September 2, 2016
Board of
Commissioners Regular Meetings September 6 at 9:00 AM September 20 at 6:30 PM
HCPD Employs New Device for Crisis Communication
Millage Meeting September 6 at 8:45 AM, before the regular meeting. Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Captain Chuck Simmons and Major Jim Burch demonstrate the new QUAD Crisis Response Module for Henry County Police Chief Keith Nichols and Deputy Chief Mark Amerman.
In an effort to enhance communications and diffuse potentially dangerous situations, Henry County Police have added new equipment to the department by obtaining the QUAD Crisis Response Module, to assist crisis negotiators in communicating with potentially threatening suspects or persons suffering from emotional distress situations. Previous incidents would require negotiators to “throw� a phone to the individual. This new equipment will allow negotiators to successfully communicate with persons by cellphone, landline or blue tooth technology. According to public safety officials, this equipment is a vital tool to help de-escalate a crises situation and prevent physical contact, in order to achieve a successful conclusion. Captain Chuck Simmons is the commander of a team of 18 officers who are trained as negotiators in Critical Incident situations. The cost of the equipment was approximately $6500.00.
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