Active Threat Response

Redefining the Concept of Cover

2024-12-04T14:44:51-06:00

By Matthew Bloodgood and Lon Bartel for Calibre Press “The officer failed to use cover.” This statement, or variations of the theme, frequently appears in plaintiff and prosecution complaints filed against officers. For example, in an intermountain state, two officers were searching for a suicidal male who had assaulted [...]

Redefining the Concept of Cover2024-12-04T14:44:51-06:00

Active violence training gaps: Are you covering all critical response areas?

2024-11-03T21:03:47-06:00

City of Hialeah Police Commander Orlando Salvat, right, and Sgt. Rolando Rios, left, rush to a simulated active shooting as instructor Vincent Torres, center, follows during a training session, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Hialeah, Fla. The drill was part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s [...]

Active violence training gaps: Are you covering all critical response areas?2024-11-03T21:03:47-06:00

Coming to the door with a weapon: An approach to an armed homeowner for LE

2024-11-03T20:41:41-06:00

By Brian N. O’Donnell for Police1.com  Photo by feri ferdinan/Getty Images It is rare to respond to a call at a residence and have an occupant come to the door holding a weapon. Sure, they come to the door bleeding, crying, angry, disheveled, drunk, curious, happy, reserved, distant, distracted, animated, [...]

Coming to the door with a weapon: An approach to an armed homeowner for LE2024-11-03T20:41:41-06:00

Understanding Firearms, Ammunition & Wound Ballistics

2024-07-17T11:28:17-05:00

From Calibre Press | calibrepress.com [Our 2-part series on preparing for encounters with the media will continue next week.] The following is a continuation of a series of excerpts from a book written by Dr. Martin Greenberg, an orthopedic surgeon who is also a police officer, SWAT operator and tactical [...]

Understanding Firearms, Ammunition & Wound Ballistics2024-07-17T11:28:17-05:00

Rethinking Police Response to Barricade Situations

2024-07-06T16:55:08-05:00

By Calibre Press Instructor Chief Scott Hughes for Calibre Press A recent incident in Ogle County, Illinois, where three members of an emergency response team (including a tactical medic) were shot while responding to a barricaded individual threatening suicide and homicide, highlights the urgent need to reassess law enforcement’s approach [...]

Rethinking Police Response to Barricade Situations2024-07-06T16:55:08-05:00

The 32nd floor: An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter

2023-10-02T19:32:41-05:00

An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter – and shares why we must focus as much on emotional trauma as we do active shooter response tactics By Joshua Bitsko for Police1.com The smell of gunpowder was still heavy in the air. I could feel a [...]

The 32nd floor: An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter2023-10-02T19:32:41-05:00

The Parkland Deputy’s Verdict: “Could That Have Been Me?”

2023-07-06T02:39:40-05:00

By Dr. Joel F. Shults for Calibre Press When someone shares some unfortunate occurrence in their life with me, sometimes—if the moment is one where a little levity will be a balm—I will say, “It could have been worse. It could have been me!” Former Broward CO. Sheriff’s Deputy [...]

The Parkland Deputy’s Verdict: “Could That Have Been Me?”2023-07-06T02:39:40-05:00

What law enforcement can learn from averted acts of school violence

2023-06-07T18:36:12-05:00

Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. for Police1.com While much attention is given to responding to attacks in progress, increased research provides hope for earlier intervention and prevention of school violence. Police1.com Editor's Note: This feature is part of Police1's Digital Edition, "Prevention, disruption & response: The strategies communities must [...]

What law enforcement can learn from averted acts of school violence2023-06-07T18:36:12-05:00

Front-Line Advice from a Chief Who Responded to the Parkland Massacre

2023-05-03T19:30:17-05:00

By Chief Tony Pustizzi (ret.), Coral Spring (FL) PD Reprinted with permission from Calibre Press EDITOR’S NOTE: On the heels of the Nashville school shooting and the similar tragedies we’ve seen, active threat response has remained a pivotal topic in discussions on training, policy, leadership and individual officer performance. Chief [...]

Front-Line Advice from a Chief Who Responded to the Parkland Massacre2023-05-03T19:30:17-05:00
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