Safety Services

Safety services are essential to any community, and the OTA’s goal is to provide helpful resources and information on this subject to Ohio townships. To that end, beginning in May of 2021, the OTA will be hosting bimonthly workshops to further educate township officials and employees on pertinent topics regarding their police, fire and EMS.

Please be sure to frequent this page for dates for upcoming trainings.

Full Upcoming Events Calendar

Upcoming Workshops:

  • May 19

    • Topic:
      Township Fire or EMS Procedures to Provide/Watch For

      Speaker:

      Chief Mike Ramm, Northwest District Director, Sylvania Township Fire Department

      Chief Steve Kelly, Southwest District Director, Miami Township Fire/EMS

      Description:
      In this webinar we will be discussing must-have township fire & EMS procedures in your township. In addition, we will be updating you on new township fire & EMS procedures. This session will be tailored to different areas/departments throughout the Ohio.  

      To purchase the recording of this session, please contact Michael Zaky at 614-863-0045 or zaky@ohiotownships.org.
  • July 21

    • Topic:
      Establishing a Police Department or Joint Police District

      Speaker:

      Greg Beck, Attorney, Baker, Dyblikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews

      Description:
      This webinar dives into the possibilty of establishing a police department or koint police district. 

      To purchase the recording of this session, please contact Michael Zaky at 614-863-0045 or zaky@ohiotownships.org.
  • September 22

    • Topic:
      Qualified Immunity Issues

      Speaker:

      Thomas Spyker, Attorney, Reminger Co., L.P.A

      Description:
      This session will define qualified immunity, why there is a growing call to eliminate immunity, and what it would mean to townships.

      To purchase the recording of this session, please contact Michael Zaky at 614-863-0045 or zaky@ohiotownships.org.
  • November 17 

    • Topic:
      Can We Talk? Effective Communication During Roadway Emergencies

      Speaker:

      Tod Leiss, Traffic Incident Management Coordinator, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

      Description:

      Secondary crashes are a leading cause of injuries and deaths to emergency responders working at roadway incidents. In 2019, 44 emergency responders were struck & killed, and thousands of other responders injured at roadway incident scenes, in 2020, 46 emergency responders were struck & killed. So far in 2021, 48 emergency responders have been struck & killed (as of September 29, 2021), this number will surely increase.

      Effective communications, increased situational awareness and utilizing a unified command approach to roadway incidents lead to safe, efficient clearance of the roadway and less time being a target for “D” Drivers (Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy, Distracted or just plain Dumb).

      This session will look at techniques and best practices for roadway safety for you and your emergency responders and give information on what you can do from the Township level to help support safety in your community.

      Click Here to Register