I spent yesterday working as a safety officer at an active threat response training for university officials. This is the same course I’ve attended, and now periodically assist as a safety officer. Not only is it enjoyable to see and help people learn these skills, it helps with my education and knowledge as well.<\/p>\n

Photo by Kurt Willson of the Missoulian<\/em>. Please check out the Missoulian<\/em> article: Mild-mannered UM administrators learn to fend off gunmen.<\/a><\/p>\n

While I speak and write about this same topic, the benefits of this course are in the six active law enforcement instructors who teach under the name Armed Intruder Training Group, and the scenario training with padded attackers and \u201clive\u201d shooting in the building. (Blanks are used for the sound and smell of the attacks.)<\/p>\n

It is fortunate that we have a team of trained professionals that teach these skills locally, and that I’ve had the opportunity to attend the training and now assist them. While the situations this training helps prepare people for are rare, they happen, and this kind of training can make a difference.<\/p>\n

Here is a video from yesterday filmed by the university newspaper. (If you watch close you can see me at the very end after the shooting of fire extinguishers.)
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