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How many department require every one of their officer's to attend the Active Shooter Training Course for school shootings?

How often for those that do.?

I have attended a train the trainer program and other active shooter response classes. I have our officers perform their movements during range qualification. I am also in the process of consolidating a trainning date in June for surrounding depatments who would respond to assist us or vice versa in such a situation. I think every officer should have some knowledge in this case.

cuffs316 said:

In Kansas City it has become a part of our In Service training for this year. Not sure how often it will be in the rotation.

Our entire department went through the ASAP training in inservice along with detecting booby traps and officer down rescue training. We try to do some type of refresher every 2 years.

In my first 2 patrol positions it wasn't mandated, but we did it anyway. Now that I work for the feds we aren't required to go through it, but we can if the locals (city, county and/or troopers) are putting the training together.

We sent some Troopers to Train the Trainer and now we will train annually we have several closed schools available for use anyone around the Wester KY Area is welcome to PM me and we can set something up.

We taught everyone in the agency during in-service about 3 yrs ago. We then require refresher training which has been once since. Our SWAT guys were the instructors. They brought Paul Howe in and he taught the SWAT boys who then taught us. All of the SWAT guys rave about Howe's class.

We addressed this topic almost immediately after Columbine. I was fortunate enough to have trained with the LA SWAT team at that time, and their commander Bob Guillegos (not sure of spelling) was already in the process of creating the Rapid Deployment model. I broght the concept back to my Dept. and As a Department, we embraced the model and the need,so I became an instructor, along with another officer. We then set forth a policy for our department, and now train annually, with surprise in service scenarios periodically throughout the year, plus yearly simunition scenario based training in this area. All of our new officers also receive training in this area (along with some other areas) before they start the FTO process, so as to ensure their proficiency before they even hit the street.
Along with this tactic, I was able to convince the then chief that it was imperative that our patrol rifles (not just shot guns for their obvious limitations in a close quarter environment) should be deployed in the patrol car, and not left locked in a locker in the station. The LA bank robbery was also useful in convincing him of this need.
Unfortunately, we learn from others misfortunes and it takes a tradgedy to convince the upper echelon for progreassion in police tactics.

Well have done the training two times in the past six months. And usually do the training about once every six months. We have been focussing more on command post set up and working with other agencies lately. This has helped to have better control of where officers are and what is needed. I have to admit working a command post during this training is boring but a real learning situation.

I am in in Ohio for Active Shooter Instructor training with one other FA Instructor from my department.  We did the training with another agency a few years ago, but will start our own program this year.

In Texas, TEEX thru Texas A&M puts on a class, ALERRT Training.  They are training our dept. for 3 weekends to get everyone thru.  It's a two day class and simunition is used and is VERY GOOD.  I want to say they will go outside of Texas, but not sure...You can go to the TEEX website and get more information.

Same with us, photocop - the use of simunitions with our Glock 22's and AR's, along with auditory stimulation (over the PA systems) and use of non-combatant role players mixed in with the perps, made it far better than was originally expected. 

We send everyone thru the training and have refresher training every year, we also practice movement and shooting at range.

My department does it and we are scheduled for refresher training annually.

And I have to correct my earlier post on here, this class (ALERRT) is actually partnered between Texas State University-San Marcos, te city of San Marcos and the Hays County Sheriff's Office.  It is sometimes posted on the TEEX website though.   Worth looking into!!