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| civilian active shooter training: 10 Minutes to Live Michael Julian PPS, CSP,, 2018-01-18 Active shooter mass killings have become a horrible reality in our society and no place is immune to them. In this book, Michael Julian, CPI, PPS, CSP shares how essential the appropriate actions you take in the first ten minutes of an active shooting can be for your survival. How every second counts to stay alive. Julian provides simple tools to help you in the event you find yourself in this type of scenario. He teaches you how to prepare yourself using a security mindset, and fight through your fear with a survival mindset so you can evaluate your situation and react appropriately. Specifically, Julian shows you how to: Become more aware of your surroundings, Prepare for such an event by being proactively reactionary, Evaluate an active shooter situation more quickly and efficiently, Decide and take the best action necessary for your survival, Dominate the attacker, if necessary, using a kill or be killed mentality, Navigate the chaos that comes after the event, and Train family, friends, and coworkers how to do the same. Julian's insight helps you prepare for the worst. This alone could be the difference between life and death in the face of a horrific experience. |
| civilian active shooter training: Evaluating Police Tactics J. Pete Blair, M. Hunter Martaindale, 2014-09-25 The approach that should be used by law enforcement officers in order to safely and effectively enter a room is a point of contention among many police trainers. Based on five experiments conducted over a two-year period, Evaluating Police Tactics demonstrates that the conventional wisdom is not optimal. Using the scientific method to systematically assess current room entry philosophies and techniques employed by police, Evaluating Police Tactics offers suggestions for examining the current philosophies and determining how patrol officers can enter scenes of ongoing violence, find the shooter, and stop the killing as safely and effectively as possible. About the Real-World Criminology Series More than just textbooks, the short books in the Real-World Criminology series are designed to be of interest to particular fields within criminology. They can be policy primers, spurring innovations in policing and corrections, theoretical works dealing with policy implications, or program evaluations incorporating theoretical foundations. Each book covers something that is happening –or should be happening—in the world of criminal justice. |
| civilian active shooter training: Active Shooter Events and Response John P. Blair, Terry Nichols, David Burns, John R. Curnutt, 2013-06-12 The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, outdated police response strategies had been replaced with new, aggressive tactics used by the first officers on the scene. The frequency with which these events occur remind us time and again about the importance of training and preparing for these critical situations before they occur in our own backyards. Active Shooter Events and Response is one of the first attempts to not only discuss historic active shooter events, but also to actually dissect some of them—empowering law enforcement professionals by leveraging the essential knowledge and experience of those who have gone before us. The book also offers insight into the training methodologies and strategies used to prepare our nation’s first responders to address the active shooter threat. In addition, the authors discuss the clear and present threat of terrorist organizations using these mass shooter tactics on American soil—similar to the attacks in Beslan, Russia and Mumbai, India. Written by members of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University, this book is the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of training and research into active shooter events and represents state-of-the-art, evidence-based best practices. |
| civilian active shooter training: TECC: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (U.S.), 2019-06-24 The Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course Manual is the printed component for the NAEMTs 16-hour continuing education Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Course. It may be used by both instructors and students as a resource to prepare for the TECC course and as a reference that discusses the current best practices for EMS providers to utilize in the response to and care of patients in a civilian tactical environment. The TECC Course does not offer certification as a tactical medic it is intended to teach all EMS providers the best patient care and safety practices in a civilian tactical environment, such as an active shooting hostile event. Composed of 10 lessons, The TECC Course Manual will: Cover the phases of care in a civilian tactical environment, Describe step-by-step the life-saving skills that may be performed in a civilian tactical environment, Provide safety and survival strategies for EMS providers and their patients In addition to the TECC Course Manual, instructors may also purchase the TECC Online Instructors Toolkit (9781284483888). This resource features 10 lesson presentations in PPT, as well as interactive patient simulations and skill stations that allow students to gain experience in a safe environment monitored by experienced EMS providers. |
| civilian active shooter training: Active Shooter Response Training Laura J Kendall Micp, Laura Kendall, 2015-09-12 Every day you turn on the news and see another police officer, first responder or citizen has been killed or injured by an active shooter. There has never been a greater need for a book such as this in the world where violence is the new norm. The goal of this manual is to educate Emergency Medical Services, Law Enforcement Officers and Citizens on gunshot wounds, bleeding and shock, and treatment thereof with active shooter kits. In this book you will learn guidelines for: 1. How to identify a gunshot or stab wound and know to check for entry and exit wounds. 2. Know the 3 types of bleeding and how to control them using both basic and advanced bleeding control. 3. Learn how to do a basic rapid trauma assessment (RTA) to find life threatening bleeding and injuries. 4. Know what an active shooter kit is, and how, when and why to use it to save your life, your fellow first responder's life or a citizen or family member life should a shooting or stabbing occur. 5. Know how and when to use a tourniquet to stop life threatening bleeding. 6. Learn tips to survive an active shooting should you find yourself in the midst of one. This book is written by Laura J. Kendall who has 34 years of emergency medical service experience with nearly 30 spent as a full time paramedic. She is also a retired NJ state certified police instructor who taught hundreds of officers during 11 years of service. Laura created the courses OSRT: Officer Shot Response Training and ASRT: Active Shooter Response Training because of the great need to know what to do in the event of a shooting, stabbing. She expertly guides you through this valuable information that may one day save your life or the life of someone you care about. Get this book today and arm yourself with knowledge to help you survive an active shooting or stabbing. |
| civilian active shooter training: Stop the Killing Katherine Schweit, 2021-08-15 Stop the Killing offers insight into what each of us can do to end the active shooter crisis plaguing America. Written by the former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit, shares an insider look at what we’ve learned, and failed to learn, about protecting our businesses, houses of worship, and schools. The book demystifies the language around active shooters, mass killings, threat assessment teams, and more. Never gathered before into one place, readers gain access to evidence-based research and the most up-to-date information as they travel step-by-step through shooting prevention efforts and shooting aftermaths. Beginning with an understanding of how to spot potential shooters, readers learn the many ways to prevent shootings and the role threat assessment teams play. Threat assessment experts provide insight on what kind of information they need, and how they use it to intercept a person on a pathway to violence. The book guides readers through the process of assessing building security weaknesses and shows how to find vulnerabilities in people, programs, and policies. Packed with practical advice for training every age, from preschoolers, to elementary school children, to adults, the book also includes the author’s own teaching outline on how to train people to run, hide, fight. The book gathers together examples to help build individualized emergency operations plans and shows how to tap vast government resources to cover costs to your office and employees, districts and students, and survivors and victim’s families. Hear sober advice gathered from those who have survived and responded to shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School, the Aurora theater, Los Angeles International Airport, and more. Their common theme is that it can happen anywhere and has. All the more reason to accept that as each of us better understand what happens and how to prevent it, we can be the ones to stop the killing. The book also features a new preface exploring the 2021 school shooting tragedy in Michigan, especially the groundbreaking use of a domestic terrorism charge filed against the shooter and involuntary manslaughter charges filed against his parents. |
| civilian active shooter training: Medical Moulage Bobbie J Merica, 2011-11-22 Here’s an easy-to-use guide to creating over 300 special effects for clinical simulations! Simple recipes with over 1,200 vibrant, full-color illustrations provide step-by-step directions that use readily available ingredients. Heighten the realism in your simulations whether using manikins or live actors! |
| civilian active shooter training: Warnings Unheeded Andy Brown, 2016-11-02 On 20 June 1994, a gunman opened fire inside the busy hospital of Fairchild Air Force Base. Four days later, the crash of a B-52 bomber killed some of Fairchild's most veteran aviators. The twin tragedies struck suddenly – but not without warning. This nonfiction narrative is a page turner... you will not put it down. —CMSgt William Kelly, USAF, Office of Special Investigations Warnings Unheeded is the work of criminal investigator Andy Brown. As a young military policeman, Brown saved countless lives when he raced to the hospital and ended the gunman’s shooting spree. His devotion to duty prepared him for the deadly gunfight, but he wasn't prepared for the traumatic effect of learning that twenty-six people had been gunned down prior to his arrival, or for the loss of four aviators later that week. On a quest for answers, Brown spent two decades investigating the events that led to the mass murder and the plane crash. His relentless research uncovered numerous people who had warned of the impending violence and disaster. With heavy use of firsthand accounts, Warnings Unheeded lets us experience the unfolding tragedies through the eyes of the men and women who struggled to prevent them. From the people who tried to help a troubled airman even as he plotted to kill them. From the aviators who were forced to fly with a seemingly-suicidal pilot. And from a military policeman who offers a candid insight into the hidden cost of becoming a “hero.” Warnings Unheeded is a story of heroes and humanity – of violence and mental illness – and if we are willing to listen, a timeless warning from the ghosts of our past. Best book I've read in some time. Without lurid details or overwrought prose … [Brown] illustrates the events leading up to the twin tragedies with a thoroughness and professionalism I suspect he brings to every task he takes on. But this is no dry recounting of facts, and Brown's compassion for the victims is as clear as his prose ... I highly recommend this book. —R. Jenson, Gray Dog Press In vivid and thoroughly researched detail, Andy Brown masterfully weaves two tragic stories ... this is an important and well-written read. —Gregory K. Moffatt, Ph.D., Author of Blind-Sided: Homicide Where it is Least Expected A highly readable book ... from a unique source. Recommended for a wide audience. —Best-selling true-crime author, Ron Franscell *** Contains more than 70 images and photographs *** |
| civilian active shooter training: The school shooter a threat assessment perspective. Mary Ellen O'Toole, 2009 |
| civilian active shooter training: How to Survive an Active Killer Aaron Jannetti, 2017-12-04 Incidents of mass violence are not new and are unfortunately not rare, yet our avoidance of these realities is quite common. If we don't acknowledge this truth about the violence present in society today, how can we be prepared to face it? This book takes a true look at what your options are for dealing with an active shooter event. Across the United States, businesses, schools, and communities may provide a video to watch or brief presentation to attend on dealing with active killers, often with the message of run, hide, fight, but the training generally stops there. What happens when we need to utilize the principles presented? These conversations don't bring us closer to surviving active shooter events, and ignoring the reality of violence doesn't keep us safe. This book endeavors to instruct you on all aspects of responding to an active shooter situation. You'll learn about planning, evading, and finding a secure place to barricade or cover, along with unarmed fighting, considerations for using a defensive weapon, how to give life-saving medical care, how to interact with law enforcement, how to cope with the aftermath, and where to begin your training. It's a guide to preparing yourself and those you care about for these events, but it's only the first step. What you do with the information is up to you. Your safety is your responsibility! Aaron Jannetti is the owner of Endeavor Defense and Fitness in Columbus, OH. His team teaches unarmed and armed self-defense, as well as strength and conditioning. He holds black belts, instructor diplomas, and numerous certifications and has traveled the US teaching active shooter response at universities, businesses, and communities in more than 30 different states. He brings the knowledge gained from this hands-on work with students from all walks of life back to his team to challenge the ways they teach and bring the best possible instruction to their community. |
| civilian active shooter training: Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training John Daub, Karl Rehn, 2019-03-06 What percentage of carry permit holders attend training beyond the state minimum? What are the barriers keeping people from attending firearms training that isn't mandatory? What are realistic standards for minimum defensive handgun competency? What are the best drills to practice? How can you compare the difficulty level of one drill to another? Written by two trainers with decades of experience, this book explores those questions and others related to defensive pistol training. |
| civilian active shooter training: Winning a Gunfight Tim Rupp, 2016-10-11 Career police officer and author Tim Rupp has been on both sides of a gunfight--being investigated after being in a gunfight and investigating citizens and officers who have been in shootings. Drawing from personal and professional experiences as a patrol officer, homicide detective, and police sergeant, Rupp takes you through what you'll face in a gunfight. Before picking up a gun for personal protection or the protection of others you need to prepare yourself for what you'll face before, during, and after a gunfight. Winning a Gunfight prepares you ethically, mentally, and tactically how to win a gunfight. |
| civilian active shooter training: A National Trauma Care System National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on Military Trauma Care's Learning Health System and Its Translation to the Civilian Sector, 2016-10-12 Advances in trauma care have accelerated over the past decade, spurred by the significant burden of injury from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Between 2005 and 2013, the case fatality rate for United States service members injured in Afghanistan decreased by nearly 50 percent, despite an increase in the severity of injury among U.S. troops during the same period of time. But as the war in Afghanistan ends, knowledge and advances in trauma care developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) over the past decade from experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq may be lost. This would have implications for the quality of trauma care both within the DoD and in the civilian setting, where adoption of military advances in trauma care has become increasingly common and necessary to improve the response to multiple civilian casualty events. Intentional steps to codify and harvest the lessons learned within the military's trauma system are needed to ensure a ready military medical force for future combat and to prevent death from survivable injuries in both military and civilian systems. This will require partnership across military and civilian sectors and a sustained commitment from trauma system leaders at all levels to assure that the necessary knowledge and tools are not lost. A National Trauma Care System defines the components of a learning health system necessary to enable continued improvement in trauma care in both the civilian and the military sectors. This report provides recommendations to ensure that lessons learned over the past decade from the military's experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq are sustained and built upon for future combat operations and translated into the U.S. civilian system. |
| civilian active shooter training: What Veterans Bring to Civilian Workplaces Chaitra M. Hardison, Michael G. Shanley, Anna Rosefsky Saavedra, 2015-06 |
| civilian active shooter training: Shooting to Survive Timothy Blakeley, 2012-10-01 Shooting to Survive is a must-read guide for responsible civilians carrying concealed, law enforcement officers protecting communities, and military operators conducting combat missions. This is not only a book on shooting a pistol, but more importantly a book on fighting with a pistol detailing the reasons for the techniques. The techniques are designed around the response of the human body when experiencing a body alarm reaction. Shooting to Survive contains information from some of the best instructors throughout the United States and internationally in competitive shooting, private security, law enforcement SWAT, and military Special Operations. Volumes of information that would cost a great deal of money and fill a personal library are conveniently assembled in this one book to inform and educate you on how to fight with a pistol. Shooting to Survive is a 600-page book broken into easy-to-read sections that are conveniently organized providing an in-depth analysis. There are nearly 300 illustrations and over 1400 endnotes. The techniques in the book on fighting with a pistol apply to any brand including those with a decocker, grip safety, or manual safety. The book also contains detailed information about the internationally popular Glock pistols. |
| civilian active shooter training: Campus Attacks Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Secret Service, U. S. Department of Education, 2019-07-16 In response to the Virginia Tech incident on April 16, 2007, former cabinet Secretaries Michael Leavitt and Margaret Spellings, and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales submitted the Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy dated June 13, 2007. The report included a recommendation that the U.S. Secret Service (Secret Service), the U.S. Department of Education, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) explore the issue of violence at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Accordingly, we initiated a collaborative effort to understand the nature of this violence and identify ways of preventing future attacks that would affect our nation's colleges and universities. |
| civilian active shooter training: The Tactical Rifle Gabriel Suarez, 1999-11 In a highly publicized February 1997 shootout, two rifle-wielding thugs managed to outgun LAPD officers armed only with handguns after a botched North Hollywood bank robbery. It was not until responding SWAT officers armed with rifles arrived on the scene that the suspects were finally neutralized, but not without police casualties. Though not the first incidence of police officers being outmatched by criminals' superior firepower, this one was pivotal in bringing about a serious re-examination of the use of the rifle for urban law enforcement. In this book, Gabriel Suarez, founder and senior tactical instructor of his department's Tactical Rifle Team, exposes the myths that have long kept the rifle from being considered for use in urban policing. In addition, he details the many advantages the rifle affords the inner city police officer or SWAT operator in a wide range of deployment situations and presents innovative techniques that are replacing the traditional ones among agencies that have adopted the rifle. As we progress into the 21st century, the rifle is likely to become an increasingly integral part of the police officer's tool bag. This book will serve as a valuable guide to police tactical riflemen, making their jobs easier and safer as they make the criminal's job more difficult and hazardous. |
| civilian active shooter training: Civilian Warriors Erik Prince, 2014-10-28 The founder of Blackwater offers the gripping true story of the world’s most controversial military contractor. In 1997, former Navy SEAL Erik Prince started a business that would recruit civilians for the riskiest security jobs in the world. As Blackwater’s reputation grew, demand for its services escalated, and its men eventually completed nearly 100,000 missions for both the Bush and Obama administrations. It was a huge success except for one problem: Blackwater was demonized around the world. Its employees were smeared as mercenaries, profiteers, or worse. And because of the secrecy requirements of its contracts with the Pentagon, the State Department, and the CIA, Prince was unable to correct false information. But now he’s finally able to tell the full story about some of the biggest controversies of the War on Terror, in a memoir that reads like a thriller. |
| civilian active shooter training: Handgun Combatives Dave Spaulding, 2011 Extremely popular and hailed by trainers and officers nationwide as one of the most realistic all-encompassing firearms guides ever published. Handgun Combative overflows with the street-proven wisdom and priceless advice of prominent gun expert Dave Spaulding. Includes insight into weapon, ammo & holster selection, grip tips for better weapon retention, increasing accuracy, skillful firearms use in challenging settings, preparing for quick response and peak performance, and training for weak hand shooting. No officer should be without this book...period. |
| civilian active shooter training: Protecting the Force Vernon E. Clark, 2010-10 On Nov. 5, 2010, a gunman opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Thirteen people were killed and 43 others were wounded or injured. Following the shooting, Defense Sec. Robert M. Gates established the Dept. of Defense Independent Review Related to Fort Hood to address questions about the degree to which the entire Dept. is prepared for similar incidents in the future -- especially multiple, simultaneous incidents. This report includes, but is not limited to: identifying and monitoring potential threats; providing time-critical information to the right people; employing force protection measures; and planning for and responding to incidents. |
| civilian active shooter training: The Violence Project Jillian Peterson, James Densley, 2021-09-07 Groundbreaking. ―Rachel Louise Snyder, bestselling author of No Visible Bruises An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies Winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award Using data from the writers’ groundbreaking research on mass shooters, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, The Violence Project charts new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagion of violence. Frustrated by reactionary policy conversations that never seemed to convert into meaningful action, special investigator and psychologist Jill Peterson and sociologist James Densley built The Violence Project, the first comprehensive database of mass shooters. Their goal was to establish the root causes of mass shootings and figure out how to stop them by examining hundreds of data points in the life histories of more than 170 mass shooters—from their childhood and adolescence to their mental health and motives. They’ve also interviewed the living perpetrators of mass shootings and people who knew them, shooting survivors, victims’ families, first responders, and leading experts to gain a comprehensive firsthand understanding of the real stories behind them, rather than the sensationalized media narratives that too often prevail. For the first time, instead of offering thoughts and prayers for the victims of these crimes, Peterson and Densley share their data-driven solutions for exactly what we must do, at the individual level, in our communities, and as a country, to put an end to these tragedies that have defined our modern era. |
| civilian active shooter training: Are You Ready? , 2004 Accompanying CD-ROM contains additional supporting materials, sample electronic slide presentations, and other resources. |
| civilian active shooter training: Tribespotting Harmon Leon, 2019-07-30 Legendary infiltration journalist Harmon Leon has gone undercover again and returned with a new book. Gentleman cartoonist Keith Knight provides popular comics that enhance Leon's enlightening narrative. This book was eye-opening ... –David Litt, author of NY Times bestseller Thanks, Obama The United States is a divided country, where two disparate tribes fight to provoke, condemn, and defeat the other. In Tribespotting: Undercover Cult(ure) Stories, Harmon Leon dives directly into the eye of the tribal storm, drastically changing his look and attitude as he goes undercover in an exploration of tribal behavior and its many manifestations in modern culture. Employing the same inimitable style that he honed while infiltrating extremist groups, Leon introduces readers to a series of vastly different tribes, including a gathering of five thousand assault weapons fanatics, a clan of white supremacists who recruit at Applebee’s, a church of hookers who walk the streets for Jesus, and a meeting of cult members who stare at their leader’s handsome face. Some of these tribes engage in harmless, hobby-loving fellowship while others revolve around the adulation of charismatic celebrities. Some of these tribes strive to uplift the individual via religious enlightenment, and a few are actually full-blown cults. But at the root of all these different tribes lies the same psychological need—the desire to be around like-minded people. With that in mind ... LET'S DO SOME TRIBESPOTTING! |
| civilian active shooter training: Occupations Code Texas, 1999 |
| civilian active shooter training: Multi-Agent-Based Simulation Scott Moss, 2001-01-10 This book is devoted to investigating and developing the synergy between software engineering for multi-agent systems and agent-based social simulation; it originates from the Second International Workshop on Multi-Agend-Based Simulation, MABS 2000, held in Boston, MA, USA in July 2000, in conjunction with ICAMS 2000. Besides the thoroughly revised full papers accepted for presentation at the workshop, two invited papers and an introductory survey by one of the volume editors have been added in order to round off the scope and achieve complete coverage of all relevant topics. The book competently surveys the state of the art in the area by offering topical sections on model design issues, applications, simulating social relations and processes, and formal approaches. |
| civilian active shooter training: Single-Person Close Quarters Battle Special Tactics, 2016-12-21 Military units and SWAT teams that specialize in Close Quarters Battle (CQB) typically bring a large force to the fight and often have numerous supporting assets such as snipers, helicopters and tactical vehicles. Thus, the scenario of a single Soldier or SWAT officer having to operate alone is also relatively unlikely and often receives less attention. However, for ordinary citizens in a home-defense scenario or for police officers responding to an emergency call, the chances of having to operate alone are quite likely. In these types of situations, backup is frequently unavailable or will not arrive in time. The citizens and officers who are forced to operate on their own face potentially the greatest risk, yet there are almost no tactical references (books, videos or classes) that provide useful information on the subject of single-person tactics.This manual and the associated training courses were developed by a team of experts with extensive special operations and law-enforcement experience to help fill the dangerous capability and knowledge gap in the area of single-person tactics. This manual can provide citizens and officers with critical, life-saving tactical knowledge that will give them a marked advantage in an emergency situation. The manual is designed to be short, easy to read and focused on the most important information for surviving a real-life emergency. The manual also uses many pictures and illustrations to accelerate learning and help students absorb knowledge faster. It covers a wide range of tactical subjects including... -Clearing without entry-Shallow entry (limited penetration)-Deep entry-Hallways-Intersections-Stairwells-Multiple roomsThe manual also provides specific suggestions on how to prepare for and deal with likely tactical scenarios including home invasion, deadly attackers (active shooter), sniper attacks, armed robbery and hostage situations. |
| civilian active shooter training: Scars and Stripes Tim Kennedy, Nick Palmisciano, 2024-01-09 From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove to the depths of the ocean, and traveled the world hunting poachers, human traffickers, and the Taliban. But he's also the same man who got kicked out of the police department, fire department, and as an EMT, before getting two women pregnant four days apart, and finally, been beaten up by his Special Forces colleagues for, quite simply, being a selfish asshole. In Scars and Stripes, Kennedy describes how these failures shaped him into the successful businessman and devoted husband and father he is today. Through unbelievably vivid, wild anecdotes Kennedy reveals all the dumb, violent, embarrassing, and undeniably heroic things he's done in his life, including multiple combat missions in Afghanistan, building a school in Texas for elementary kids, and creating two-multimillion-dollar businesses. You will learn that failure isn't the end-rather it's the first step towards unearthing the best version of yourself and finding success, no matter how overwhelming the setbacks may feel-- |
| civilian active shooter training: Soft Target Hardening Jennifer Hesterman, 2018-12-07 The US government spends billions of dollars to secure strategic and tactical assets at home and abroad against enemy attack. However, as hard targets such as military installations and government buildings are further strengthened, vulnerable soft targets are increasingly in the crosshairs of terrorists and violent criminals. Attacks on crowded spaces such as churches, schools, malls, transportation hubs, and recreational venues result in more casualties and have a powerful effect on the psyche of the populace. Soft Target Hardening: Protecting People from Attack, Second Edition, continues the national dialogue started by the first edition by providing case studies, best practices, and methodologies for identifying soft target vulnerabilities and reducing risk in the United States and beyond. Soft target attacks steadily climbed in number and scale of violence since the first edition of this book. New tactics emerged, as terrorists continually hit the reset button with each attack. In this volatile, ever-changing security environment, plans to protect people and property must be fluid and adaptable. Along with new hardening tactics, such as the use of tactical deception to disguise, conceal, and divert, the author has updated the text with new case studies to reflect and respond to the fast-moving transformation in methods from more complex and organized forms of terror to simpler, yet still-devastating approaches. This book is a must-read for those who secure, own, and operate soft target facilities, and for citizens who want to protect themselves and their families from attack. Soft Target Hardening, Second Edition, was named the ASIS International Security Industry Book of the Year in 2019. |
| civilian active shooter training: Navy SEAL Sniper Glen Doherty, Brandon Webb, 2013-03-08 The sniper is a battlefield threat second to none. Mastering the art of marksmanship is critical but is only part of what makes a Navy SEAL sniper. Snipers must be able to apply the craft in an urban environment or alone on a hostile mountain top with equal effectiveness. Today’s sniper must not just leverage technological advances but also have the foreknowledge to select the best rifle and gear for the mission. Increasingly, he must have the mental toughness to adapt to a constantly changing environment, gather intelligence, and truly act as a force multiplier. In this comprehensive look through the eyes of former Navy SEAL sniper instructor Brandon Webb and fellow Navy SEAL snipers Chris Kyle and Glen Doherty, the authors reveal not just the fundamentals of marksmanship but also the science of shooting, stalking, and camouflage and how technological advances have changed the training and increased the effectiveness of the modern sniper. Including maritime, helicopter, and urban sniper operations, this updated edition also goes into detail on the latest research, development, testing, and evaluation of weapons and optics. From the basics like compensating for wind and bullet drop, to camouflage and placing yourself or your team in the best position to take a photo or pull a trigger, Webb and Doherty cover the critical elements that comprise the twenty-first century sniper. |
| civilian active shooter training: The New Rules of Marksmanship Chris Sajnog, 2017-12-11 A science-based approach to learning how to shoot developed and tested by retired Navy SEAL Sniper Instructor, Chris Sajnog. |
| civilian active shooter training: Threat Assessment Robert A. Fein, Bryan Vossekuil, Gwen A. Holden, 1995 |
| civilian active shooter training: Disarm and Disable Joseph B. Walker, 2020-03-30 In a perfect world, no one would indiscriminately use a firearm to shoot and kill any number of innocent people – and if they tried, law enforcement would be there to stop the killer. But we live in an imperfect world where attackers normally target unsuspecting victims. Trained professionals are seldom there to fight back. When seconds count, it’s imperative for everyday citizens to learn how to disarm and disable attackers. In this guide, learn how to: • Take evasive and life-saving measures from sniper fire; • Avoid the sixteen deadly errors of active shooter defense training; • Utilize tactics and techniques to maximize your chances of survival during an active shooting; • Ambush, disarm and disable the shooter should you come face to face. This guide was created for the worst-case scenarios if you were to find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time – and no trained professionals are there to help. While escaping a kill zone is one option, there may come a time when the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to ambush, Disarm and Disable the shooter. |
| civilian active shooter training: Airport Emergency Plan United States. Federal Aviation Administration, 1989 |
| civilian active shooter training: Hazardous Materials Incidents Chris Hawley, 2002 Marked by its risk-based response philosophy, Hazardous Materials Incidents is an invaluable procedural manual and all-inclusive information resource for emergency services professionals faced with the challenge of responding swiftly and effectively to hazardous materials and terrorism incidents. Easy-to-read and perfect for use in HazMat awareness, operations, and technician-level training courses, this Operations Plus book begins by acquainting readers with current laws and regulations, including those governing emergency planning and workplace safety. Subsequent chapters provide in-depth information about personal protective equipment and its limitations; protective actions ranging from site management and rescue through evacuation and decontamination; product control including the use of carbon monoxide detectors; responses to terrorism and terrorist groups; law enforcement activities such as SWAT operations and evidence collection; and more! A key resource for every fire, police, EMS, and industrial responder, Hazardous Materials Incidents is one of the few books available today that is modeled on current ways of thinking about HazMat and terrorism responses and operations. |
| civilian active shooter training: The CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology L. E. O. Labaj, Luke Bencie, 2018-09 |
| civilian active shooter training: The Street Smart Gun Book John Farnam, 1986-09 |
| civilian active shooter training: Prepare and Defend Robert L. Snow, 2020-05-08 Prepare and Defend: Keep Yourself and Others Safe from Mass Murder Attacks gives readers the insider knowledge unavailable anywhere else that could ultimately save their lives. Mass murders, though they may seem to be a recent phenomenon, actually have a long history in America. Snow gives a short history of mass murders in the United States, showing while mass murders may be more common today; they were hardly unheard of in the past. Almost weekly, it seems the national news media reports another mass murder: a school shooting, a massacre at a country music concert, a rampage at a nursing home. Why is this happening; who carries out these mass murders; how can we survive if caught up in one; and what can be done by our nation to stop them? In Prepare and Defend: Keep Yourself and Others Safe from Mass Murder Attacks Robert L. Snow answers these tough questions by examining the psychological make-up of mass murderers, allowing the readers to see into the many motivations behind these crimes. He also discusses the various strategies that communities can use to lessen the chances of such events occurring, and what the United States needs to do to prevent these tragedies from continuing. An important aspect of Prepare and Defend is showing readers how to spot a likely mass murder before it happens, and how, if caught up in one, to survive it with the right tactics. Because of the increase in the number of mass murders during the past few decades, police departments everywhere have become equipped and trained on how to respond to them. Readers need to know this information as well so that they can be rescued quickly and safely if ever in the face of this kind of situation. Depending on what kind of mass murder event occurs, there are a number of strategies that can significantly lessen a person’s chances of becoming a victim. With the benefit of many years as a police office, as well as response training for mass murder episode, Snow shows readers important strategies and how to use them. |
| civilian active shooter training: Rampage Nation Louis Klarevas, 2016-08-23 In the past decade, no individual act of violence has killed more people in the United States than the mass shooting. This well-researched, forcefully argued book answers some of the most pressing questions facing our society: Why do people go on killing sprees? Are gun-free zones magnets for deadly rampages? What can we do to curb the carnage of this disturbing form of firearm violence? Contrary to conventional wisdom, the author shows that gun possession often prods aggrieved, mentally unstable individuals to go on shooting sprees; these attacks largely occur in places where guns are not prohibited by law; and sensible gun-control measures like the federal Assault Weapons Ban—which helped drastically reduce rampage violence when it was in effect—are instrumental to keeping Americans safe from mass shootings in the future. To stem gun massacres, the author proposes several original policy prescriptions, ranging from the enactment of sensible firearm safety reforms to an overhaul of how the justice system investigates potential active-shooter threats and prosecutes violent crimes. Calling attention to the growing problem of mass shootings, Rampage Nation demonstrates that this unique form of gun violence is more than just a criminal justice offense or public health scourge. It is a threat to American security. |
| civilian active shooter training: Civil Disturbance Operations Department of the Army, 2014-04-29 Field Manual (FM) 3-19.15 addresses continental United States (CONUS) and outside continental United States (OCONUS) civil disturbance operations. Today, United States (US) forces are deployed on peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and humanitarian assistance operations worldwide. During these operations, US forces are often faced with unruly and violent crowds intent on disrupting peace and the ability of US forces to maintain peace. Worldwide instability coupled with increasing US military participation in peacekeeping and related operations requires that US forces have access to the most current doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) necessary to quell riots and restore public order. In addition to covering civil unrest doctrine for OCONUS operations, FM 3-19.15 addresses domestic unrest and the military role in providing assistance to civil authorities requesting it for civil disturbance operations. It provides the commander and his staff guidance for preparing and planning for such operations. The principles of civil disturbance operations, planning and training for such operations, and the TTP employed to control civil disturbances and neutralize special threats are discussed in this manual. It also addresses special planning and preparation that are needed to quell riots in confinement facilities are also discussed. In the past, commanders were limited to the type of force they could apply to quell a riot. Riot batons, riot control agents, or lethal force were often used. Today, there is a wide array of nonlethal weapons (NLW) available to the commander that extends his use of force along the force continuum. This manual addresses the use of nonlethal (NL) and lethal forces when quelling a riot. |
| civilian active shooter training: Active Shooter Events and Response John P. Blair, Terry Nichols, David Burns, John R. Curnutt, 2013-06-12 The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, outdated police response strategies had been replaced with new, aggressive tactics used by |
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A civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces. The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed. American English : civilian / sɪˈvɪlyən /
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Definition of civilian noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. a person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the …
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A civilian is a person who is not a member of the military, police force, or any armed forces. They are individuals who are not involved in enforcing laws or engaging in combat either …
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civilian - associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"
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May 24, 2025 · civilian (plural civilians) A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. An army never can be commanded or …
CIVILIAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CIVILIAN is a specialist in Roman or modern civil law. How to use civilian in a sentence.
Civilian - Wikipedia
A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force. [1] It is illegal under the law of armed conflict to target civilians with military attacks, along with numerous other considerations …
CIVILIAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CIVILIAN definition: 1. a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces: 2. an ordinary person who is…. Learn more.
CIVILIAN Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Civilian definition: a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.. See examples of CIVILIAN used in a sentence.
CIVILIAN definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary
A civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces. The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed. American English : civilian / sɪˈvɪlyən /
civilian noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
Definition of civilian noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. a person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the …
civilian, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
What does the word civilian mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word civilian , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and …
What does ciVilian mean? - Definitions.net
A civilian is a person who is not a member of the military, police force, or any armed forces. They are individuals who are not involved in enforcing laws or engaging in combat either …
Civilian - definition of civilian by The Free Dictionary
civilian - associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"
civilian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
May 24, 2025 · civilian (plural civilians) A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. An army never can be commanded or …
