CPR to CSI, a day to appreciate Public Safety

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 11, 2015

The JeffSTAT Medical Transport Helicopter is one of the medevac mainstays that will be on site during Public Safety Day.

If you’re a CSI fan or would simply like the opportunity to learn more about local law enforcement, Public Safety Day should be on your radar.

The public will have an opportunity to dust for fingerprints during the upcoming Public Safety Day.

Organized by the New Garden Township Police Department, the free, public event will be held on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the township building. It will involve a host of first responders, including area police, fire, and medical agencies.

The day will begin with welcoming remarks followed by workshops from 10:15 to 11:30 p.m. Citizens will have a chance to learn CPR, explore critical thinking skills when faced with dangerous situations, or experience a crime scene forensics check.

New Garden Township Police Chief Gerald R. Simpson said he believes the public will find the experiences exciting as well as educational. In the critical thinking overview, he said volunteers will assume the role of a police officer in situations involving the possible use of deadly force while in the forensics presentation, they will get to dust for fingerprints.

From 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., demonstrations will be provided by the JeffSTAT Medical Transport Helicopter, the Avondale Fire Company, the Chester County Regional SWAT team, and the Chester County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit.

The program will repeat the workshops from 12:45 to 2 p.m., giving attendees an opportunity to participate in more than one. Children – and adults – will have the chance to sit behind the wheel of a police car or check out their uniforms and gear, occupy the front seat of a firetruck, try on firefighting gear, and chat with emergency personnel from the region.

“We’re creating an opportunity to have positive interaction between the police and the public,” Simpson said, calling the event “in harmony with our community policing policy.

Simpson said representatives from more than half a dozen agencies would be represented. “We all work together to create a safe environment for our citizens,” he said. “I hope the public will come out and help us build education and understanding .... I think they’ll have a great time in the process.”

The New Garden Township Building is located at 299 Starr Rd., in Landenberg. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Garden-Township-Police-Department/692813727401074?fref=photo.