In this issue we take a look back at some of 2011's noteworthy moments in Public Safety Training. We have compiled lists of some of our readers' favorites as well as our own. May 2012 be a safe and successful year for all.

Bill Booth

Interact Business Group

Moments in 2011 captured in photos. Some tragic, all informative.

This list comprises the TSA's Top Ten Good Catches of 2011. Some dangerous, some just plain wierd  ...read more

Fire Service, LOOD, Historical Overview 

Law Enforcement, LOOD - Police Deaths Rise Sharply Again 

Help and join the conversation to improve emergency management - The FEMA Think Tank.

Get your department involved - National Citizen Corps Council

In the Training News links featured on the right column of this newsletter each month, it is not surprising that a lot of clicks are for articles about money (economic climate, funding, grants and so on) but that theme gets second place. The first place winner with the highest overall click rate is anything relating to dogs.

Either there is a surging interest in K-9 activities or people just want to read about man's best friend. Either way, for 2011 the dogs get Two Paws Up.  

These facilities are not the newest or the most expensive, but they are all stand-outs for excellence in planning and execution. They are worth looking at and learning from before embarking on your own endeavor to build a new training center.

Luzerne County Community College, Public Safety Training Institute - Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 

Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy 

Glenview, Illinois

Tarrant County College Public Safety Institute

Fort Worth, Texas

Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex 

Ft. Pierce, Florida

Washoe County Regional Public Safety Training Center

Washoe County, Nevada 

Here is a look at the newsletter's 2011 training articles that garnered the most interest and created the most discussion and buzz.

Training By Computer, Some Not All

  - a look at the e-learning controversy  ...read more