The Ambush topic page features safety tips, columnist commentary, and the latest news updates on the growing threat of targeted attacks against police officers. This page is a key resource for officers everywhere on this troubling trend.
In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of an ambush attack against two cops and reviews key training points for survival.
In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of a 40-minute gunfight between police officers and a man intent on killing as many of them as possible. Thankfully, no officers were hurt. What would you do?
Routine hurts our ability to sense and assess risk. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith provides tips and strategies for refreshing your "risk thermostat" in order to stay safe and vigilant on the job.
What are the biggest threats facing America's law enforcement? Ambush? Domestics? Driving? This video by John Bostain of Command Presence examines the most current research related to the threats officers face and provides reasonable strategies to increase officer safety. This program is designed to empower officers to recognize threats early and make decisions that will ultimately protect them and the community they serve.
Things are not always what they seem. Criminals will do anything to escape the law, including camouflaging themselves as bystanders, security guards - you name it. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith provides key tactics for determining friend from foe.
Heading into the holiday weekend, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association released an online video calling attention to a national spike in officer killings in the past year and contending a lack of outrage about the trend.
One police officer was killed and three wounded in separate U.S. cities on Sunday. An officer was killed in his squad car in San Antonio, Texas. Officers were shot and wounded in St. Louis, Gladstone, Missouri and Sanibel, Florida.
In January 2016, Philadelphia Officer Jesse Hartnett was shot three times in a brazen ambush. His fight for survival serves as a reminder of why you need to prepare for a sudden attack. Dave Smith outlines key questions you should ask yourself in order to prep for winning the fight.