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The Importance of Keeping Score

Uvalde School Shooting - Lessons Learned

Uvalde School Shooting - Lessons Learned

Unverified alarm notifications are plaguing law-enforcement and other emergency-response agencies nationwide—but a new approach to analyzing them offers a potential solution.

Article

Uvalde School Shooting - Lessons Learned

Uvalde School Shooting - Lessons Learned

Uvalde School Shooting - Lessons Learned

As part of the Critical Incident Review of the Uvalde school shooting, experts including Frank Fernandez, weigh in on lessons learned from this tragedy. 

YouTube Video

IACP Incident Command - Policy Guidance

Uvalde School Shooting - Lessons Learned

Apparent 2nd assassination attempt: The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Frank Fernandez in Miami

As a member of the IACP Incident Command Working Group, Frank Fernandez helped develop this policy guidance document. 

IACP Document

Apparent 2nd assassination attempt: The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Frank Fernandez in Miami

Apparent 2nd assassination attempt: The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Frank Fernandez in Miami

Apparent 2nd assassination attempt: The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Frank Fernandez in Miami

Frank Fernandez weighs in on the ongoing investigation into a possible assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

CBC Interview

Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School

Apparent 2nd assassination attempt: The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Frank Fernandez in Miami

Tactical Decision-Making: Lessons from the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas

The Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School report provides a detailed accounting and critical assessment of what transpired in the days and months leading up to the shooting, the immediate first responder actions taken following it, and the efforts since then to address and improve upon gaps and deficiencies in procedures.

Full Report

Tactical Decision-Making: Lessons from the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas

Apparent 2nd assassination attempt: The CBC's Andrew Nichols talks with Frank Fernandez in Miami

Tactical Decision-Making: Lessons from the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas

Authored by Frank Fernandez, Chief (Ret.), Florida, and Nazmia E.A. Comrie, Sociologist, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

Police Chief Article

Miami PD's Aviation Detail: Air One Provides a Valuable City Resource

Episode 12 - (Frank Fernandez) - Perspectives on Leadership Development

Episode 12 - (Frank Fernandez) - Perspectives on Leadership Development

Authored by Frank G. Fernandez

Air Beat Publication

Episode 12 - (Frank Fernandez) - Perspectives on Leadership Development

Episode 12 - (Frank Fernandez) - Perspectives on Leadership Development

Episode 12 - (Frank Fernandez) - Perspectives on Leadership Development

Pete Gagliardi and Ray Guidetti's podcast, RF Factor, Episode 12 - Perspectives on Leadership Development. Frank Fernandez, a career law enforcement officer, provides some personal perspectives on how the various leadership roles he’s filled - as Deputy Police Chief, Police Chief, Public Safety Director, and IACP Committee Chairman - affected his leadership style and growth.

RF Factor Podcast

Meet Frank Fernandez, PPVAR Vice President

Episode 12 - (Frank Fernandez) - Perspectives on Leadership Development

Surfside Collapse PD First Responders Interviews

Chief Fernandez joined PPVAR as Vice President to support the enhancement of safety for officers responding to alarm calls as well as providing his years of experience to bring greater awareness to advanced technology that can improve this highly meaningful service that enhances safety for citizens.

PPVAR Board

Surfside Collapse PD First Responders Interviews

Surfside Collapse PD First Responders Interviews

Surfside Collapse PD First Responders Interviews

Featuring Frank Fernandez, Retired Chief of Police; Chief Julio Yero, Surfside Police Department; Captain John Healy, Surfside Police Department; and Captain Antonio Marciante, Surfside Police Department.

Video

Feature: The Importance of Keeping Score

Dante S. Stephensen Memorial Leadership Conversations - Session 5

Dante S. Stephensen Memorial Leadership Conversations - Session 5

Unverified alarm notifications are plaguing law-enforcement and other emergency-response agencies nationwide—but a new approach to analyzing them offers a potential solution. 

By Frank Fernandez, President of Blueprints 4 Safety (B4S) Strategies Group, and John Chiaramonte, ENP, Consulting Division President of Mission Critical Partners.

NENA Article

Dante S. Stephensen Memorial Leadership Conversations - Session 5

Dante S. Stephensen Memorial Leadership Conversations - Session 5

Dante S. Stephensen Memorial Leadership Conversations - Session 5

GILEE's (Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange - Georgia State University) fifth one-hour virtual session of the Lunch & Learn Series featuring Frank G. Fernandez (President, Blueprint 4 Safety Strategic Group, and Chief (Ret.), Hollywood, FL), Chief Jason Armstrong (Ferguson Police Department, MO), and Chief Jeff Glazier (Ponce Inlet Police Department, FL).

Leadership Conversation

FBI agents face danger executing search warrants, experts say

Dante S. Stephensen Memorial Leadership Conversations - Session 5

FBI asks local police for help reporting threats amid potential for political violence

Expert opinions including that of retired Miami Police Deputy Chief and SWAT Commander Frank Fernandez.

Local 10 News Article

FBI asks local police for help reporting threats amid potential for political violence

FBI asks local police for help reporting threats amid potential for political violence

FBI asks local police for help reporting threats amid potential for political violence

Frank Fernandez, a consultant on police practices for the U.S. Department of Justice, who monitored Wray’s national conference call on Wednesday said the FBI is focusing on coordination nationwide and on making sure that everyone in law enforcement is on the same page.

Local 10 News Article

Miami-Dade police sending officers to D.C. for security at inauguration, director says

FBI asks local police for help reporting threats amid potential for political violence

Miami-Dade police sending officers to D.C. for security at inauguration, director says

Former Miami and Hollywood Chief of Police Frank Fernandez said this is a defining moment in history, with violence and challenges from the past year culminating to a critical point.

Local 10 News Article

HAPCOA Invited to Participate in DHS SIMEX Planning Conference

FBI asks local police for help reporting threats amid potential for political violence

Miami-Dade police sending officers to D.C. for security at inauguration, director says

Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association members, including Chief Frank Fernandez (retired), invited to attend Initial Planning Conference (IPC) for the DHS Law Enforcement Use of Force Simulation Experiment (SIMEX)

HAPCOA Article

2020 TMA Virtual OPS-TECH

PPVAR Roundtable Explains Path to Beating Back False Dispatches

PPVAR Roundtable Explains Path to Beating Back False Dispatches

Session 6: How to Create Relationships with Public Safety Organizations, with speaker/panelist Frank Fernandez

Operations Management Seminar & Tech Summit

PPVAR Roundtable Explains Path to Beating Back False Dispatches

PPVAR Roundtable Explains Path to Beating Back False Dispatches

PPVAR Roundtable Explains Path to Beating Back False Dispatches

In this edition of the Security Speaking podcast, three members of the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response delve into trends, challenges and opportunities revolving around alarm response.

Security Sales & Integration Podcast

IACP Firearms Committee

PPVAR Roundtable Explains Path to Beating Back False Dispatches

Standing Our Holy Ground: Law Enforcement Stands Up to Gun Violence

Firearms Recovery Model Webinar

Standing Our Holy Ground: Law Enforcement Stands Up to Gun Violence

Guest opinion: Sustainable police reforms, building community trust is a partnership

Standing Our Holy Ground: Law Enforcement Stands Up to Gun Violence

Featuring a panel of police chiefs and violence prevention experts, this episode of “Standing Our Holy Ground” will explore the efforts that law enforcement officers take to prevent gun violence and illegal firearm possession and the challenges they face legislatively and on the ground.

Webinar Episode

The key steps to substantial and sustainable police reforms

Guest opinion: Sustainable police reforms, building community trust is a partnership

Guest opinion: Sustainable police reforms, building community trust is a partnership

Authored by Frank G. Fernandez & James Roth

MinnPost Article

Guest opinion: Sustainable police reforms, building community trust is a partnership

Guest opinion: Sustainable police reforms, building community trust is a partnership

Guest opinion: Sustainable police reforms, building community trust is a partnership

Authored by Frank G. Fernandez

News-Press. Article

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