Family Liaison Officers
Discussion
Sadly, we see this job title arise quite often and I don't think they are given sufficient recognition for what must be one of the toughest jobs you can do.
We lost a friend of ours in a road accident in August; on their way to arrange a memory blanket for her mother who'd died a few weeks earlier - head on smash with a guy in van driving too fast. Husband survived and has said just how brilliant their FLO has been.
Are there any here? Genuinely interested into what pulls them into to this profession.
We lost a friend of ours in a road accident in August; on their way to arrange a memory blanket for her mother who'd died a few weeks earlier - head on smash with a guy in van driving too fast. Husband survived and has said just how brilliant their FLO has been.
Are there any here? Genuinely interested into what pulls them into to this profession.
FLO here. There are two types recognised, crime FLO and Traffic FLO, the fundamentals are the same but we get the course tailored to each role. I sit on the traffic side. It’s a rewarding but difficult job.
I was unfortunate to have the door knock at 2.30am 16 years ago when my brother was killed in an RTC. That’s why I do as I know what the families are going through.
I was unfortunate to have the door knock at 2.30am 16 years ago when my brother was killed in an RTC. That’s why I do as I know what the families are going through.
FLO here as well (but only just trained and not had a deployment yet). Also a traffic FLO.
For me I've always wanted to join traffic and to me a FLO is an important part of that role. What made me decide to go for it was my partner telling me about the FLO her ex boyfriends family had when he died in a collision and how good it was to have. Out of all the s
t, she remembers that years later. Everyone I've spoken to, said its the most rewarding role they do.
For me I've always wanted to join traffic and to me a FLO is an important part of that role. What made me decide to go for it was my partner telling me about the FLO her ex boyfriends family had when he died in a collision and how good it was to have. Out of all the s
t, she remembers that years later. Everyone I've spoken to, said its the most rewarding role they do. Jimbo893 said:
FLO here. There are two types recognised, crime FLO and Traffic FLO, the fundamentals are the same but we get the course tailored to each role. I sit on the traffic side. It’s a rewarding but difficult job.
I was unfortunate to have the door knock at 2.30am 16 years ago when my brother was killed in an RTC. That’s why I do as I know what the families are going through.
That's interesting, on mine (and previous) it was mainly aimed at the crime world with a tiny bit (a day or so) aimed at the traffic side. Even though everyone on my course was going to be a traffic FLO. I was unfortunate to have the door knock at 2.30am 16 years ago when my brother was killed in an RTC. That’s why I do as I know what the families are going through.
Likewise, huge respect to FLOs and the often harrowing role they do. I work with 2 retired FLOs and an FLC (coordinator) in my work.
Jimbo and LosingGrip can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is FLOs don't get any extra remuneration for the actual role, despite the additional work and pressures it brings. Obviously you can see from above the real reasons for doing the role are far removed from this, but it's something a lot of people would likely be unaware of (assuming I don't get corrected!) and the situations they find themselves in must be so difficult.
Jimbo and LosingGrip can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is FLOs don't get any extra remuneration for the actual role, despite the additional work and pressures it brings. Obviously you can see from above the real reasons for doing the role are far removed from this, but it's something a lot of people would likely be unaware of (assuming I don't get corrected!) and the situations they find themselves in must be so difficult.
fourstardan said:
I praise FLO who have posted here.
With the clocks changing you know you will be busy.
I was prime witness to a FtC several years ago and can't imagine how the family took the news.
The rest of the FLOs have around two or three deployments at a time. Sometimes this might increase. Another force are short and have six or seven at a time, which isn't healthy at all. With the clocks changing you know you will be busy.
I was prime witness to a FtC several years ago and can't imagine how the family took the news.
I'm quite lucky that we have enough traffic FLOs in my force to have this number at two maybe three.
Cudd Wudd said:
Likewise, huge respect to FLOs and the often harrowing role they do. I work with 2 retired FLOs and an FLC (coordinator) in my work.
Jimbo and LosingGrip can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is FLOs don't get any extra remuneration for the actual role, despite the additional work and pressures it brings. Obviously you can see from above the real reasons for doing the role are far removed from this, but it's something a lot of people would likely be unaware of (assuming I don't get corrected!) and the situations they find themselves in must be so difficult.
No extra money (which is the right thing, otherwise you'd get the wrong people in my opionin). Jimbo and LosingGrip can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is FLOs don't get any extra remuneration for the actual role, despite the additional work and pressures it brings. Obviously you can see from above the real reasons for doing the role are far removed from this, but it's something a lot of people would likely be unaware of (assuming I don't get corrected!) and the situations they find themselves in must be so difficult.
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