Active Shooter Response Instructor (40 Hours)

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Overview

The Active Shooter Response Instructor course is designed specifically to help the current or prospective agency firearms instructor create or update a comprehensive program for their Officers. The course will address valid lessons learned and the most up to date solo officer tactics, in addition to multi-jurisdictional integration skills by incorporating the MACTAC Course on the final 2 days of the week.

5-day course

Experience Requirements

This training course is specifically designed for patrol officers up to experienced tacticians. A moderate proficiency level and working knowledge with the carbine and pistol are required to attend. The student must also be free of any physical ailment that would limit their participation in events that require running, climbing and carry 45lbs for extended periods. Please see the Required Equipment section for student responsibilities.

This course is restricted to current law enforcement and current military only.

Course Outline

Day 1: Covers an overview of active shooter incidents, equipment selection, live fire team formations and shooting skills necessary to deal with an active shooter.

Day 2: Exposes the trainer to team movements in a structure, to include hallways, stairwells and live fire room entries while utilizing the Live Fire Shoothouse, additional topics include entering the warm zone, medical evacuations, IEDS, moving through crowds, link up procedures and fratricide mitigation.

Day 3: Full profile force on force scenarios for the traditional active shooter event response using the newly acquired protocols.

Day 4 & 5: Covers the next generation of active shooter response, MACTAC (Multi-Assault, Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities). Topics covered include a MACTAC overview, squad maneuver tactics, immediate action drills, Rescue Task Force, and force on force scenarios.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Define active shooter events that changed Law Enforcement tactics
• Conduct a Solo Officer response
• Select appropriate equipment
• Employ tactical firearms skills relevant for an active shooter program
• Establish the warm zone
• Populate a casualty collection point
• Integrate the Rescue Task Force into critical events
• Manage link up procedures
• Perform mechanical breaching
• Demonstrate Stairwell clearance
• Conduct 2-, 3-, and 4-man team movement
• Identify and plan for MACTAC

In order to receive a certificate of completion, students will be required to attend 40 hours of training. Students must demonstrate the proper techniques of individual and team movement when confronted with an active shooter scenario. Students will demonstrate proper teaching techniques during student-centered learning events.

Equipment List

• Semi-automatic pistol with 3 magazines
• Semi-automatic rifle with 3 magazines, optic, and light
• Ballistic vest
• Training uniform
• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection
• Gun belt
• Individual lights (handheld or helmet mounted)
• Handcuffs

Ammo

• 300 rounds pistol
• 250 rounds rifle
• 300 rounds rifle 5.56 UTM / SIM / FX Brand - FOF with Bolts
  • Law Enforcement course participants – Due to a recent ATF ruling, we are unable to supply UTM munitions for Law Enforcement courses. Participants are now responsible for sourcing their own UTM munitions. We continue to offer full support for rifle conversions. We appreciate your understanding as we navigate these regulatory changes.

Notes

As of January 2017 this course will run 5 days instead of 3 in order to incorporate the 2-day MACTAC (Multiple-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capability) course.

5-day course