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Tactical Response To Emergency Conditions

Length of Seminar: 3 Days
Instructor: Perry W. Hollowell

Course Overview:
Team Building: This module will enable officers to gain an understanding of the team concept. Discussion will cover a number of areas such as team composition, team member’s responsibility, commander’s role and support personnel. Officers will be given a true picture of his/her role in the overall mission. It also covers the importance of knowing not only your job, but also that of those you respond with.

Specialized Equipment: Officers will be exposed to the enormous amount of equipment needed to support an emergency response. Equipment from firearms to entry devices are important tools, but the deployment and selection of these tools are crucial to any successful operation. Topics include firearms, entry devices, safety equipment, less than lethal force weapons and other special issue tools.

Prior To Operations: Instruction will cover the importance of planning prior to initiating a high-risk mission. Formatting and completing an operations order based on a given scenario will be performed by each student. The operations orders will be briefed in class as preparing for a mission in the “real world.” This is a crucial area often not given the attention it should receive. Instruction will demonstrate the absolute need for this phase and assist officers with implementation.

Hostage Negotiations: Officers are instructed in their role during this high-risk emergency situation. Tactics and responsibilities will be the focal point of this module. Officers will be required to debrief an actual hostage situation using class instruction. Developing SOP’s for hostage situations is another issue covered in this block of instruction.

Active Shooters: A planned tactical approach to situations involving shooters actively engaged in causing death and serious bodily injury. It will provide officers with the ability to intervene using immediate response tactics. Immediate response tactics involve using 3-5 patrol officers to make entry and terminate the threat.

Special Events: Identifying officer roles during high profile events such as sporting events, VIP visits demonstrations and numerous other situations. Planning and coordination between agencies are key elements discussed during this block.

Introduction To Rappelling: Officers will be provided with the basic knowledge of what is involved in using rappelling tactics during rescue operations. Equipment and required skills will be discussed.