Active Shooter Detection & Mitigation
Active Shooter Detection and Mitigation course increases awareness, detection, and mitigation of active assailant and active shooter threats. This course is offered in a 2 or 3 day format.
The Soteria Defense Active Shooter Detection and Mitigation course to increase awareness, detection, and mitigation of active assailant and active shooter threats. COVID19 and social complexity have contributed to increases in mental health concerns, crime, violence, domestic violence, and active assailant / active shooter threats. Statistics indicate violence crime has increased over the last several years and active shooter events are growing in frequency and severity. These current patterns and trends increase the likelihood and eventuality of law enforcement, security professionals, or even “bystanders as first responders” responding to a high level critical incident or mass casualty event. Current events have also increased political and social pressure to find solutions and have increased scrutiny to event response. This course provides extensive instruction on concepts, warning signs, and pathways to violence to detect and deter potential active assailant and active shooter incidents, and realistic live fire drills to mitigate the threat. This course results in the individual, team, and organization understanding of Active Shooter detection and mitigation to increase personnel and community safety.
Requirements / Prerequisites:
- US Citizen
- Pistol Tactics (PTAC) 1 or similar course mandatory – or LEO / Mil
- Rifle Course or similar course mandatory – or LEO / Mil
- Thorough competency of the pistol and rifle – shooting and handling
Learning Objectives:
- Safety: firearms, training, and operational
- Individual firearms and tactics skills
- Active Assailant / Active Shooter awareness, identification, mitigation
- Tactical Casualty Care / IFAK review and evaluation
- Tactical Casualty Care / officer down drills
- Event response priorities
- Small team tactics
- Pathways to violence / warning signs / extremism
- Concepts of single officer & multiple officer response to active shooter events
- Extensive live fire range drills / threat response and mitigation
Equipment:
- Range appropriate clothing / range uniform (check local weather conditions)
- Body Armor required
- Pistol and 800 rounds
- Rifle and 300 rounds (2 day format is pistols only)
- Hydration and lunch
- IFAK (individual first aid kit for evaluation, we won’t use your supplies)
