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Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Basic

Description

The Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Basic course is an introductory performance-level course delivered in either a 4-hour condensed session or a full 8-hour format, designed to improve incident management and integration of law enforcement, fire, and EMS responders to active shooter events. The course provides a model framework for use by law enforcement, fire and EMS to manage active shooter event response to improve time to threat neutralization, medical intervention, and survivability of victims. The framework utilizes the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist™, a validated active shooter event response checklist integrating best practices guided by principles of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), and Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response (ALERRT). The course is an awareness course to provide participants with functional knowledge of a basic complexity Active Shooter Event, as compared to the ASIM Advanced curriculum which provides participants with knowledge of Basic through Moderate Complexity events and Complex Coordinated Attacks (CCAs). 


Course Time and Details

Registration begins 30 minutes prior to the course start time. 

The course will run from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for the full 8-hour session, or from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the condensed 4-hour session.


Class Size

25 (15 Law Enforcement and 10 Fire/EMS personnel), from multiple agencies


Prerequisite

Participants must be state-certified law enforcement, fire, and EMS responders

Credentials are required for admittance.


Required Equipment

 Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper.


Travel, Lodging and Meals

Participants are responsible for their transportation and lodging.
 
Lunch will be provided each day.

Cost and Registration

There is no registration fee for this course. Pre-registration is required.

Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. All registrants will be notified whether or not they have been accepted via the email address provided during registration.


 

Critical Incident Preparedness and Response Section Contact:

For more information or questions regarding the Critical Incident Preparedness and Response Section, please contact: CIPR@dcjs.virginia.gov

A member of the team will respond within 1–3 business days. Thank you!