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POLICE FIREARMS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
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)TCRJKE FGUKIP TO THE LATEST EDITION OF TOP COVER. T e PFOA has just celebrated
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its 4th anniversary, which seems to have flown by. Our membership now stands
2(1# CEEQWPVCPVU at over 4,000 officers, which is quite amazing. Since our last magazine a number
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T ames Valley and Hampshire firearms units are now on board, as well as
Nottinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. We warmly
welcome all our new members and their families.
*19 61 %106#%6 75 In the past few weeks firearms officers from West Mercia Police were involved
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21 $QZ /CTEJ %CODTKFIGUJKTG 2' $# their Deputy Chief Constable, Simon Chesterman, is to be commended. His
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I am hoping to arrange a visit ‘up North’ in the next month or so to write
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logo on the cover; read more on our brand development on page 19. In this edition
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I visit the recently formed BTP firearms unit to see how they are keeping us safe
when we travel. Alistair Roe gives us a unique insight into policing in Kosovo,
&+5%18'4 /14' 10.+0' whilst Caz Francis writes about nutrition and looking after ourselves. Look out
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excellent guest speakers and will be looking at how the Post Incident Procedures
can, and have been adopted to assist non-firearms death or serious injury incidents.
Enjoy the magazine, and thanks for all you do.
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