Oshkosh Local Heroes
Shop Local would like you to join us as we salute our local heroes. We take this time to honor the Oshkosh Police Department, Oshkosh Firefighters, and our Military/ Veterans. These local heroes are dedicated to their community and its welfare. Below are just a few details about the valuable departments within our community, and the services they provide.
Please come out and join us during Shop Local Week to support our local heroes, tour the O.P.D. and O.F.D. vehicles, and thank them for their service. Donation cards will be available at all participating Shop Local businesses.
Oshkosh Police Department
The Oshkosh Police Department has embraced the philosophy and implementation of “Team Policing.” Team policing is a modification of Community Oriented Policing where relationships are built within the community they serve. The main difference here is that every officer on the Oshkosh Police Department belongs to a team, and the teams are responsible for various areas of the city. There are seven teams and they are comprised of officers from all three patrol shifts and the Detective Bureau.
The main component of team policing is for the officers to work together with the community to establish partnerships. Communication is a key factor, and it is important for the officers to share information with each other as well as to share information with citizens. It is so much easier to work on problems and find a solution when all the parties involved know each other. The teams focus on problem-solving and assisting neighborhoods with improving quality of life issues. Policing has generally been reactive; Team Policing is proactive in addressing problem and other nuisance type situations. Several of the teams have distributed crime prevention information and safety tips to the businesses in their areas and have held Neighborhood Watch meetings. Others have participated in Safety Fairs, community education and have been seen “walking the beat.”
Some of the benefits of Team Policing come from the officers truly getting to know their team area better and feeling a sense of ownership for what goes on there. They are more aware of “the little things” as well as the bigger problems. The officers have developed a sense of pride for positive interaction and activity in their area. The citizens also know they can go to one of their team officers, and no matter what the issue, they have someone who will listen and help work out a solution.
The team approach allows officers to continue the day-to-day patrol functions such as responding to calls for service. The major change is what the officers do when they have “down time” and are not assigned to a specific call or duty. Our main function is still to prevent and solve crimes, and Team Policing promotes this with the cooperative efforts of both the police and the community.
If you would like to support this valuable program, MAIL YOUR DONATION TO:
Shop Local 1835 E. Edgewood Dr. Ste105 #205
Appleton WI 54913.
Or visit: http://shoplocaloshkosh.com/why-shop-local/advertise/participate-in-shop-local-week/ to find participating business with donation spots.
Oshkosh Firefighters
http://www2.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Fire/
We pride ourselves on holding on to the strong traditions of service and dedication combining those with our wide array of services provided. It is our goal to provide the help needed when someone in our City is in need of emergency service. It is this goal that leads to the types of services we provide and the training and equipment to deliver them.
Our number one asset in delivering these services is the people that make up the Oshkosh Fire Department. It takes a high degree of professionalism and technical expertise to serve the public as we do. As a rule, we are constantly training and re-evaluating our procedures to ensure that we meet the needs of our community in the most efficient means possible. This is our communities’ fire department and that is where our focus lies
The operations department makes up the majority of the personnel in the department. Ninety six line officers, equipment operators, and firefighter/paramedics staff the operations department. One assistant chief and six battalion chiefs comprise the command staff. The operations division is divided into three shifts. Each shift works twenty-four hours on duty, forty-eight hours off duty.
The operations division staffs six stations throughout the city. Four engine companies, two quint companies, three paramedic ambulances, one heavy rescue, and one duty chief provides emergency services to the City.
Fire companies also cross-staff four additional paramedic ambulances, three airport crash trucks, two hazardous materials units, Huskey air boat, rescue boat, and wildland fire unit.
Services We Provide:
- County / State Regional Hazardous Materials Response
- Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting
- Ice / Water / DIVE Rescue
- Technical Rescue
- Fire Investigation
- Fire Inspections
- Fire and Medical Public Education
- Juvenile Fire Safety Counseling Program
- City Emergency Management
If you would like to support this valuable program, MAIL YOUR DONATION TO:
Shop Local 1835 E. Edgewood Dr. Ste105 #205
Appleton WI 54913.
Or visit: http://shoplocaloshkosh.com/why-shop-local/advertise/participate-in-shop-local-week/
to find participating business with donation spots.
Veterans/ Military
http://www.davmembersportal.org/
Mission Statement
Since its founding more than 80 years ago, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) has been dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for America’s disabled veterans and their families. Fidelity to that mission has required DAV to respond creatively and flexibly to changing and sometimes unpredictable challenges faced by its constituency. Whether disabled veterans have needed a voice on Capitol Hill, a nationwide service program, a transportation network or unique rehabilitation opportunities, DAV has focused its attention and resources to meet those needs.
Services to Veterans and Their Families:
To help you and your family get all the benefits you’ve earned, the DAV maintains a corps of approximately 270 National Service Officers (NSOs) in 72 offices across the United States and in Puerto Rico.
There’s never any charge for the assistance these veterans benefits experts provide you and your family.
DAV Service Officers are all service-connected disabled veterans themselves, so they understand where you are coming from. They are all accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
DAV Service Officers offer counseling on VA compensation, health care, pension, employment rights, education and more.
They help you assemble evidence to support benefit claims, building cases on your behalf and preparing claim forms and briefs.
The DAV extends disaster relief to disabled veterans affected by natural disasters like earthquakes or floods.
The DAV National Magazine and Wisconsin’s DAV News, chapter meetings, and other functions keep members up-to-date on issues affecting their rights.
The Department’s Transportation Network transports sick and disabled veterans to VA medical facilities for treatment in Wisconsin.
DAV Volunteers in Wisconsin donate hours to veterans at all VA hospitals and many non-VA facilities throughout the state.
Founded in 1920, the DAV is totally funded by dues and contributions, receiving no federal funding.
Through a variety of local programs the DAV reaches into their communities, seeking new ways to help disabled veterans and their families.
If you would like to support this valuable program, MAIL YOUR DONATION TO:
Shop Local 1835 E. Edgewood Dr. Ste105 #205
Appleton WI 54913.
Or visit: http://shoplocaloshkosh.com/why-shop-local/advertise/participate-in-shop-local-week/
to find participating business with donation spots.