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Interagency planning is a key precursor

Published Tuesday, March 01, 2005

In Utah, police officers are required to go through 80 hours of training per year in law enforcement techniques and procedures, but there's no requirement for training on the radio systems and equipment that they use. Considering that the vast majority of police officers never fire their weapons in the line of duty — but use their mobile and portable radios every day — it is counter-intuitive that they do not receive formal radio training on a regular basis. Nevertheless, the situation in Utah is fairly typical among public-safety organizations nationwide. When a police officer or firefighter is ...

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