blog you belong to, (and hey, more power to you if it isn't!) you may have missed the state of Michigan's School...
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The Joffe Family: November 16, 2018
Over the past few years, a positive consensus seems to have developed. The core of that consensus is that we must find ways to protect our schools...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: October 12, 2018
Just as you expect from your community safety blog post, today starts with a poem from the American author Mary Oliver (Hey, it's Friday, right?). We...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 24, 2018
One of the major ways Joffe Emergency Services supports our school partners throughout the country is by providing CPR and First Aid training and...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 20, 2018
Perhaps the title of this blog post sacrificed some clarity for the sake of alliteration, so here's what it's about. One of the more common injuries...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 5, 2018
Your school's supply shed is filled with all of the emergency supplies needed to keep campus functioning for up to 72 hours following a disaster or...
