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Official Newsletter of the Fraternal Order of Police - United States Park Police Labor Committee
JULY 2013
Chairmans report
USpp officers receive Awards
Read the doi ig report on uspp weapons
Frederick Douglass Home needs better security
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Table of Contents
Chairmans Report
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Telephone: 202-544-4813
Website: usppfop.org
Fax: 202-544-5918
Email: editor@usppfop.org
Executive Board
Gary Hatch
Vice-Chair
Mike Shalton
Executive Chief Steward- DC
Cotayba Al Saigh
Secretary
Darrel Gilliam
Executive Chief Steward- NY
Anthony McSherry
Treasurer
Bill Battista
Executive Chief Steward- CA
Shop Stewards
District 3
Debyn Brown
District 4
Gary Hatch
District 5
VACANT
CIB
I.P. Edwards
K9
Charles Wilkins
Motors
Todd Hand
Services
Elizabeth Kessebeh
SWAT
Ernie Eclipse
Jack Eddington
Angelo Herron
Ian Livingston
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Washington, DC
Midnights
Russel Kidd
Day Work
Michael Cameron
Ian Glick
Chair
District 1
Dave Crandall - Chief
Steward
Mike Russo
Sean Kellenberger
James Dingeldein
District 2
Anthony McSherry
Cotayba Al-Saigh
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Court Liaison
Bernard Durham
Staten Island
Robert OBrien
Brooklyn
Saoud Mohammed
Robert McGarry
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Chairmans
Report
It's now July and I think I can safely say it has been one hell of a year. So far this year, we've battled sequestration, furloughs, an IG
report that looks as if it belongs in the "Science Fiction" section of a bookstore and the usual 'management doing stupid things'. I take
this position very seriously and hope that each and every one of our members can fully appreciate the behind the scenes work that goes
on by all of your Executive Board and Stewards.
For example, I've been up on Capital Hill creating and solidifying relationships with members of Congress and with local and
national media to help get your voice out there in the public eye. These meetings aren't always easy and sometimes it's daunting after
you've heard 'we'd love to help you but we just can't right now' over a dozen times in one week. But during the furloughs, I got a phone
call from one of our members. This member called me and asked me "Ian, are we going to get out from under these furloughs?" I told
him I didn't know but that I was going to try my damnedest to do everything I could. Knowing full well that we were up against serious
obstacles, I wasn't very confident and he could hear it in my voice. Just then, he began to cry. Not the sad sobbing you suffer when
you've just lost a loved one, but the kind of crying you do when you feel as if you've completely failed. He told me he was going to lose
his house and didn't know how he was going to feed his kids. After discussing secondary employment and TSP loan options, I told him
I would do everything I could and reassured him. I hung up and sat and wondered "Who's going to reassure me?" So, every morning
when I woke up, after spending many hours making calls, sending emails, brainstorming with our lobbyists, with our attorney and with
my closest friends, the night before, I would drag my butt out of bed and just as the clarity was reentering my mind, I would remember
that phone call. That was what motivated me every day and kept me going. There are a lot of victories to be had in my position. There
are just as many defeats, unfortunately.
My members have expectations and I have to live up to them. That's not always an easy task. Hell, that's NEVER an easy
task. Members look to me and the Union and expect that we're going to 'make everything alright'. A lot of times we do, I'm happy to
say, but sometimes we can't. Sometimes, there are too many political forces in play, too many budgetary constraints, too many outside
parties playing their hand and we just don't have the leverage to prevail. That's when I have to be the bearer of bad news. That's
never a good position to be in. Especially when you have to do it on a regular basis. Suspensions, letters of reprimand, discipline, the
loss of a take home car- these things happen and sometimes they're completely merited because of a bad decision made by a member.
It's during these times that I look to do everything we can to mitigate things to a
much lower but still acceptable end. If you ever find your self in a bad situation, I'm
going to tell you the truth and lay it out for you, usually worst case scenario. I have
to prepare any member who is facing discipline for the possibility that things aren't
'going to be alright'. These are the unfortunate facts of life. However, when we're
facing something as seeming insurmountable as furloughs, it's different. There are
no 'facts' other than those we get out to the public. There is only cause and effect:
less officers on the street means less public safety and more dangerous working
conditions for all of us. I am proud that we were able to help end the furloughs. In U. S. Park Police Greenbelt Park Station
fact, I believe it was the FOP who ended the furloughs through our congressional
Greenbelt, MD
meetings and media attention. But, more importantly, I am proud of how all of
you responded to the crisis of 'less officers-more work' and stepped up. There was
very little bellyaching and, for the most part, everyone pulled their own weight. You all allowed me the space to do what needed to be
done and we were successful. The fight is not over, though. We still have budgetary constraints nipping at our heels, every day. In DC,
officers are still working communications when they should be on the street. Wolf Trap has essentially stripped District 2 of personnel.
We still have some managers, in the NYFO, who believe that they can do whatever the hell they want thinking that the contract is more
of a suggestion than an obligation. There are still take home cars that have not been reassigned. We still have vacancies in the various
Task Forces to be filled. The list goes on and on and on. As we finish out the last half of this year, take a few moments to think about
the successes we've had and how we can prevent failures in the future. This is YOUR Union. It belongs to all of us and it will only work
when all of us play a part. Thanks and BE SAFE!
--- Ian Glick, Chairman, U.S. Park Police FOP
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breathe free are at the heart of what America is all about, said
Bloomberg. Thanks to the hard work of parks workers from around
the country, this national treasure is open once again. Weve not
only repaired damage from Sandy, but weve also taken steps to
protect Liberty Island from major storms in the future just as
were doing in the rest of our city, too.
The national park serves as a huge economic engine for the
community. In 2011, a total of 3.7 million visitors to the Statue of
Liberty contributed $174 million to the New York area economy and
supported more than 2,200 jobs. Director Jarvis cited the importance of re-opening the Statue to the local economies, which were
badly hurt by the storm.
Across the country, our national parks help drive local economies, with visitor spending providing a $30 billion boost to the
national economy in 2011, he said. The National Park Service, our
partners, and construction crews have been working around the
clock to get this tourism magnet back in business to attract visitors,
create jobs and help revitalize the tourism economy.
On October 29, 2012, flood waters from Hurricane Sandy covered approximately 75 percent of Liberty Island and all of Ellis Island. While the Statue itself escaped unscathed, wind and flooding
from the storm destroyed most of the critical infrastructure on both
islands, including electrical, water, sewage, HVAC systems, phone
systems, security systems, and radio equipment. Both the main
visitor dock and the service dock on Liberty Island were severely damaged. The perimeter walkway and railings around Liberty
Island were also destroyed. Visitor security screening facilities at
Battery Park in lower Manhattan and Liberty State Park in Jersey
City, New Jersey, were completely crippled.
After the storm, more than 1,000 Interior employees from
Alaska to Puerto Rico came to the area to help national parks damaged by the hurricane. They stabilized water-soaked buildings and
addressed dangerous conditions, including removing fallen trees
and debris and undertaking mold mitigation.
Interior estimates that it will cost $77 million to repair and restore Liberty and Ellis Islands, including replacement of the primary
and secondary heating and cooling systems, two new boilers and
Planning a Trip
www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit
or by calling
800-LADY-TIX
(800-523-9849).
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DOI IG REPORT
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U. S. Park Police
Staffing Unsafe
The only, independent staffing analysis of the U. S. Park is 61 more officers than the 639 officers the NPS, currently
Police (USPP) was completed in 1999 and was conducted by claims is sufficient for safe and effective USPP operations.
Prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United
the consulting firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton (Booz-Allen).
Booz-Allen concluded that the USPP needed 820 officers to States Capitol Police (USCP) and the United States Secret
operate safely and effectively. This study was conducted Service- Uniformed Division (USSS-UD) each had approxiabout 1 1/2 years prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001. mately two times more officers than the USPP had in the
These attacks resulted in the
Washington, DC area. At this
significant increase of law entime, the 639 officers of the
forcement personnel in many
USPP are distributed between
federal agencies. In 2003, the
the District of Columbia, New
USPP had approximately 620
York and California. Currentofficers. Currently, the USPP
ly, the United States Capitol
has 639 officers. Booz-Allens
Police has approximately
1999, staffing recommenda1759 sworn officers in Washtions have been ignored by
ington, DC and it is our unthe NPS and the USPP for
derstanding that the USSSover 12 years.
UD is similarly situated. By
In a December 3, 2003,
comparison, in the Washingarticle in the Washington
ton, DC Metropolitan Area the
Post, entitled, Park Police
USPP has approximately 460
Duties Exceed Staffing; Answorn officers.
ti-Terror Demands Have Led The US Park Police San Francisco Field Office has a critical
Simply put, these other
shortage of officers. Action is required. Photo: DOI
Chief to Curtail Patrols Away
agencies have approximateFrom Mall,USPP Chief Teresa Chambers is cited as stating, ly 3 times the number of officers that the USPP has in the
In the long run, Chambers said, her 620-member depart- Washington, DC area. While the FOP does not know what
ment needs a major expansion, perhaps to about 1,400 of- staffing analysis methodologies were used by the USCP and
ficers.
the USSS-UD they are obviously quite different from the one
used by the NPS and the USPP. This conclusion is based on
the stark contrast between the staffing increases of the USPP
United States Park Police Staffing
and these other agencies over the last decade. In 2002, the
Year/Source
Sworn Officers
USPP had 620 officers and currently the USPP has 639 offi1999 Booz-Allen Recommendation
820
cers. Given the professional reputation of the USCP and the
2003 Actual
USSS-UD it would be difficult to imagine that they would both
620
use flawed or unprofessional methods to perform their staff2003 Chambers Recommendation
1400
ing analysis. These other agencies significantly expanded.
2013 NPS Sworn Officer Limit
639
The USPP added 19 officers. This leads the FOP to the con2013 Actual
639
clusion that the staffing analysis methodology used by the
The current staffing level of the United States Park Police
is 639 officers. The National Park Service (NPS) states that
the USPP only needs 639 officers. Chief Chambers is a law
enforcement executive with over 30 years of experience on
4 separate police departments. Even in the unlikely scenario
that Chief Chambers estimate is 50% inflated, due to mathematical error or faulty methodology, the number of sworn
officers needed by the USPP is 700. Seven hundred officers
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Photographs: Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site located at tem where trained background checked volunteers could mon1411 W ST SE, Washington DC 20020 (corner of 15th and W) itor the Douglass Home by computer. These volunteers would
is a valuable cultural resource honoring one of the finest Ameri- call or message U. S. Park Police Dispatch when they observed
cans. The proof of his greatness is that progressives and conser- trouble. This solution could be applied to many other NPS revatives claim Frederick Douglass
sources.
as a kindred spirit. There is no
If the passion many people
doubt that Mr. Douglass home
have for NPS resources could be
needs to be preserved for future
channeled to assist with the progenerations.
tection of those resources secuThe Douglass Home is not
rity would be greatly enhanced.
staffed 24 hours a day. At night,
Expensive preservation work
the alarms are set and the NPS
can be quickly undone by a
vandal with a hammer or an arRangers have to leave for the
night. The safety of the Dougsonist with a match. Given the
----- Frederick Douglass
lass Home is the responsibility
opportunity many NPS volunof United States Park Police Car
teers would participate in this
512, who is responsible for all the National Parks on the east important task.
side of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Having such a
Watching video monitors is mind numbing work and after
valuable resource virtually abandoned at night is not accept- 20 minutes effectiveness quickly evaporates. The benefit of havable and given the capabilities of video security technologies ing many people volunteer for 20 minutes, a few times a week,
the Douglass Home could be virtually protected 24 hours a day. would be increased effectiveness. A boring task is much easier
This could be done by hiring personnel or perhaps developing a to tolerate when it is done sporadically rather than constantly.
system that could be staffed by volunteers using the Internet.
The Douglass Home is open for tours from 9am 5pm
The NPS should explore installing a video security system during the summer. If you havent seen it, you should go. If you
that records and displays what is going on at the Frederick Dou- would like to help convince the NPS that they should work on
glass Home all day, everyday. This could be done by having this project information will be coming out soon on Twitter and
webcams displaying the Douglass home like the system installed Facebook (LINKS ABOVE) on how to help. --- Peter Ward, Editor
at Old Faithful or take a bigger leap and have a security sys-
I would unite
with anybody
to do right and
with nobody to
do wrong.
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Consider that the New York City Police Department and the
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the furlough. Even though the furlough has ended they still DC Metropolitan Police Department didnt stop providing poremain off the task force allegedly because of sequestration lice services after September 11, 2011. They obtained the
cutbacks. Currently, the USPP only participates in the FBIs resources needed for more effective protective operations.
Counter Terrorism Task Force. The number of officers asNAPAs have it both ways concept reflects a post Sepsigned to that task force is two.
tember 11 theory touted by some NPS and USPP officials that
By severely limiting participation on task forces the USPP September 11 changed the USPPs mission from whatever
is limiting its ability to make use of task force capabilities, they thought it was to protecting the ICONS. The FOP has
which over time will degrade the USPPs investigative capa- always known that the protection of the ICONS and more imbility. Officers who are assigned to these task forces gain portantly the visitors to them was the bedrock of the USPPs
valuable investigative experience and build useful relation- mission. The FOP wanted to better protect the monuments
ships that benefit the NPS. Many serious crimes that have and memorials way before they became the ICONS. The evioccurred on NPS jurisdiction were successfully investigated dence of this is that the FOP was asking for security systems,
because of task force resources and experiences. The lack security barriers, equipment (e.g. patrol rifles, vehicles, etc.),
of participation on these tasks forces seriously degrades the better training and increased staffing for this purpose at least
critical incident response capability of the USPP.
a decade prior to September 11, 2001. The FOP cannot grasp
The NPS has at times exhow anyone involved with
pressed concern about the
USPP operations before SepUSPP cannot be expected to
cost of the USPPs mission on
tember 11 could imagine that
NPS parkways and parks in
the protection of the ICONS
perform all its
Maryland and Virginia. There
was not part of the USPP miscurrent functions . . .
have been threats by the NPS
sion. However, history has
to turn those areas over to
demonstrated that the NPS
at current resource levels.
the states. A threat thwarted
consistently ignores the leby the fact that Maryland and
gitimate safety concerns of
---NAPA 2004
Virginia were unwilling to take
USPP officers for reasons that
them. The reality is that the
the FOP cannot understand.
USPPs mission in NPS parks
The USPPs structure and
and parkways in Maryland and Virginia creates a seasoned the law enforcement tasks performed by its officers produce
force experienced enough for the NPS to effectively handle officers that are capable of effectively handling important
the large crowds that attend events on the National Mall and tasks for the United States Government, such as, the USPPs
to effectively investigate crimes that occur in the high profile contributions on September 11th , the cleanup the Occupy
areas in DC, NY and CA. USPP officers are effective during encampment in McPherson Square ---after not being allowed
events on the National Mall because of the knowledge and to enforce camping regulations by the NPS---- and the pojudgment obtained by patrolling the diverse NPS areas in licing of the numerous large events on the National Mall.
Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.
The severe shortage of personnel and equipment is creating
The 2004 NAPA report does arrive at a fundamental an unsafe work environment that needs to be immediately
truth. On page 34 the NAPA Panel states:
addressed.
The Panels most important message to all who
In their reports, NAPA stressed that an independent staffmake decisions about USPP resource needs ---includ- ing study needed to be done for the USPP. NAPA was paid
ing Congress--- is that you cant have it both ways. to do a staffing analysis but, for some unknown reason never
USPP cannot be expected to perform all its current did one. The FOP is not aware of any other independent
functions ---- essentially a full service urban police staffing study other than the one done by Booz-Allen in 1999.
department and guardian of national parks--- at curThe position of the International Association of Chiefs of
rent resource levels. If USPP is to do so, it needs ad- Police (IACP) regarding police staffing is that, Ready-made,
ditional resources to do so effectively.
universally applicable patrol staffing standards do not exist.
(Emphasis added: Bold)
The IACPs position regarding police staffing is summarized
NAPA confirms the long held position of the FOP, that by the following statement, To prescribe patrol requirements
the USPP does not have the personnel, equipment and train- properly, a series of professional guidelines and departmening needed to perform its mission. The USPP and the NPS tal policy preferences must be explicitly considered and demust accept the fact that they have to have it both ways and liberately applied. These concern policing philosophy, service
provide the resource levels because the mission of policing philosophy, response time standards, and supervision phiand protection are intertwined. To do one to the exclusion of losophy. The ability to swiftly and effectively respond to
the other dooms the chances of doing either one effectively. incidents is the core issue that must be addressed to resolve
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On August 22, 2011 at approximately 1901 hours USPP communications advised of a naked intoxicated female swimming at
East Beach. Upon arrival, officers attempted to call the subject to
shore due to the strong waves and extremely cold water. Instead
of returning to shore the subject continued attempting to swim
further into the water but the waves continued pushing her back.
This prompted the officers to call NPS lifeguards for assistance.
Several minutes later three lifeguards arrived, swam out to the
subject and asked her to come to shore which she refused. Seeing
that she was having trouble staying above water the lifeguards
had to forcibly bring her to shore. While doing so the subject was
punching, scratching, biting, kicking, doing whatever she could to
get away from the lifeguards, but they continued bringing her in
controlling her the best way they could. Once she was brought
to shore the officers took control of her and detained her for the
safety of all. After interviewing the subject she was transported by
medics for a mental observation and treated for hypothermia.
Two of the lifeguards sustained injuries including scratches
and bruises while rescuing the subject. The assistance of these
lifeguards was key in accomplishing the task of getting this woman
the help she needed.
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Suicide Prevented
On March 8, 2011 at 0908 hours USPP communications advised that a suspect who was recently fired from the Presidio Trust
and had been making threatening phone calls to his former supervisors was spotted by the Presidio maintenance facility at 1351
Battery Safford. Motor Officer Jeff Floyd was first on scene and was
interviewing the subject for a short while as he waited for additional units to arrive.
Approximately a minute later Officers Nguyen and Reed arrived and assisted in detaining the subject. Moments before this
incident occurred Lt. Hart and Det. Reidy briefed a training class of
about 15 SFFO Officers on this subject and a report that they had
received informing that the suspect was on his way to the Presidio
and should be considered armed and dangerous. Once the officers
were briefed they went to their lockers and changed into their uniforms. Minutes later Motor Officer Floyd advised he was with the
subject and due to the actions of Lt. Hart and Det. Reidy we had
more than sufficient officers to keep the situation under control.
Due to the subjects physical size and apparent mental instability officers took extreme precaution when dealing with him. Officers Sioui and Mertz ended up transporting the subject to the
hospital for a mental evaluation.
The quick actions and tact showed by all involved is the reason
why this subject was taken into custody and processed incident
free.
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Pictured Left to Right: Officer Gerald Michael - Certificate of Recognition, -Officer April Ramos- Certificate
of Recognition
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Pictured Left to Right: Investigator Ezra Savage- Excellent Police Duty, Investigator Steven Polianos- Excellent Police Duty, Not Pictured: Civilian Shad Hills- Civilian Award, Detective Robert Reidy- Excellent Police
Duty, Investigator Raquel Lopez-Milano- Excellent Police Duty
On May 23, 2012, at approximately 0930 hours, Civilian Shad
Hills, the victim of a larceny several days prior, contacted Inv. Lopez stating that he had located his stolen bicycle on Craigslist. Inv.
Lopez and Detective Reidy worked with Hills and set up a meeting
with the seller, where he was detained by Investigators Polianos
and Savage.
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Pictured Left to Right: Officer Michael Chang- Certificate of Recognition, Motor Officer Jeffrey Floyd- Certificate of Recognition, Not Pictured: ID Technician
Robert Whalen - Excellent Police Duty
On July 10, 2010 at 1418 hours, K-9 Officer Neal Wu and Detective Sergeant Robert Jansing responded to Crissy Field - East
Beach for a report of a possible auto burglary suspect casing cars
in the parking lot. The suspect was then reported to be leaving the
area in a red Toyota Camry, which was the same description of a
vehicle wanted in connection to an auto burglary that had occurred
the previous day. Officer Wu and Sergeant Jansing saw the Toyota
and conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle based on an observed
window tint violation. Their subsequent field investigation led to
a search of the vehicles trunk, revealing 172 counterfeit Lacoste
branded shirts, with a potential retail value of over $15,000.00. It
was later determined that this suspect had been previously arrested by the U.S. Park Police several months earlier for possession of
stolen property. Officer Wu and Sergeant Jansing collaborated with
the manager from Lacostes San Francisco retail store to further
the investigation. The quick response and dedication to duty of
K-9 Officer Neal Wu and Detective Sergeant Robert Jansing led to
the recovery of a large amount of contraband and the arrest of a
known criminal.
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Pictured Left to Right: MPO Gregory Johnson- Meritorious Police Duty, Officer Theo Hall- Excellent Police
Duty,K9 Officer Jesse Peterson- Excellent Police Duty
On February 2, 2012, at approximately 0329 hours, while
transporting a prisoner to the county jail, Officers Greg Johnson
and Theo Hall, stopped in an unfamiliar location in downtown San
Francisco to assist Officer Peterson who was receiving a report from
a victim of a robbery, which had just occurred. Officer Peterson relayed the suspect descriptions as Officer Johnson canvassed the
area on foot and located the suspect several blocks away, where
Officer Johnson had to draw his weapon in order to successfully detain the suspect. While all this was going on Officer Hall maintained
control of his arrestee, all the while updating communications with
what was going on, and covering his partner.
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Gunman Arrested
Pictured: K9 Officer Nyhung Wu- Certificate of Recognition, Not Pictured: Civilian Jason Schmidt- Civilian
Award, Civilian David Yacubian- Civilian Award
Pictured Left to Right: Motor Officer Jeffrey FloydMeritorious Police Duty, MPO Jeffrey Halvorson- Meritorious Police Duty, Not Pictured: Officer Robert Whalen- Meritorious Police Duty
On June 11, 2012 at approximately 1650 hours, Officers Whalen, Halvorson and Floyd responded to a call of a man with a gun
at a local Starbucks. Upon seeing the patrol cars the suspect began
fleeing from the officers. Officers Whalen, Halvorson, and Floyd
were able to box the suspect in with their vehicles several blocks
down the road and after a brief struggle were able to detain the
suspect.
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The outstanding teamwork, professionalism, and quick response displayed by these officers resulted in saving the life of
an individual. These officers earned a United States Park Police
Chiefs Certificate for Outstanding Police Service.
Prior to the arrival of Eagle 1, Officer James Laska assumed leadership of the medical team and assumed control
of the portable defibrillator device. When Eagle 1 landed the
victim was loaded onto Eagle one and flown to Medstar in
Washington, DC. Eagle One was piloted by Sgt. K. Burchell.
The Rescue Technicians were Sgt. D. Tolson and Sgt. M.
Varannelli . They continued to provide medical treatment until arriving at the hospital. Teamwork and a swift response by
these officers enabled this person to survive. Due to the professionalism, skill, and camaraderie exhibited by these officers they
earned the United States Park Police Lifesaving Award.
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March 19, 2013, United Stated Park Police, District Two Officers responded to a motorcycle crash on the George Washington Memorial Parkway near Fort Marcy Park. Officer
Brian Humbertson arrived on scene and discovered an
severely injured motorcyclist lying the roadway. Officer
Humbertson a paramedic quickly began treating the injuries. The motorcyclist was bleeding out due to an injury to
the femoral artery in one of his legs. Humbertson applied
pressure to the wound while calling for assistance. The
United States Park Police Helicopter, Eagle One was summoned and transported the critically injured motorcyclist
to MedStar where he was treated and stabilized. Without
the quick actions of Officer Humbertson, the individual
would have died. Officer Humbertson was presented with
the United States Park Police Lifesaving Award.
Sergeant Jeffrey Bloch, Officer Michael Brumbaugh
and Officer Calvin Nguyen arrived to assist Officer Humbertson by securing the scene, managing traffic, and
establishing a landing zone for the United States Park
Police helicopter. Without the quick actions of these officers, the individual could have died. These officers were
awarded the United States Park Police Chiefs Certificate
for Outstanding Police Service.
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Chief Chambers with Ofc. Koehler, Ofc. Stone, Ofc. Wavra, and Ofc.
Ackerstrom
Chief Chambers with Ofc. Coleman, Ofc. Hopkins, Ofc. McCarthy, Ofc. Norment, Ofc. Russo, Ofc. Stone, Ofc. Swarthout, Ofc.
Wavra and Ofc. Ackerstrom
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USPP NYFO
Chiefs Certificate
Hurricane Sandy
Unit Citation
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