Description
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is pleased to announce the delivery of the ALERRT ERASE - Exterior Response to Active Shooter Events course in our statewide initiative promoting national standard levels of training, specifically within the area of active attacks. Virginia has taken the position to lead the way as a model in providing active attack instruction for our law enforcement/public safety members in the continued efforts to build resiliency and continuity when mitigating these events. This dynamic course of instruction is designed to prepare first responders for an open-air active shooter encounter. This hands-on course will cover equipment selection, vehicle ambushes, medical emergencies, vehicle, and dismounted officer/citizen down rescue, individual/team movement techniques, and emergency vehicle crisis response. Some participants attending this course have found it to be physically challenging. Officers attending this course should be able to walk moderate distances, jog, kneel, crawl, and lift moderate weights. This is an outside class and is routinely conducted during inclement weather conditions.
Course Time and Details
24 hours/3 days
Registration begins at 7:30 am. The course will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Class Size
24, from multiple agencies
Prerequisite
Sworn law enforcement officer
Credentials will be required for admittance.
Required Equipment
Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, clothing conducive for crawling around on the ground, water and or hydration system, eye protection, gloves, body armor, long gun (if issued), groin protection for force-on-force simmunitions (day 3 only), and inclement weather gear (majority of course is outside regardless of weather conditions).
Partial In-Service Credit
Partial In-service Credit (PIC) will be available for law enforcement officers.
Travel, Lodging and Meals
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!