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any of the public safety worker officers experience on plan is duplicated on the water events
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but met with the FCP marine unit officers who specialize in water based public safety
efforts paid for by the way from the comfort of dry land
explain some of the specifics of their mission
residents of fairfax may not realize
how many bodies of water are actually working on a recount
it's for that reason that the police department maintains a fully staffed full-time marine
unit
and marine unit is not only composed of the specialized vote
but unique person out with very specialized training
let's take a closer look
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is designed to help them get out on the water educate the citizens in
residents of fairfax county
one of the things that we do just as with patrol his the patrol the waters
in force re-educate
your general practice
some of the calls that
originally it will respond to
voters in distress
if they're taking on water need assistance
and that will make a way out for them to help them out with course that
but if the knife is not safely
put it on vance-owen it anchor actions
some of the actions and bustle actions that occur on the water will investigate those
this is the end
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fairfax county
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on the street to protect the residence in addition
for that we are also in to train so it can offer for st in response an accident
we are trained in accident reconstruction for votes as well as but accidents
we also receive are toxins like Susan marathon white since a little control the water safe
and educate the public record
and and you
and you need benefits of this is the officers on this you know are also some else what officers
so we also can involve tactics of me
service can usually in the patrols a majority of on the of ranging from the office want
I want a real for the north portico if they wish to make clear is that we will be President
they also contend that it created an opportunity for us and what sorts of the woodrow wilson
serious about it
we've actually and is that you need the successful the thirty five of my life
with a three hundred forced thousands of zulus
that allows us to respond quickly in the event of a from the in our system
their radar screen that's going to be able to pick up some votes as well
and %uh assist us in locating them
in the event that %uh there in an effective distress
one of the key features here
for us
is this going to displaying the longitude latitude of our current position right now
where thirty degrees create the fifty sixth north
and what happens is if the voters in distress or anything like that
they're going to give us
not really
we have the ability to them
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within that system
the on their reading you don't give us the direct route to the location to expedite
can safely gets been and help them out quickly that we get to them
of the safer that they're going to be
in the event that there is a medical disaster any type of %uh that's what's taking on water
our ability to properly navigate these waters to program in their location can get to them
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citizens and of the commonwealth of Virginia presents perfect
fairfax county policemen patrolling it is the only active in full time unit on these
waterways currently
we try to approach the this is a resident the fairfax county
as a fellow voter
and as the law for small
to try to interact with them
on a personal level
educate and and a key ingredient being out here safety and that is what we're trying
to
in part on
presence alone makes people tend to slow down think about what they're doing
think about %uh how they could drive their vote more safely what's going on around
in addition that if we do see a violation it's an opportunity for us to know for for
them to do this ourselves talk about the violation educate the the operator of the vote
on of what they did and correctly and maybe go over there if they're voting presented
it safely and he repeatedly that the a safer and
some of the things that draw our attention that of interact with the citizens
residents the fairfax county
i'll try to drive operating a vessel
no way condones is a is a large one
I know automatically draw our attention to your that your presence
without being said once we come upon you and %uh
if Iraq refuse with it educated
we're not necessarily the reports violations were there too
introduce ourselves in
and get to know the citizens and make sure that they're safer on the walkway
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don't know nothing jets in make sure that your state day and then you see issue
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the first thing that draws attention is a marine patrol officer is used his speech and
rebels operation of the vote itself
now we would initiate a vessel stop it was discussed by how
the speed affects not only been in the family but the specimen awaits them lot of people
gave up are educated with the fact that no way things are present
and we informed them that it's not so that they could slow down but that protects the
votes and marina that they're driving past
%uh we discussed that with them as well as then we can work and so that's a safety check
was contact with voters in denver
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they said that they that they liked that song
that's the first thing that we know is especially when we're dealing with children on a boat
and so forth house under that we start moving into the state department's under fire on
a vessel itself
the of specific you're looking for the fire extinguisher
you're looking also for the poor to make sure it works properly to light
I want to make sure that everything is an operating were so that when they are navigating
the
the waterways of Virginia that there's safest possible oftentimes we do see citizens
residents consuming alcohol
but I need to convey today and as I understand your limits
and that their record questions as well there are laws in place to enforce
voting while intoxicated
the rapper passion for borden under the influence could be civil in nature
and they can also be criminal or your is still time
it also is your ability to vote on the waters as well
where as personal as can be
we try to get to know the individual this is a tight-knit community
of these are people out here trying to enjoy themselves and the weekends
and with that being said when we come into contact with them we understand this
and when we approach them
it is just as a friend the support for the first time when gasoline has been overwhelming
of us the very tight-knit community of the speak with each other routinely on and the
they enjoy each other's presence at the bottom line is
and if it's because of them that were here and snuff week
we enjoyed being with and talking with and education
the to this report
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we hope you've enjoyed this inside look at the police department's marine
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