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Survey: Are you wearing a face mask on duty?

Reviewing policies and best practices for public safety personnel wearing face masks on- and off-duty

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With increasing calls for face mask use, does your department have a face mask policy?

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Police1, FireRescue1, EMS1 and Corrections1 are surveying public safety personnel nationwide to determine the prevalence of policies related to face masks as a form of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic, what’s included in those policies, and the opinions of public safety providers about mask use on- and off-duty.

Note: Data collection for this survey closed on July 27, 2020.

View the survey results on:

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Greg Friese, MS, NRP, is the Lexipol Editorial Director, leading the efforts of the editorial team on Police1, FireRescue1, Corrections1, EMS1 and Gov1. Greg has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree from the University of Idaho. He is an educator, author, paramedic and runner. Greg is a three-time Jesse H. Neal award winner, the most prestigious award in specialized journalism, and 2018 and 2020 Eddie Award winner for best Column/Blog. Ask questions or submit article ideas to Greg by emailing him at gfriese@lexipol.com and connect with him on LinkedIn.
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