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.
Researchers have identified a series of defenses that work together to reduce the probability of mass attacks
The amount and specificity of specific skills training must be increased in regularity and intensity for all sworn officers from recruit to chief of police
Following the Uvalde school shooting, the question of whether teachers should carry firearms is in the news again
Averted acts of school violence contain invaluable information regarding the strengths or potential weaknesses of current policies, procedures and training
Baltimore is the only jurisdiction in Maryland with a sworn school police force
Frederick Hopkins, 74, also has a criminal record, starting with a 2014 charge of disorderly conduct
Seven officers were shot, one fatally, in a confrontation with a suspect who held children hostage
NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery
Follow these strategies for pre-planning and day-of execution to achieve a successful active shooter drill or violent threat mass casualty exercise
How has the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting changed LE response to special events?
Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
For emergency responders, trauma from responding to an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
Two officers and two deputies shot at gunman Anthony Tong on Wednesday
“When someone does something like this, we’re never going to make sense of it or understand it fully,” the sheriff said
Officials say three workers were fatally shot and three more were wounded but expected to survive
The suspect was a 26-year-old temporary employee at the Rite Aid distribution center in northeastern Maryland
The gunman, Patrick Dowdell, 61, was shot and killed by a German Township police officer
The gunman had “contact” with police in South Dakota in 2004 that involved a mental health issue
The shooting took place outside of a Pa. judge’s office Wednesday morning, according to a county official
Dane County dispatch center said shots were fired Wednesday morning at a building in Middleton
A prosecutor on Friday praised the LEOs who killed a gunman at a downtown office building as heroes, saying they probably saved countless lives
New training program educates students, parents and teachers on how to recognize the warning signs that a student may be progressing toward violence
Officials have released more footage showing officers searching rooms, directing tourists to safety
A gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself
At Urban Shield, a Las Vegas Metro PD SWAT commander shared key takeaways from the police response to the massacre
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said when someone hits the button, it alerts police, paramedics, firefighters, school administrators and calls 911
Employees returned to work Monday at a downtown bank building in which four people, including the gunman, were killed last week
Police say the shooter’s gun jammed during the office rampage
One investigator said it could have been “a bloodbath beyond imagination”
After a school shooting, the community’s guard is up and calls for service increase for disturbances and suspicious activity
If SROs are expected to be our school’s first line of defense, we must provide these officers with the best specialized tactical training and equipment possible
The 2018 IPSA Mass Casualty Incidents Training Symposium provides cross-disciplinary training for police, fire, EMS and telecommunicators
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams has declined to comment on what motivated the killer to open fire inside a gaming bar
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