Report of the Auxiliary Police 2008

The Auxiliary Police report to the Director of Emergency Management for training and monthly meetings. The Southwick Chief of Police is the authority activating and assigning the Auxiliary Police for duty.      

     

Members receive training in first aid, CPR, HAZ-MAT Awareness, weapons, range qualification, FBI Task Force orientation training through the Western Massachusetts Auxiliary Police Association, with the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Academy Reserve Police Officer’s Intermittent Training Course. Formal training is received from Federal Emergency Management and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agencies in National Incident Management System, Incident Command System, Emergency Operations Center, WMD Terrorism and Disaster Response, along with Emergency Radio Communications. Electric Power Utility Safety-Damage Assessment, National Weather Service SKYWARN Severe Weather Training are also included in the training program. Pipeline Emergency Response, hazardous material accidents and weapons safety – range qualification were also included in this year’s training.

     

The Auxiliary Police assisted with voter parking for both the primary and national elections and a traffic accident on Vining Hill Road. Assistance was also given for traffic, crowd control, and parking during the Westfield Children’s Museum Penguin Plunge on January 26th, Westfield Road Race, the August National MOTO-CROSS, a multi-community national twenty four hour disaster communications exercise, and the Southwick Fireman’s Fire Works display / Parade / Carnival. They assisted during the National Hurricane Communications Exercise.Incident Command / staging training sessions and a security detail were conducted on the evening of October 30th and 31st with Emergency Management members using the Mobile Communications Vehicle on the grounds of the Southwick-Tolland Regional School District. These training sessions provide a point of presence of Auxiliary Police to help reduce vandalism during Halloween time. Training orientation was received on DSS and Foster Care, and child abuse.

    

Members hosted the Western Massachusetts Auxiliary Police Association February meeting with portable radio operations, public safety radio spectrum orientation and proper use of the international phonetic alphabet.  

        

Auxiliary Police Members are:

Director Charles Dunlap

Spvr.Assistant Director Keith Stromgren

Spvr.Assistant Director Charles Housner

Officer Peter F. Jakobowski Jr.

Officer Dave Houle
 

The Auxiliary Police are ready to serve the Town of Southwick during any time of need. Anyone desiring more information should contact any member or call the Auxiliary Police Director at 569-0308.
 

Respectfully submitted,
 

Charles H. Dunlap, Director