Active Threat Response

DPS hosts regional incident management training courses designed specifically for active attack and critical incident response

2026-07-30T08:58:21-05:00

Missouri Department of Public Safety hosts regional incident management training courses designed specifically for active attack and critical incident response New courses from the ALERRT Center for first responders and response agency leaders are approved for POST Continuing Law Enforcement Education training credit JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Public [...]

DPS hosts regional incident management training courses designed specifically for active attack and critical incident response2026-07-30T08:58:21-05:00

Shots Fired podcast: NYPD’s quick response to IEDs thrown outside Mayor Mamdani’s residence

2026-03-09T15:43:57-05:00

The Shots Fired hosts analyze the rapid NYPD response and the broader security concerns raised by the demonstration outside Gracie Mansion By Sarah Roebuck for Police1,com NEW YORK — A protest outside New York City’s mayoral residence that escalated into violence — including the alleged use of improvised explosive devices [...]

Shots Fired podcast: NYPD’s quick response to IEDs thrown outside Mayor Mamdani’s residence2026-03-09T15:43:57-05:00

Police1: Beyond caution tape: How collaboration is redefining event security

2025-11-12T20:35:57-06:00

Recent tragic incidents at public events have underscored the evolving threats and the need for robust and well-managed public safety posture. Photo/Getty Images A new, unified approach to public event safety is moving jurisdictions from reactive to proactive protection — driven by partnerships, data and purpose Editor’s note: In 2026, [...]

Police1: Beyond caution tape: How collaboration is redefining event security2025-11-12T20:35:57-06:00

Law Enforcement Today Editorial: Secure Communication Tools Protect Events Following Charlie Kirk’s Death

2025-10-16T14:02:57-05:00

Secure Communication Tools Protect Events Following Charlie Kirk’s Death An Editorial By Dillon Burroughs for Law Enforcement Today The assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10 shook the nation. Despite the tragedy, Kirk’s family and the organization he built are not backing down. [...]

Law Enforcement Today Editorial: Secure Communication Tools Protect Events Following Charlie Kirk’s Death2025-10-16T14:02:57-05:00

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

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