The FWPD has created a recruitment team. All members have undergone training on expectations. An app, Interview Now, is being used in recruitment efforts to help track candidates and give better feedback on how to improve, should they be eliminated at a certainpoint, as well as to stay in communication with the candidate throughout the process should this be requested.
Visit the department's Recruitment page at https://joinfwpd.org or visit the department's YouTube page for current recruitment videos at FWPD YouTube
Public Information Office
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Published: Thursday, 15 April 2021 13:25
The main duty of the PIO is to respond to major incidents to manage the release of information to the media and the community. The PIO maintains close relationships with both local and national media and keeps busy disseminating information. Additionally, the PIO is very active and attends community events to include but not limited to block parties, presentations to school groups and various group functions. The office also conducts community talks on such topics including Scams, Vaping and Teens, Social Media Safety to name a few. The Public Information Office can be reached at: 260-427-1341.
Liaison Office
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Published: Thursday, 15 April 2021 10:43
Officer Woods oversees the Liaison Office and works with the PIO under direction of the Captain of the Community Relations Division. Her responsibilities include maintaining relationships with various community groups and educating them on police services. Officer Woods has excellent communications skills and is well respected in the community. She holds a certification as an instructor through the Law Enforcement Training Board (LETB), has served the department as a staff instructor for basic recruit classes, and is a member of Crisis Response Team (CRT) as a trained negotiator.
SRO Program
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Published: Thursday, 15 April 2021 09:12
The Fort Wayne Police Departments School Resource Officer Program is a partnership with Fort Wayne Community Schools in which officers are assigned to work in area middle schools during the school year to interact with our community’s youth. Each of these officers does an outstanding job and provides much more than security for the schools. The SROs develop relationships by mentoring and building bridges between the students and the Fort Wayne Police Department. The SROs attend after school activities including parent/teacher conferences. They also teach Project ALERT curriculum in conjunction with the Drug and Alcohol Consortium of Allen County (DAC) to their seventh grade students alerting them to the dangers of alcohol and drugs and discussing alternatives to these substances. Additionally, the SROs also assist with Remedy Live, a suicide prevention program, where their experience and training as Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officers is very useful. Teaching students on Heather’s Law and Erin’s Law regarding child abuse and child sexual abuse prevention is an important element in this programming.
On a daily basis the SROs assist the school administration, teachers and parents with conflict mediations, making classroom visits and by addressing attendance and discipline issues. The SROs are also responsible for all the elementary schools that feed into their middle schools and occasionally speak at the high schools affiliated with their middle schools. When school is not in session the officers participate in community activities such as the Junior Police Camp and help patrol the areas around their schools. They monitor dispatched runs that involves a juvenile and respond to investigate or assist.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS:
There are (8) SROs who are assigned at various middle schools:
Jefferson Middle
Kekionga Middle
Lakeside Middle
Memorial Park Middle
Lane Middle
Northwood Middle
Portage Middle
Blackhawk Middle
Safety Village
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Published: Monday, 22 June 2020 10:18
During the School year, the pedestrian safety program is presented to Kindergarten classes from middle of August to November and the end of March to June at the Safety Village. The Officer Friendly, Stranger Awareness, and the Gun Don't Touch programs are presented at the schools from November to March.
Please submit visit requests online. Click on button below:
Address: 1270 South Phoenix Parkway Fort Wayne, IN 46816
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The Safety Village teaches our children about safety in a way they can understand. Fort Wayne is fortunate to have this unique 3.7 acre complex, the largest one of its kind in the country. The picturesque village, constructed in 1991, consists of 30 miniature buildings and a downtown area incorporating 16 structures. This miniature city, fascinating to both young and old, is located on the city's southeast side directly behind Southtown Centre. This facility combines both police and fire safety educational curriculum in one location.
The purpose of the Fort Wayne Police Department Safety Education Bureau is to: maintain a positive relationship with a diverse community population through Safety Education workshops, distribution of literature and presentations.
The objective is to plan, implement and educate students, parents and the community about issues of self-protection, knowledge of pedestrian rules, stranger awareness situations and bicycle safety rules and the importance of recognizing dangers. All can be practiced in a simulated real-like environment.
FORT WAYNE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SURVIVE ALIVE HOUSE
The Fort Wayne Fire Department's Survive Alive House is a full-size, two-story residential structure equipped with state of the art special effects to simulate a real house fire. The special effects include: flashing strobe lighting to simulate fire burning, a bedroom door equipped with coils inside the door which can be heated via pumped in water to simulate a door becoming hot from exposure to fire, sound effects of an actual fire burning and non-toxic "smoke" from a fog machine which permeates a portion of the house. In conjunction with the special effects of the house, burned and melted items from actual house fires are on display for an added element of realism. The Fort Wayne Fire Department instructs these programs. 3 rd graders are scheduled during the school year. All programs are scheduled and appointments must be made. For additional information on the Survive Alive House, please visit the Fort Wayne Fire Department’s website: http://www.fortwaynefiredepartment.org/education/public-education
Tours can be scheduled by contacting the Fort Wayne Fire Department Safety Education Division at 260-427-1483 or 260-427-5179.
