VIDEO: A non-profit dedicated to strengthening crisis response protocols sat down with Duluth’s first responders, talking about school safety.
“It has really given us the opportunity to kind of refocus, kind of hit that reset, and all get on the same page,” said Chief Shawn Krizaj, with the Duluth Fire Department.
Inside the DECC Wednesday, hundreds of local first responders from across the country met with the “I Love You Guys” Foundation. There they revisited what to do when an emergency call is made to a school.
“It’s not just for a shooting event,” Krizaj said. It can also be used for things as minor as a student throwing up or an animal on the playground.”
No matter the hazard, police, fire, and EMS departments must have three things in common for the most proactive outcome: teaching, strategy, and language.