Active Shooter
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.
Law enforcement must continue to keep these low-frequency, high-consequence events at the forefront of their training
This school was very unique in that I felt I could walk out of Last Resort Firearms Training headquarters and teach a class with very little preparation
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
A joint police-fire response is necessary to breach the obstacles that prevent responders from rescuing victims quickly
Officials have identified the four victims, are still searching for the two gunmen
Police say the shooter is among the dead, are searching for witnesses
Officials believe the home was targeted, are searching for surveillance video, eyewitnesses to the Sunday night shooting
Police are still searching for a suspect, say no students were harmed
The attack killed 15-year-old Gracie Muehlberger and 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell
A sheriff’s detective and two off-duty police officers who had dropped off children at the school ran to the shooting within moments and provided first aid
The unidentified man was shooting outside the store’s entrance before firing at officers
Authorities found two guns on the property, are still searching for suspects
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the balancing act between protecting life and presenting a non-threatening image
Cops and citizens could become victims of these new statutes if due process and other fundamental liberties are violated
The Fire Protection Research Foundation received nearly $200K to conduct a two-year study into the impact of active shooters and hostile events on first responders
Brandon Ray Gonzales has been charged with capital murder of multiple persons
Authorities are searching for a man they believe escaped in the chaos surrounding the shooting
Authorities believe the shooter may have been targeting just one person at the party of about 750 people, and that others may have been shot at random
Sgt. Bill Shiflett received the department’s highest honor after sustaining life-threatening injuries
Police locked down, searched campus while shooter hid in classroom with other students
A deputy from a neighboring county who was a ride-along passenger was injured in the incident
How can first responders address their individualized priorities while sharing the same goals?
Based on a blend of battlefield and civilian medicine, the training is tailored for law enforcement officers who must first secure a violent scene before rendering aid
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the “Don’t Name Them” effort
Both men are wanted on four counts of first-degree murder after a Sunday morning shooting
Two men opened fire killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting believed to have stemmed from an earlier dispute
Police reports describe concerns that the gunman who killed seven and wounded 25 last month might have been planning an attack
Officers can better respond to what cannot be predicted if they are trained to make decisions under dangerous and rapidly changing conditions
Law enforcement agencies must include the death notification function into their preparedness planning
Law enforcement agencies that respond to large-sized events must recalibrate their approach to security
The heightened response is due to “public concerns,” though no threats have been made
The most difficult part of an active shooter response is the decision-making, so take the opportunity to “war game” some of these decisions ahead of time
