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Alternative Response Teams: Building a Program That Fits Your Community’s Needs

Alternative Response Teams: Building a Program That Fits Your Community’s Needs

This webinar features three alternative response teams throughout the state that work to divert 911 calls and connect community members to the right responses. Recommended audience: Health and safety municipal officials, chief municipal officials

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 09, 2025

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): An Update for Municipalities

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): An Update for Municipalities

This webinar features a panel discussion about the POST Commission’s work throughout its first five years and information that municipal leaders need to know. Recommended audience: managers, chief municipal officials

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Oct 02, 2025

Building a Safer Massachusetts: How the Red Cross Supports Your Municipality

Building a Safer Massachusetts: How the Red Cross Supports Your Municipality

This webinar provides an overview of the services that the American Red Cross of Massachusetts provides for municipalities, including examples from Taunton and Lawrence. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Sep 16, 2025

Foundations of Crisis Communications

Foundations of Crisis Communications

This webinar provides a practical introduction to crisis communication planning and response. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials, communications officials

Community EngagementWebinarfreePublication Date: Aug 20, 2025

Mutual Aid During Crisis and Every Day: Severe Weather, Wildfire, and Emergency Medical Services

Mutual Aid During Crisis and Every Day: Severe Weather, Wildfire, and Emergency Medical Services

This webinar gives an overview of the critical importance of mutual aid efforts during wildfires and other disasters, the legal framework, and the various systems in place to ensure that communities have the help they need. Recommended audience: Chief municipal officials

Municipal OperationsWebinarfreePublication Date: Jan 16, 2025

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): Second Annual Update for Municipalities

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): Second Annual Update for Municipalities

This webinar reviews the POST Commission’s collaboration with the Municipal Police Training Committee, agency milestones, including the release of disciplinary records, and key provisions for appointing authorities.

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 12, 2023

State-Level Disaster Response and the Recovery Process for Municipalities

State-Level Disaster Response and the Recovery Process for Municipalities

This webinar reviews MEMA’s role in disaster response, as well as FEMA’s recovery programs and processes, including timelines, thresholds and damage assessment.

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Nov 13, 2023

Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission Overview

Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission Overview

Presentation by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission to the MMA Personnel and Labor Relations Committee on June 23, 2023

Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Jun 23, 2023

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): What Municipalities Need to Know

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): What Municipalities Need to Know

This webinar discusses common themes of policing reform, as well as the charge of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 07, 2022

Advancing Diversity in Public Safety

Advancing Diversity in Public Safety

2022 MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show webinar: This workshop explored some of the barriers to increasing diversity in public safety and strategies that municipal employers can use to increase diversity.

Municipal ServicesWebinarPublication Date: Feb 17, 2022

Mental Health Policing Initiatives

Mental Health Policing Initiatives

Presented by the Massachusetts Select Board Association

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarPublication Date: Jun 30, 2021

Municipal Policing

Municipal Policing

Presented by the Massachusetts Select Board Association

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarPublication Date: Jun 17, 2021

Human Trafficking in the Commonwealth

Human Trafficking in the Commonwealth

Presentation by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 9 MB

Decision Making During a Crisis

Decision Making During a Crisis

Presentation by Andover, North Andover and Lawrence on the 2018 gas crisis, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 26 MB

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Ad Hoc Committee on Police Education and Training, Final Report and Recommendations

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Ad Hoc Committee on Police Education and Training, Final Report and Recommendations

Released June 2017

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseReportpdf - 450 KB

Protecting the Public and Officers: De-escalation Is Just One Component

Protecting the Public and Officers: De-escalation Is Just One Component

By Terrence Cunningham, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, June 2016

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseArticlepdf - 174 KB

Avoiding Surprises Related to Injured-on-Duty Claims

Avoiding Surprises Related to Injured-on-Duty Claims

By Michael Cusack, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, June 2016

Public Safety and Emergency ResponseArticlepdf - 180 KB

Benefits to 9-1-1 Regionalization

Benefits to 9-1-1 Regionalization

Presentation by the State 911 Department at the MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2014

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 696 KB

Bargaining Obligation, Goals and Strategy for Revoking and Replacing Police and Fire Civil Service

Bargaining Obligation, Goals and Strategy for Revoking and Replacing Police and Fire Civil Service

Presentation by attorney Leo Peloquin at the MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2014

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 288 KB

Departing Civil Service

Departing Civil Service

Presentation by Chief Terrence Cunningham, Wellesley Police Department, and Chief William Brooks III, Norwood Police Department, at the MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2014

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 2 MB

Municipal Police Training Committee memo regarding police officer certification

Municipal Police Training Committee memo regarding police officer certification

Sent to Appointing Authorities and Police Department Administrators on March 20, 2013

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 156 KB

Medical Marijuana: Public Safety Impact

Medical Marijuana: Public Safety Impact

Presentation by John Carmichael, deputy police chief in Walpole, from MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2013

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 2 MB

Wind-Blown City Rallies to Recover From Tornado

Wind-Blown City Rallies to Recover From Tornado

Article by Mayor Domenic Sarno from MMA’s Municipal Advocate, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2012

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 1 MB

Continuity of Operations: A Guide for Local Governments

Continuity of Operations: A Guide for Local Governments

Article by Robert Marinelli from MMA’s Municipal Advocate, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2012

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 2 MB

Technology Must Be a Central Part of Emergency Management Planning

Technology Must Be a Central Part of Emergency Management Planning

Article by Chuck Miller from MMA’s Municipal Advocate, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2012

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 1 MB

Around the State: After Storm, Municipal Light Plants Shone

Around the State: After Storm, Municipal Light Plants Shone

Article by Mitch Evich from MMA’s Municipal Advocate, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2012

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 253 KB

Town of Danvers Emergency Response to November 2006 Explosion: Lessons Learned

Town of Danvers Emergency Response to November 2006 Explosion: Lessons Learned

Presentation by town of Danvers, March 2011

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 4 MB

Town of Needham Municipal Buildings and Property, Safety & Emergency Guidelines

Town of Needham Municipal Buildings and Property, Safety & Emergency Guidelines

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 212 KB

Weathering the Storm: Emergency Management and Response

Weathering the Storm: Emergency Management and Response

Presentation by town of Scituate, March 2011

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 592 KB

Municipal Buildings and Property: Safety and Emergency Guidelines

Municipal Buildings and Property: Safety and Emergency Guidelines

Presentation by town of Needham, September 2009

Public Safety and Emergency Responsepdf - 4 MB