Carrol Warner reported that CPO's unanimously agreed that CPR and First Aid training should be recommended for all probation staff. One possibility is to train some PO's as trainers and have them teach CPR and First Aid to the field.
Cost is a definite issue.
We need to explore various certifying boards. Red Cross and American Heart Association were mentioned as definites. OSHA was mentioned as a possibility. Leanne Ronco volunteered to look into most of these issues. She will explore certified vs. trained, resources, training for trainers, and costs.