Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Week 5: Good Bye INDE & Hello FRST

  Hello all,  

My time working the night shift is coming to an end. I will transition to First State in about a week to finish the internship. A lot has happened since my last post. For one, two rangers returned from FLETC and began field training. The Nightshift Supervisor, Ranger Fahey, took on the 'Field Trainer' role to train one of the returning Rangers. Part of the field training experience is to engage in various scenarios.


 One scenario was based on traffic stops. Ranger Fahey observed and critiqued the trainee based on their performance. 




 One day during a patrol, Ranger Pitts discovered a man sleeping in front of the Liberty Bell Visitor Center. The man lying on the ground was someone we encountered earlier in the day; he seemed completely different. The person before us could barely move, and his speech was sometimes illegible. Soon after, Ranger Sean arrived at the scene. At the same time, Ranger Pitts got the man to stand up. The Rangers worked together to determine who the man was and how he got there. 



After some time elapses, Ranger Sean asks for a device that allows them to search for someone based on their fingerprint(s). The device was brought to the scene by Ranger Fahey and Ranger Sarah. The Rangers provided information to dispatch, and no one wanted him, meaning he did not have warrants. The man became agitated by the situation and reverted to a sleeping pose. Ultimately, Ranger Pitts and Ranger Sean resolved the issue by escorting the man to Penn Hospital.



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