The DCJS Active Attack Program's "Whole Community Approach" requires training for Virginia's citizens and first responders to enable them to work together when an active attack occurs to stop the killing and stop the dying. Available training courses are listed below. These courses are offered upon request to community organizations, school divisions, institutions of higher education, law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS. Please click on the course titles below to review the course descriptions, eligibility, and hosting requirements and complete the form to request a training.
First Responder Courses Offered
This dynamic course of instruction is designed to prepare the first responder to isolate, distract, and neutralize an active shooter. This course will cover shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, concepts and principles of team movement, setting up for and room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis site, secondary responder tactics, improvised explosive devices, and post engagement priorities of work. The course will culminate with dynamic force on force scenarios.
Who should attend: Participants must be state certified law enforcement.
Required Student Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear or training uniform
Hosting Requirements:
A classroom capable of seating of up to 30 participants with the ability for note taking, audio and visual equipment capable of Power Point display with video playback to include sound. (Please arrange access to the facility at least one day prior to the scheduled training for classroom set up.)
A field site that meets the following logistical needs:
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
Class Size: Minimum of 18 to maximum of 24 Students
The Active Attack Integrated Response Course (AAIR) is a 16-hour performance level direct delivery course designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, tele-communicator and emergency medical services (EMS) in active attack / shooter events. The course provides law enforcement officers with key medical skills based on tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) guidelines, which can be used at the point of injury (POI) to increase survivability of victims. The course also provides a model framework for law enforcement, fire, and EMS to integrate responses during an active attack / shooter event through the rescue task force concept. This course has been designed to improve the safety and survivability of victims of active attack / shooter events and increase the effectiveness, coordination, and resource integration between law enforcement, fire, tele-communications and EMS when responding to these events.
Who should attend: Participants must be state certified law enforcement, fire or EMS providers. EMS providers should be state or national registry EMT-B certified (NREMT-Intermediate or NREMT-Paramedic is highly preferred).
Required Student Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear or training uniform
Hosting Requirements:
A classroom capable of seating of up to 50 participants with the ability for note taking, audio and visual equipment capable of PowerPoint display with video playback to include sound. (Please arrange access to the facility at least one day prior to the scheduled training for classroom set up.)
A field site that meets the following logistical needs:
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants on day 2 of practical exercises (if possible).
- 2 ambulance vehicles for day 2 practical exercises ONLY, (if available)
- 2 local agency dispatch personnel (one police and one fire and EMS if not combined operators) for day 2 practical exercises ONLY (if possible).
- Duty radios for use in train-ups and scenarios is strongly encouraged to allows each individual to work with their equipment they’ll be using in an actual incident as well as it tests interoperability of the system once multiple agencies are on scene
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
Class Size: Minimum of 18 to maximum of 24 Students, comprised of 16 LE, 8 Fire/EMS per course. (Additionally, 2 Dispatch tele-communicators are requested on day 2 for practical scenarios).
This course is designed to prepare first responders for an open-air active shooter encounter. It addresses a wide range of tactics and techniques when addressing an exterior armed aggressor. 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 weight. This is an outside class and is routinely conducted during inclement weather conditions.
Who should attend: Participants must be state certified law enforcement.
Required Student Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear or training uniform
Hosting Requirements:
A classroom capable of seating of up to 40 participants with the ability for note taking, audio and visual equipment capable of PowerPoint display with video playback to include sound. (Please arrange access to the facility at least one day prior to the scheduled training for classroom set up.)
A field site that meets the following logistical needs:
- 20-40 acres of secured unimproved land for the remaining days of training are preferred. The open air tactics apply in any exterior environment, so this class can be run in a parking lot if necessary. In that case, it will be incumbent upon the hosting agency to provide additional officers adequate ability to secure the training site from unwanted intrusion for safety reasons. Preferred locations include private property, ranches, hunting leases, and / or parks that can be closed off for the duration of the class.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
Class Size: Minimum of 24 to maximum of 36 Students
This dynamic course of instruction is designed to provide the solo officer (off-duty/plain clothes /uniform) with the knowledge, physical skills, and mind set on how to isolate, distract, or neutralize an armed threat like an active shooter. This course will cover reasons to carry for off-duty and plain clothes officers, levels of intervention, deadly force policies and case studies, ergonomic considerations for plain clothes carry, options for mitigating the occurrence of blue on blue shootings, concepts and principles of solo officer movement, threshold evaluation, setting up for and room entry techniques, post engagement priorities of work, and incident management. Day one includes live fire training and day two culminates with dynamic force on force scenarios.
Who should attend: Participants must be state certified law enforcement.
Required Student Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty firearm (pistol), duty CONCEALMENT gear, Civilian clothing or cover garments. No marked training uniforms.
Hosting Requirements:
A classroom capable of seating of up to 30 participants with the ability for note taking, audio and visual equipment capable of PowerPoint display with video playback to include sound. (Please arrange access to the facility at least one day prior to the scheduled training for classroom set up.)
A field site that meets the following logistical needs:
- A 25 yard pistol range with a minimum of 10 lanes for live fire.
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
Class Size: Minimum of 12 to a maximum of 20 Students
This course focuses on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) for patrol officers that includes an overview of topics addressing Bleeding, Airway management, Tension Pneumothorax mitigation, and Hypothermia protocols (BATH). Methods of treatment cover: direct threat care, direct pressure application, tourniquet application, wound packing, patient assessment, indirect threat care, airway management, bandaging, prolonged patient management, lifts/drags/carries for casualty evacuation, as well as a tactical overview of techniques and best practices based upon national standards. All subjects covered include hands on practical application and culminates with reality based force on force scenario training.
Who should attend: Participants must be state certified law enforcement, fire or EMS providers. EMS providers should be state or national registry EMT-B certified (NREMT-Intermediate or NREMT-Paramedic is highly preferred).
Required Student Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear or training uniform
Hosting Requirements:
A classroom capable of seating of up to 30 participants with the ability for note taking, audio and visual equipment capable of PowerPoint display with video playback to include sound. (Please arrange access to the facility at least one day prior to the scheduled training for classroom set up.)
A field site that meets the following logistical needs:
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
Class Size: Minimum of 18 to maximum of 24 Students, comprised of LE and Fire/EMS only
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This course is designed to provide the participant with the training concepts, techniques, and equipment considerations to increase their effectiveness and confidence while operating in low or no light conditions. The course incorporates the use of force on force drills to validate the tactics and techniques covered. Topics will center on approaching a target area, low light searching techniques, low light entry methods, armed confrontations and unarmed suspect handling. The course also covers instructional techniques and methodology for delivering the course, force on force scenario development, safety protocols, and procedures, graded participant teach backs, graded participant led force on force scenarios, remediation, video debrief, course critiques, and evaluations.
Who should attend: Participants must be state certified law enforcement.
Required Student Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear or training uniform
Hosting Requirements:
A classroom capable of seating of up to 30 participants with the ability for note taking, audio and visual equipment capable of PowerPoint display with video playback to include sound. (Please arrange access to the facility at least one day prior to the scheduled training for classroom set up.)
A field site that meets the following logistical needs:
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class.
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
Class Size: Minimum of 16 to maximum of 24 Students
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- A 25 yard pistol range with a minimum of 10 lanes for live fire. A breaching facade capable of multiple shotgun breaching and glass breaching lanes.
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
CLICK HERE TO SEE UPCOMING TRAININGS (coming soon!)
- Building or structure with electricity, functional lighting, climate control, running water, and functioning restroom. It is preferred to be a school or large dedicated law enforcement or fire training facility.
- The course will involve the use of both the interior portion of the building as well as exterior portions and have a minimum of two long hallways, with multiple rooms for teaching tactics, rescue task force integration, and medical stations.
- A location to receive and secure equipment such as: 8 containers of training materials (from 25”x20”x14” to 34”x25”x24” weighing up to 140 pounds per case) in close proximity to the class
- Access to water coolers or bottled water for participants during practical exercises (if possible).
- Signs that can be placed at the training venue indicating the area is being used for law enforcement, fire and EMS training (if necessary and dependent upon the training location).
CLICK HERE TO SEE UPCOMING TRAININGS (coming soon!)