Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement personnel never know what they are walking into. On a day to day basis, they are being exposed to dangerous viruses, bacteria and mold. While these threats are mostly invisible to the naked eye, law enforcement personnel must be equipped to take on serious, and potentially, life threatening enemies, such as Hepatitis, MRSA, Norovirus, H1N1, E.coli, Influenza B (flu) and now COVID-19, as they serve and protect their communities. Law Enforcement Officers are even more at risk if their personal protective equipment, tools and weapons are not properly disinfected. 

As of November 1, 2020, according to data compiled by the Officer Down Memorial Fund and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, two nonprofits that have tracked law enforcement fatalities for decades, human coronavirus infections were responsible for at least 100 officer deaths in 2020, more than gun violence, car accidents and all other death causes combined. The sobering truth is that infectious disease poses one of the greatest threats to the men and women who serve. Often, law enforcement personnel in correctional facilities are at the greatest risk. These cases reflect the dire epidemiological situation, the United States, and most other countries face in prisons and jails.