From the President……… C.J. Hughes, Monroe County Conservation

Greetings! to all present and past CCPOA Members – it is my pleasure to bring this update to you all in advance of our 30th Anniversary celebrating in October! Just a few weeks ago, the CCPOA Executive Committee met in Keokuk County to finalize the plans for our 30th Annual Fall workshop, banquet and other anniversary details The agenda is near-to-final, ranges are in place, and the registration information is contained herein. MCTC remains our gracious host and sponsor at Camp Dodge – picking up the cost of the facilities and ranges. Your CCPOA Executive Committee is well-prepared and excited to be hosting you to yet another great fall training opportunity! Additionally, we look forward to several of our alumni to be joining us on Tuesday evening for our 30th Anniversary Celebration Reception & Banquet. We have some great vendors and guest speakers that will be on hand that evening to both inform & entertain you! As you finalize your planning to join us in October - keep in mind we will need 3 volunteer counties to host spring workshops across the state in March of 2016. Be thinking of local trainer resources that you have, and support your organization by offering up some spring training! We are sincerely proud of our ability to bring together dedicated officers and professional training opportunities! Thanks to all of you for your service, please stay safe.

County Conservation Peace Officers Association of Iowa, Inc.

C.C.P.O.A.

1775 Mackenzie Drive, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9596 CCPOA@mycountyparks.com (515) 963-9582

http://iowaccpoa.weebly.com

VOLUME XXX PRE-WORKSHOP 2015 ISSUE III

………From the Founders

This thirty-year ride, you know, could never have been as rewarding or as memorable without the 370 of you that have shared your careers with us - some since as early as 1983. We salute the very first 38 of you who, in the face of that “Rambo Ranger Movement” labeling, jumped onboard anyway – six of us who are still on this journey today. Over time, the peaks and valleys of the struggles, challenges and successes have leveled out - demonstrating that a good idea at the right time will historically survive and flourish. Were we to need a measure of where we are today, perhaps revisiting a quote from our 1990 brochure is in order: “It was with a general desire to share information, improve training and enhance our professionalism that generated this interest that together we can accomplish more.” You be the judge. We still get a kick out of reading some of our inaugural newsletters – hand-typed on that manual Olivetti-Underwood typewriter in a dusty, non-air conditioned shop once every quarter. Fortunately, primitive word processing & some air-conditioning arrived on the scene in the late-‘80s. We have all 30 years of newsletters & memos - right here in the file - documenting the infancy, expansion and successes of this essential organization. On October 6th, we will take a couple of hours to celebrate, reminisce and share once again the camaraderie, friendships and professional networking that have been the roots of our propulsion to this point. It is our hope that each of you will enjoy the fortune in your career(s) to experience an ambition that is worthy of a long-term investment of your time and passion. As we have most of our career years now in the rearview mirror – perhaps one of the few rewards is that we have been able to make a difference over time….no matter how small…for most of our CCB officers. It has been one of the greatest honors of our lives to be associated with such a fine group of professionals and a great organization! Tom & Ray

C.J.

Launched in 1985 bv…. Tom Hazelton, Linn CCB Ray Delmege, Polk CCB

2015 – THE 30th ANNUAL C.C.P.O.A. FALL WORKSHOP

& BUSINESS MEETING

AGENDA TENTATIVE AGENDA - August 8, 2015

(NOTE: If there are any changes/modifications to this agenda prior to the workshop, an updated agenda will be distributed

FOLLOWING the workshop for your training files…. )

**** MONDAY, October 5, 2015 ****

10:30 AM CCPOA Executive Range S-14 Committee Meeting

11:30 AM Firearms Instructor Range S-14 Meeting NOON REGISTRATION Range S-14

1:00 PM- Daytime Firearms Range S-14 5:00 PM Qualifications, Tactical Training & 1 Hour Classroom Instruction*** (Break included within)

Bob Fundermann, Chief Firearms Instructor, Woodbury CCB, - Kevin Blazek, Adair CCB – Charlie Finch,

Polk CCB - Pie Reighard, Keokuk CCB, Nick Preston, Shelby CCB - Dave Ong, Scott CCB - Aaron Batchelder, Linn CCB -

Alan Finke, Black Hawk CCB - Justin Smith, Lyon CCB – Dave Weidt, Monona CCB

5:30 PM – NEW OFFICER TRAINING (Mentoring) 7:00 PM (New CCPOA Officers at the hotel – TBA) Dinner with CCPOA Executive Committee

5:30 PM - DINNER BREAK 7:30 PM

8:00 PM - Subdued Light Ranges S13/14 9:30 PM Firearms Qualifications CCPOA Firearms Training Team

9:30 PM ADJOURNMENT (Time approx.)

*** FOR THE FIREARMS TRAINING DAY – Please read the special section of this newsletter with additional

information on planned programming for this training day.

***** TUESDAY, October 6, 2015 *****

7:00 AM REGISTRATION Rec Hall

8:00 AM Welcome, Introductions & Announcements C.J. Hughes, Monroe CCB, President

8:05 AM - “State of the Academy” 8:15 AM Judy Bradshaw, Director, ILEA

**** TUESDAY, October 6, 2015 ****

8:15 AM - Fish, Game, Parks Rec Hall 9:30 AM & Other Legal Updates Mark Sedlmayr, L.E. Bureau Chief Iowa DNR Enforcement Section

9:30 AM BREAK

9:45 AM ILEECP TRAINING (Required to maintain ILEECP Certification)

-BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS

& TRAUMA EMS Steve Warren, IA Homeland Security & Emergency Management

11:45 AM LUNCH - (Subway a la carte) (30th Anniv. Group Photo – Near Recreation Hall)

12:30 PM - HAZ-MAT Update 1:30 PM (MANDATED TRAINING) Dean House, Captain Iowa Department of Transportation

1:30 PM - MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING 2:30 PM (REQUIRED ANNUAL TRAINING) Craig Matzke, ILEA

2:30 PM BREAK

2:45 PM - D.T & HANDCUFFING 4:00 PM Sgt. Thompson, DPS, ILEA

4:00 PM EDUCATION ADJOURNMENT

5:00 PM - 30th ANNIVERSARY Ramada 6:30 PM RECEPTION Grand Ballroom Hosted & Cash Bar with Exhibitors

6:30 PM – ANNIVERSARY BANQUET 7:30 PM Gourmet Vittles (see enclosed article!)

7:30 PM – CCPOA ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM 9:00 PM & ENTERTAINMENT CCPOA Characters & Special Guest

9:00 PM ADJOURNMENT (Time approximate)

**** WEDNESDAY, October 7, 2015 ****

7:30 AM REGISTRATION Rec Hall

8:00 AM CCPOA BUSINESS MEETING C.J. Hughes, President

8:15 AM - ATV, UTV SNOWMOBILES 10:15 AM Dave Downing, Iowa DNR

10:15 AM BREAK

10:30 AM DOMESTIC TERRORISM John Metzger, ILEA

NOON ADJOURMENT (Time approx.)

30th Anniversary Celebration Ramada Grand Ballroom

“STATE OF THE ACADEMY” (ILEA) 2015 by Judy Bradshaw, Director, ILEA Newly appointed ILEA Director, Judy Bradshaw will be joining us for her first update of the happenings at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy over the past year – as well as a look down the road as to what is on the horizon. This is a great opportunity for you to ask a question or two to the chief administrator for ILEA. Director Bradshaw had served as the Assistant Director to previous Director Arlen Ciechanowski prior to his retirement at the end of June. We look forward to having her join us on October 6th, and to working with her in the months/years to come.

30th ANNUAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (mandated training) by Capt. Dean House, IDOT (CCPOA Honorary Member #344) A perennial favorite – who else could possibly make the D.O.T. Haz-Mat Manual as exciting! Speaking of which – DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR 2012 EDITION WITH YOU! Looking forward to another fine rendition of the Haz-Mat two-step from our CCPOA Honorary Member – Class of ’12. Be sure to bring along those throbbing questions you have about all your haz-mat exploits from the past year….Capt. House is da man with answers! BTW – there’s an APP out there now…..for a fee, of course!

MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING (mandated) by Craig Matzke, ILEA As newly required by Iowa Code (in 2014), this one-hour session on mental health awareness provides your annual refresher on the CCPOA fall workshop agendas. If you do not attend this workshop and receive this training, you are obliged to get it elsewhere as it is required by law.

NEW OFFICER ORIENTATION (CCPOA Mentoring) Dinner with the CCPOA Executive Committee This 11th annual gathering of new member officers to the association will be held in a meeting room at the Ramada Inn, hosted by the 2014-2016 CCPOA Executive Committee. This session is for all new officers since October 2014, or new officers that have been unable to attend previous sessions. The program provides a unique blend of CCPOA history, activities and policies which members need to know about county conservation law enforcement in Iowa. The full CCPOA Executive Committee is in attendance – providing new officers seasoned CCB officers for which to build their career networking connections with. Due to the 30th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday evening – this event will be orchestrated with box-lunch dinner provided on Monday evening.

Please indicate on the registration form which officer(s) will be joining us for this event! 

FIREARMS TRAINING DAY by CCPOA ILEA Certified Firearms Instructors Monday, October 5th on the ranges at Camp Dodge. (See special page in this newsletter for specific details) CCPOA Chief Firearms Instructor, Bob Fundermann (Woodbury) and his elite training staff will lead you through the daytime & subdued light training. ALL participating officers in this training day are also in contention for the annual Top Gun Award recognition!

DOMESTIC TERRORISM by John Metzger, ILEA (CCPOA Honorary Member #345) Instructor Metzger will provide clarity to the following, and bring it home to Iowa – “A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act ""dangerous to human life"" that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. Additionally, the acts have to occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and if they do not, may be regarded as international terrorism”

The CELEBRATION OF 30 Tuesday, October 6th

5:01 PM 30th ANNIVERSAY RECEPTION Hosted & Cash Bar – Ramada Inn 

    Exhibitors & Displays, Pictorial History 

    (Grand Ballroom &Pre‐Conference area) 

6:33 PM BANQUET DINNER 8 oz. Top Sirloin & Caribbean Chicken Brst. 

    Salad, potato, vegetable, rolls & butter 

    Cheesecake, coffee, iced tea (or similar)  

7:24 PM CCPOA PROGRAM CCPOA Cast of Characters 

 Longevity, Recognition & Firearms Awards 

    Historical Presentation(s)  

7:58 PM ENTERTAINMENT Special Guest Presenters  

8:59 PM CONCLUSION Final Exhibitor visitation 

    Adjournment of scheduled activities 

    Commencement of non‐scheduled “stuff”   

Got any classics somewhere? We are looking for “classic” photos to show as background entertainment during the reception with exhibitors prior to our 30th Anniversary Banquet on Tuesday, October 6th. Whether they are personnel, equipment or facilities – if they are of a CCB venue….send them on in. Please email your pictures to: ccpoa@mycountyparks.com. If you don’t have access to a scanner, you may mail your hard copy originals in and we will get them returned to you ASAP: CCPOA of Iowa, 1775 Mackenzie Drive, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411.

Archived “Gimmees”? Since our very first fall workshop in 1986 – we have been giving you a token freebie as part of your workshop experience. They have varied from 29-cent pens to pricey tote-bags and numerous other merchandise items. One of the exhibits we hope to have at the banquet is a display table of all the goodies from over the years. Though we have a pretty good historical collection – we don’t have them all! If you think you might have a “rare” one – send along an email to see if we need you to bring it along for display!

C.C.P.O.A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2014 - 2016

President C.J. Hughes Monroe CCB Vice President Scott Bahmann Benton CCB Secretary Matt Poirier Scott CCB Membership Training Charlie Finch Polk CCB Chief Firearms Instr. Bob Fundermann Woodbury CCB Past President Pat Shehan Webster CCB Editor/Historian Tom Hazelton IACCB At-Large Rich Paris Marion CCB At-Large Tucker Anderson Clayton CCB At-Large Nick Beeck Plymouth CCB At-Large Shelby Williams Iowa CCB

We encourage your communication with any member of your organization's Executive Committee with your ideas, questions, concerns, etc. Training program ideas are always welcome, as are articles or information for periodic newsletters to the membership. Feel free to contact the CCPOA via email at: CCPOA@mycountyparks.com

C.C.P.O.A. FIREARMS TRAINING DAY – 10/5/2015 2015 UPDATE

Your CCPOA Firearms Training Team has once again tossed together another FINE training day for you! We

will be located at the familiar site of Camp Dodge for our training this year. Training will be similar to that of previous years: Two daytime qualification courses, the subdued lighting course in the evening, and some “classroom” time on malfunctions & reloading drills. We will again offer the shotgun course of fire as the last daytime relay before evening meal break. This shotgun qualification course is for those who want to qualify with the shotgun they carry on duty only.

FEATURES OF OUR 2015 TRAINING DAY:

#1) We will be again doing the reloading and malfunctioning drills. It is a survival skill you need to practice on a regular basis. (We will utilize CCPOA dummy rounds for these exercises);

#2) FBI “Q” targets will be used for both daytime qualification courses, the ILEA & FBI qualification courses, subdued-light qualification and shotgun qualification The firearms instructors are encouraging all officers to practice their accuracy before coming to the CCPOA firearms training day and qualifications. A good way to practice is to shoot at paper plates at 25 yards. Set the goal of keeping all rounds fired on the paper plate.

#4) TRAINING SITE FOR 2015 will be the ILEA Range & Computer Range at CAMP DODGE.

#5) Participants will be organized into color-coded squads with wristbands and squad-leaders. This has worked well the last several years to keep everyone better informed and organized, so this procedure has been permanently incorporated into our firearms training program.

#6) ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A C.C.P.O.A. Firearms Rules form upon arrival to the range. IF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANGE IN WEAPONRY SINCE 2014, PLEASE RECORD YOUR NEW WEAPON'S MAKE, MODEL & SERIAL NUMBER AND BRING IT WITH YOU FOR DOCUMENTATION. As in the past several years, we know that many of your law enforcement policies require an officer to wear his/her vest whenever they are armed – your training records should also reflect that you train and practice with the same equipment. It is also a range safety issue that the time has come to implement. With over 100 officers shooting each year, 23,000+ rounds of ammunition are being discharged – safety should be a primary concern for all participants – thus the requirement of the Firearms Rules listing. You will note that ALL of the firearms instructors will be wearing their vests once again this year, and the CCPOA requests that everyone who owns a bullet-proof vest – plan on wearing it for all the training! WEARING EYE and HEARING protection IS REQUIRED ON THE RANGE! Otherwise, please observe the following reminders from previous years - Each participant will be required to provide their own equipment and supplies: weapon, complete set of leather (nylon, etc.), ammunition (250 rounds required – bring an additional 30 if you would like to shoot the computerized course twice), speed loaders/spare magazines, heavy-duty flashlight, hearing & eye protection, staplers & staples, and ice-cream buckets to police range brass, etc. If you want to shoot the shotgun qualification course Bring your duty shotgun, 11 rounds of rifled slugs & 5 rounds buckshot (00), If you have converted to a semi-auto weapon in the past 12 months, we need to have documentation on file with the CCPOA (in the form of a letter from the ILEA certified Firearms Instructor that provided the instruction). There will be an afternoon break provided, but NO LUNCH. Start time is at 1:00 PM this year – so please plan your travel and arrival times to accommodate your luncheon needs.

A special thanks to our dedicated CCPOA ILEA certified Firearms Instructors who set aside their time to plan and implement our firearm training efforts: Kevin Blazek (Adair CCB), Alan Finke (Black Hawk), Charlie Finch (Polk CCB), Bob Funderman (Woodbury CCB), Dave Ong (Scott CCB), Nick Preston (Shelby CCB), Curtis Reighard (Keokuk CCB), Aaron Batchelder (Linn CCB), Justin Smith (Lyon CCB), and David Weidt (Boone).

WELCOME EXHIBITORS!

We are pleased to welcome Carpenter Uniform Company and GLOCK as our first two exhibitors joining us for our October 6th special evening

celebration! They will be on hand in the grand ballroom at the Ramada Inn throughout the reception, dinner and entertainment. We encourage you to visit their exhibits, and thank them personally for their support. WE STILL

HAVE SPACE for additional vendors if you know anyone that may be interested An “Exhibitor Contract & Reservation Form” is available –

just let us know if you should need one. Please give us a call if you have any additional questions! 

C.C.P.O.A. County Conservation Peace Officers Association of Iowa, Inc.

30th Annual Fall Workshop & Business MeetingOctober 5-7, 2015 * Camp Dodge – Johnston, IA

REGISTRATION FORM

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

COUNTY _____________

OFFICER / TITLE TOTAL

TOTAL ENCLOSED

Mail entire form by September 22nd to: CCPOA of Iowa, Inc. % Thomas F. Hazelton 1775 Mackenzie Drive Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9596

“FULL” FEE INCLUDES: M/T/W – All breaks, Tuesday lunch, 30th Anniversary Celebration Banquet, group picture, great souvenirs & associated costs for each day.

YEP – It’s THAT Time Again!

It’s time for the 6th GROUP PICTURE in our history – we only force it on you once every five years to make it less painful for us all! Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 – 11:47 AM. This will occur just before our luncheon break that day. We have once again engaged the talented services of Mark Edmund (ILEA retired) – who has been on hand to take all of our previous milestone pictures. REQUESTED dress is as follows: Tan khaki dress uniform long-sleeved shirt; dark brown pants; dark (brown) tie; dark shoes. If you wish to be in or near the front of our photo design for the event – you will need to match the above standard(s). Otherwise, you may be strategically located elsewhere in the groupage to provide uniformity for the end product. All participants will receive a complimentary 8X10 souvenir copy of this picture with an roster of names included. Be sure to wear a smile – we’re just documenting organizational history!

NAME _____________________________ CCB__________________________ Position/Title _________________________________ Years of Service ________ Mailing Address _____________________________________________________ City ______________________ State ____ Zip Code + 4 ___________-________ Phone (W) ______________________ Phone (C) __________________________ Email Address ______________________________________________________ ILEA Certification Date ____________________ Basic ______________________ Radio Call # ____________________

PLEASE MAIL TO: CCPOA of Iowa, Inc. % Tom Hazelton 1775 Mackenzie Drive Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9596

County Conservation Peace Officers Association of Iowa, Inc. Membership Application

& Renewal Form

Annual Dues - $15.00 Payable by January

31st each yearThis form is only necessary for new member application OR if you have had a change in status for one of the above database categories. Thanks!

A NOTE ‘BOUT WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS –

If you are registering an officer that is new to CCB ranks, or has not attended in the past – chances are that we may not have him/her in our database. Please take a moment to fill out the MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM below and send it along in with your workshop registration(s). Thanks for helping us expedite the registration processes!

SQUAD LEADERS NEEDED FOR FIREARMS!

We are still recruiting Squad Leaders for our firearms training day October 5th. We need a total of SIX. Remember - there's always a nice bonus gift from the CCPOA for each of our squad leaders Isn't it about YOUR turn to give a little back to your organization?? If you are interested - please contact our Chief Firearms Instructor - Bob Fundermann at: bfundermann@sioux-city.org

WORKSHOP LODGING BOOKED YET?

That incredible $55/nite rate (single OR double) for our 30th Annual Fall Workshop at the Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center – will go away after the September 15th deadline passes. You can make your reservations at any time by calling the Ramada at (515) 278-0271 and request a room under the block "CCPOA Conference". Check-in will be after 3:00 PM, check-out is by 11:00 AM. The room block is well over 3/4 full – get ‘em booked today!