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.
Looking back at the events impacting public safety this year
For technology to be useful, it must be available quickly, and officers have to be trained in its use
Whether you are the school resource officer on campus or an off-campus responder, access to current information regarding a critical incident is essential
Authorities are looking for the gunman who shot and killed three people at a mall north of Seattle
An effective rescue task force response to reduce active shooter casualties starts with planning and training between all public safety responders
Paramedics entered the hot zone and retrieved the wounded cops during the active shooter incident
SWAT teams should keep a watchful eye on the future in order to prepare for the worst
Regional SWAT teams aren’t for every agency, but they can provide a great service to those who need it
If one truly understands the multiple roles of an officer, they will also understand the roles are not mutually exclusive and can coexist at the same time
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A female student shot another girl at Alpine High School before turning the gun on herself
Individual skills qualify a person for SWAT, but the ability to operate within a team during high-risk operations is what makes a person become SWAT
Many trainers are either forgetting a very important element of active shooter tactical response or are simply unaware of it
Two hard body armor kits will be placed in each of the approximately 60 patrol cars for officers to slip on during an active shooting scenario
Audio recordings of 911 calls were released Tuesday
We need to take our equipment and training to the next level in order to be a step above everyone else when it comes to our rifle skills
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
The mass shootings in Orlando, Dallas and elsewhere have prompted the nation’s largest PD to accelerate a $7.5M program to distribute heavy-duty body armor
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
The man who shot and killed three people was so unfamiliar with his newly purchased AR-15 that he parked his car across the street and read the manual
The NYPD ordered about $7.5M worth of new vests and helmets
Police officers spend a considerable amount of time preparing their responses to active shooter scenarios
Police officials piecing together a portrait of the shooter said he was seeing a doctor up to last month for treatment of depression and psychiatric problems
The gunman whose rampage at a Munich mall left nine people dead was a depression-plagued teenager who avidly read books and articles about mass killings
All trains, trams, buses and subways in the city have been shut down during the police operation, and police have urged residents to stay indoors
The video shows a deputy helping a Pulse patron escape
He did not discuss specific amounts that he would like to see Congress make available
Officers must be trained to move quickly to contact, with much greater emphasis on cover and concealment than in the past
Union asked the city department Wednesday to allow officers to carry personal rifles on duty and equip more officers with body armor for use in active-shooter situations
The first officer on scene at the San Bernardino attack shares his hard-earned lessons from that horrific day
Lynn Mays, who was at the scene, said an officer pushed him out of the way as shooting started
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