Sage Dynamics
Purpose driven.
Active Shooter Response
Active Shooter Response
Course Length: Three days
Course Description: The three day Active Shooter Response course will prepare students to operate as part of a formal departmental/unit team or as part of an emergency multi department/unit team. Students will learn practical team based tactics for confronting and subduing an active shooter in progress as well as the skills needed to act as part of a secondary emergency evacuation team. The concepts and principals instructed in this course are based on lessons learned in domestic and foreign Active Shooter incidents. These cornerstone tactics allow for a fluid and effective overwhelming response to an active shooter that reduces preparation dwell time and minimizes response time.
Instruction in this course includes:
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Addressing Active Shooter Response in LE SOPS
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History of the Active Shooter
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Active Shooter Response bag preparation
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The OODA loop, Information Theory, Hicks Law and Occam’s Razor
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Basic close quarters tactics
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Team formations
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Emergency and deliberate entries
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Direct action/deliberate search tactics
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Interior and exterior movement
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Room entries/room clearing
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Practical marksmanship
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Active Shooter response pre-planning and intelligence gathering
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Identifying “defense free zones”
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Multi-agency integration and training
Course Cost: $750.00 Team discounts available.
Equipment:
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Patrol rifle (if carried)
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Duty handgun
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Duty belt and gear
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100 rounds rifle (if bringing patrol rifle)
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100 rounds handgun
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Weapon mounted light (if carried)
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Handheld light
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Spare batteries for all lights
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Ear and eye protection
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Hat
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Long sleeves and pants mandatory (If uniform is to be worn, a second set of clothes must be brought)
Optional (recommended) gear:
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Gloves
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Sunblock
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Hydration
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Field cleaning kit
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Basic maintenance tools
Class size: Minimum of 5, no more than 10.
Prerequisites: Credentialed Law enforcement, military or private security authorized to be armed.
