Class Information & Details

Course First Responder Breaching Train-the-Trainer
Dates Mon Jun 22 - 26 (2026)
Location ALERRT Regional Training Center at South Plains College Building 3, 9730 Reese Blvd. North, Lubbock, TX, 79416
Hosting Agency
South Plains College Law Enforcement (TX)
Point of Contact
Mark Wittie (markwittie300@gmail.com / 8065845985)
Description

First Responder Breaching Train-the-Trainer

Prerequisite: Sworn law enforcement officer (preferred: experience in tactical, firearms, and/or law enforcement training)
Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, appropriate clothing (long pants and long sleeve shirt, shoes or boots, etc.) hearing and eye protection, 12 ga. shotgun, 5 rounds buckshot, at least 50 rounds birdshot, body armor, gloves, water and or hydration system. **Note: shotguns can be shared between students.

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, ballistic and window breaching tools to gain entry into a structure under extreme exigent circumstances that demand immediate entry to save and protect innocent lives. 

The train-the-trainer course includes the complete delivery of the First Responder Breaching course as well as instructional techniques and methodology for delivering the course, safety protocols and procedures, graded participant teach-backs, remediation, course critiques, and evaluations. Participants are provided with all lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, student manuals, and related courseware so that they are immediately prepared to deliver the First Responder Breaching course at their home agency.