The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response, from setting up an outer and inner perimeter, responding as a solo officer, to new breaching techniques and advanced precision rifle skills, to advice to pass to your family in the event of an off-duty active shooter encounter. Will you take the active shooter pledge?
Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of a police officer engaging an active shooter - even pursuing him across a busy freeway - in this episode of Reality Training.
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Doug Wyllie and the NRA's Glen Hoyer discuss the National School Shield program. The program connects schools directly to police departments, which results in safer schools, better relationships, and tighter-knit communities.
In this video, Police1 Editor at Large Doug Wyllie discusses multi-jurisdictional response to mass casualty incidents on college campuses with Michael Glaubach of George Washington University Police in Washington D.C.
Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren't sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub.
In this video, Dick Fairburn stresses the importance of extra help from firefighters or downrange EMS in the case of an active shooter. Fairburn explains the benefits of working together as a team, and the positive effects it can have on the safety of all parties involved. Several hurdles and solutions are outlined and discussed.