Fire and Crime Prevention Panel with OFD and OPD
Fire Safety panel featuring Omaha Fire Dept. Captains and Inspector.
About Your Speakers:
Vanessa Urbach
Vanessa Urbach has been with the Omaha Police Department for 8 years. She serves as a Crime Prevention Specialist – a community liaison between civilians and sworn law enforcement. Through this role, Vanessa works with neighborhood watch groups/associations, churches, daycares, youth centers and other community groups. She organizes events to bridge the gap between OPD and our community such as: Bomb Pop with a Cop, Coffee with a Cop, Pop with a Cop, Community Education and Training Program (aka “Citizen’s Academy”), collaborations with the Autism Action Partnership, precinct tours, presentations, and many others.
She received the 2018 Omaha Coalition of Citizens Patrol “Officer” of the Year award, the 2019 Omaha Police Officer’s Ball - “Spirit of Blue” Award, and the 2022 "Outstanding Community Service Award" from the UNO school of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Vanessa graduated from the University of Nebraska – Omaha with a Bachelor of Science in Education with a focus on Community Health in 2009.
Lunch will be sponsored by Viking Fire Protection Group
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