David Pearson

Shift Briefing

David Pearson recently retired as a lieutenant with the Fort Collins Police Services in Fort Collins, Colorado. He has been a law enforcement instructor since 1996 and has taught a variety of topics to include officer safety, SWAT tactics, active shooter and incident command. Since 2005, David has been an instructor for the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) and is the main instructor for the NTOA’s Less Lethal Instructor course. Since 2013, he has served in the role of Less Lethal Section Chair for the NTOA.

In 2017, David started his company, Rocky Mountain Blue Line Consulting, LLC, and provides expert witness assistance and consulting. David has presented at the annual conferences for APCO, NSA, IACP, California Chiefs, Utah Chief’s and Utah Sheriff’s Association.

Full list of David Pearson results

Shift Briefing Series: Police welfare checks
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Understanding community care, emergency aid and exigent circumstances will help officers make better legal and tactical decisions
New academy focuses on foundational leadership skills to achieve consistency in supervision
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Investing in supervisors is an investment in law enforcement’s future
Shift Briefing Series: The tactical pause
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A tactical pause can help a law enforcement officer get back into “control” after being involved in a stressful incident
Shift Briefing Series: Taking an integrated approach to de-escalation
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When officers deploy de-escalation tactics in the field, they should do so in conjunction with other concepts like the 'Safety Priorities'
Shift Briefing Series: Tactical decision-making
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Five-step model assists with making repeatable and defendable decisions
Shift Briefing Series: How the OODA loop improves decision-making
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While the OODA loop can be used daily, it truly enhances tactical incident response
Shift Briefing Series: How to carry a downed officer or injured citizen
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It is important for law enforcement and other public safety personnel to know how to carry an injured person efficiently and effectively over distance
Shift Briefing Series: Police response to suicidal subjects
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One of the most difficult and emotional calls law enforcement handles today is responding to armed suicidal subject calls
Shift Briefing Series: How the Safety Priorities influence tactical decision-making
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Sometimes referred to as the Priorities of Life, this concept is used to inform the decisions made during incident response
Why being a Jedi may be better than being a warrior or guardian
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Communities want compassionate cops who are also willing to run toward gunfire – could Jedi training be the answer?
Shift Briefing Series: Using the Four Cs – a critical incident response model for patrol
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The Four Cs response model can help cut down on confusion and stress, and get officers out of crisis mode quicker