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.
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In the future, it is conceivable that drones could be first responders to active shooter incidents
Loveland’s TAC Fire unit in Colorado uses firefighters’ existing expertise and skill sets to provide critical support on SWAT operations
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
Five Dallas officers were killed and six more officers were shot after gunfire erupted during a march against police violence Thursday evening
LE and government need to treat CCW holders as a valuable, volunteer resource and educate, coordinate and actively work with them
The “Run, Hide, Fight” model lacks efficiency and flexibility to permit someone to evaluate the problem and choose the appropriate response
Since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 in Colorado, paramedics have struggled with how close they should get to active shooter scenes
Their lawsuit accuses the federal government of errors that enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun used in the June 2015 shootings
In a live-fire active shooter response training presented by Mike Wood, participants worked to be mentally, emotionally, and physically ready for the very worst
Some criticize LE over Pulse nightclub terrorist attack in Orlando in June. Jim & Doug discuss incident and why Orlando police did an excellent job in response.
Following the terrorist attack in Orlando, it is appropriate to rehash the limitations of Rapid Deployment tactics
FBI investigators so far have not turned up persuasive evidence, according to two government officials
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