Course Description: This dynamic course of instruction is designed to prepare the first responder to isolate, distract, and neutralize an "active shooter". Course will cover shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, concepts and principles of team movement, setting up for and room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis site, rescue team tactics, improvised explosive devices, and post engagement priorities of work. The course will culminate with dynamic "force on force" scenarios.

Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, body armor, water, and appropriate clothing for "force on force" training on day 2 (i.e. long sleeve shirt, pants, groin protection). Head, eye, and throat protection will be provided by ALERRT.

Course Description: The FORT course was primarily designed to assist rural law enforcement officers working along the volatile southern U.S./Mexican border. This "hands-on" course will cover equipment selection, vehicle ambushes, medical emergencies, mounted and dismounted officer/citizen down rescue, dismounted individual movement techniques, dismounted team movement techniques, and hasty vehicle assaults. Some students attending this course have found it to be physically challenging and students attending should be able to walk moderate distances, jog, kneel, crawl and lift moderate weight.

Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, clothing conducive for crawling around on the ground, water and or hydration system, body armor, long gun (if issued), and inclement weather gear (majority of course is outside regardless of weather conditions).

Course Description: This hands-on, dynamic course is designed to aid the first responder in approaching and breaching into a crisis site using traditional and non-traditional methods. The course covers the use of both manual and ballistic breaching tools to gain entry into a structure under extreme exigent circumstances that demand immediate entry to save and protect innocent lives.

Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, appropriate clothing (long pants, shoes or boots, etc.) hearing and eye protection, 12 ga. Shotgun, 5 rounds buckshot, 25 rounds birdshot, body armor, gloves, water and or hydration system. **Note: shotguns can be shared between students.

Course Description: The focus of this two day course is to provide the student with training concepts, techniques, and equipment considerations to increase their effectiveness and confidence while operating in low or no light conditions. The course incorporates the use of "force on force" drills to validate the tactics and techniques covered. Topics will center on approaching a target area, low light searching techniques, low light entry methods, armed confrontations and unarmed suspect handling.

Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, flashlight used on duty, extra batteries, personal groin protection, clothing for "force on force" drills, water and or hydration system.

Course Description: "The fate of the wounded rests with the one who applies the first dressing." (Nicholas Senn, M.D. 1898 )First responders are being trained to quickly enter into harm's way to neutralize the shooter and save the lives of innocent victims. In many circumstances, formally trained medical personnel will not or cannot be on the scene immediately to provide casualty care. First responders must be educated and trained in immediate casualty care techniques to save lives. Day 1 will consist of Self-Aid, Buddy-Aid techniques and Day 2 will consist of "force on force" mass casualty scenarios where the student will not only have to neutralize the gunman but also treat the wounded.

Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, body armor, clothing for force on force training day two, groin protection, water and or hydration system.

Course Description: This course is designed to allow the first responder to experience training under live fire conditions for close quarter battle (CQB). The techniques and tactics taught during the Rapid Response to Active Shooter course will be conducted live-fire in a state-of-the-art shoot house located at the ALERRT Range Facility. The training will stair step first responders through the process of improving safety and accuracy with weapon systems, conducting room entries, hallway movement, and other tactics associated with responding to an active shooter.

Required Equipment: Duty Gear, Handgun with 50 rounds ball/50 rounds frangible ammunition, Patrol Rifle 60 rounds ball/40 rounds frangible ammunition, body armor, eye protection, hearing protection, clothing appropriate for training, water and or hydration system.