Risk Mitigation Courses for Law Enforcement
Organizational, Tactical, & Risk Mitigation Courses
Leadership: Command and Control for Critical Incident Response (CIRC -2 Day)
This 2-day Leadership course is structured for Command Staff, First Line supervisors, and those that will become supervisors. The course is divided into two parts. Day 1: The examination of tactics, techniques, and procedures required to effectively respond, control, and command the on-set of critical incidents; and Day 2: The handoff of that scene to the investigative branch and it’s continued management, command, and control of the scene until conclusion. The purpose of the course is to provide guidance in leadership methodologies, techniques, and procedures in the response, command, and control in the initial response and continued management, of critical incidents law enforcement face in their operational space.
Tactical Patrol Officer Response Course (TPOR - 3 Day)
While responding to calls for service, officers are periodically confronted with having to establish impromptu-exigent circumstance entries to rescue and save those persons in need or handle potentially lethal confrontations with armed hostiles. This 3-day course is focused on exigent-circumstance entries into residences, tactical incident command, ambush mitigation, and threat orientation. The course of instruction is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish these tasks safely. Students will engage in case law review, reality-based training scenarios, facilitated discussion sessions, and experiences from investigating, managing, and leading high-risk and exigent circumstance incidents. The focus of this course is to provide training and stress-inoculated experiences to establish optimal tactical responses in potentially life-threatening situations. The goal of risk mitigation is to reduce the potential of physical and legal harm to the community you serve, yourself, your partner(s), and your agency.
Becoming a Leader in Law Enforcement (BLLE - 1 Day)
This course is facilitated and structured to provide guidance, growth, and development of leaders within the Law Enforcement community. Its primary focus is on patrol officers and Field Training Officers. It has been developed from over 30 years of combined Federal, Local, and Private Sector experience in leadership positions. The course is lecture-based and will engage the students in meaningful, honest evaluations and conversations related to leadership and how the Law Enforcement community trains and prepares individuals for promotion. The course examines historical and current trends in Law Enforcement leadership training and alternative opportunities for the development of current and future leaders. During the day, the students will delve into each objective to gain an understanding of what it means to become and function as a Leader in Law Enforcement.
Basic Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (BTTP - 3 Day)
This course is structured for Street Crimes Units, Undercover Units, or any other Investigative Unit that relies upon warrant service, vehicle takedown, or covert tactics, techniques, and procedures as part of their mission. This 3-day Basic Tactics, Techniques and Procedures course has been developed from over 20 combined years of operational tactical experience in planning, training, managing, executing, and leading Drug Task Forces and SWAT Teams in high-risk and exigent circumstances incidents. The training curriculum is reality-based and hands-on, designed to instruct, examine, and exercise the fundamental skills officers will require to enter a premises utilizing tactical methodologies. Students will learn and refine basic entry skills and techniques which will provide valuable and positive tactical experiences for timely, life-saving decisions during high-stress tactical incidents.
Undercover/Confidential Informant Rescue
(UCCIR - 3 Day)
This 3-day Undercover (UC) Officer/Confidential Informant (CI) Rescue course is structured for Street Crimes Units, Undercover Units, or any other Investigative Unit that utilizes UC officers or CI’s. This training curriculum is designed to give a fundamental understanding of skills and techniques to officers and surveillance teams who would have to enter a premises or vehicle under exigent circumstances. The training will include basic entry skills, immediate action drills, impromptu vehicle assaults and lawful entries for immediate life-threatening situations for officers, victims, hostages, or confidential informants operating under the authority of a law enforcement agency.
Bomb Squad/SWAT Interoperability (BS/SWAT - 2 Day)
This 2-day course is designed by Bomb Squad and SWAT Team Commanders for Bomb Technicians and SWAT operators to learn skills, methods, and techniques for integration between the two units. Students will experience stress-inoculated training iterations using Force-on-Target, Force-on-Role Player, and Force-on-Force scenarios. Facilitated discussion sessions and practical applications based on experiences will guide the course in planning, managing, leading, and responding to high-risk incidents associated with the mitigation of Improvised Explosive Devices. The purpose of the course is to educate and expand the student’s operational capabilities in tempo and gain positive experiences while examining options in the integration of basic movements and skills utilized by bomb squads and SWAT teams.
Leadership and tactical risk mitigation courses offered at Spokane County Sherriff Regional Training Center or at your location.
COURSE INFORMATION:
This 2-day Leadership course is structured for Command Staff, First-Line Supervisors, and those who will become supervisors. The course is divided into two parts.
Day 1: The examination of tactics, techniques, and procedures required to effectively respond, control, and command the on-set of critical incidents; and
Day 2: The handoff of that scene to the investigative branch and its continued management, command, and control of the scene until conclusion.
The course has been developed from over 20 years of experience in investigating, managing, and leading rapidly evolving critical incidents, and the transition of those incidents to extended duration investigative scenes, such as Violent Crimes Against Persons, Officer Involved Shootings, Active Shooters, Hostage situations, and Barricade with Weapon subjects.
The course is Incident Command System, National Incident Management System eccentric, combining facilitated discussions and classroom exercises to solicit growth customized to the agency of the student.
The purpose of the course is to guide leadership methodologies, techniques, and procedures in the response, command, and control in the initial response and continued management, of critical incidents law enforcement faces in their operational space.
Course Overview:
- Definition of what a Critical Incident is to your agency.
- Leadership Traits and how they apply to Critical Incident Response and Command.
- Supervisor Responsibilities.
- Incident On-Set and Dispatch Priming Challenges.
- Establish In-Progress Response Actions.
- Extended Response Control and Command Requirements.
- Life Saving/Evidence Preservation Requirements.
- Post-Incident requirements.
Logistics:
Classroom with AV hookup for laptops to present PowerPoint PPT.
Whiteboard or chalkboard.
Cost:
Host agency eligible for three free seats.
Tuition $295 per student. Registration deadline is 15 days prior to first day of instruction.
For whole-agency tuition rates, please contact us.
Register for our CIRC course here.
Contact us to host your own CIRC training event.
Course Information:
While responding to calls for service, officers are periodically confronted with having to establish impromptu-exigent circumstance entries to rescue and save those persons in need or handle potentially lethal confrontations with armed hostiles. This 3-day course is focused on exigent-circumstance entries into residences, tactical incident command, ambush mitigation, and threat orientation. The course of instruction is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish these tasks safely.
Students will engage in case law review, reality-based training scenarios, facilitated discussion sessions, and experiences from investigating, managing, and leading high-risk and exigent circumstance incidents. Included in the classroom discussions will be the topic of exposure to media, community, agency, and family scrutiny after an Officer Involved Shooting.
The focus of this course is to provide training and stress-inoculated experiences to establish optimal tactical responses in potentially life-threatening situations. The goal of risk mitigation is to reduce the potential of physical and legal harm to the community you serve, yourself, your partner(s), and your agency.
Course Overview:
- Facilitated discussions on stress-inoculated training.
- Use of Non-Lethal Training Ammunition (NLTA) in reality-based scenarios.
- Tactical Movement drills (single officer, two officers, multiple officers).
- Cover vs. Concealment realities.
- Tactical Incident Command System
- Threat identification, assessing, and stacking.
- Ambush mitigation.
- Identification of entry points, and threshold complexities.
- Limited penetration into unknown environments.
- Immediate-Action Responses.
Logistics:
Host agency must provide:
- Classroom with AV hookup for laptops to present PowerPoint PPT.
- Area where non-lethal training ammunition can be utilized.
- Whiteboard or chalkboard.
Students must provide:
- NLTA weapon and ammunition platforms (UTM, Simunition FX, etc).
- Individual PPE to include eye protection, two long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and gloves.
- Tactical gear to include vest and helmet.
- Entry tools: ram, pick, sledgehammer, etc. (each represented agency can bring one set)
Cost:
The host agency is eligible for three free seats.
The tuition rate is per student / per day of instruction. Registration deadline is 15 days prior to first day of instruction.
For tuition rates, please contact us.
Register for our TPOR course here.
Contact us to host your own TPOR training event.
Course Information:
This course is facilitated and structured to provide guidance, growth, and development of leaders within the Law Enforcement community. Its primary focus is on patrol officers and Field Training Officers. It has been developed from over 30 years of combined Federal, Local, and Private Sector experience in leadership positions.
The course is lecture-based and will engage the students in meaningful, honest evaluations and conversations related to leadership and how the Law Enforcement community trains and prepares individuals for promotion.
The course examines historical and current trends in Law Enforcement leadership training and alternative opportunities for the development of current and future leaders. During the day, the students will delve into each objective to gain an understanding of what it means to become and function as a Leader in Law Enforcement.
Course Overview and Topics:
- Appointed vs. Approved Leaders.
- Honesty and self-reflection.
- Self-improvement.
- Leader vs. Manager.
- Purpose and vision of a leader in Law Enforcement.
- 14 traits of a Leader.
- Proficiency and competency.
- 3-Circles of Trust & the Triangle of Community.
- Sound and timely decisions.
- Responsibility to peers, subordinates, and supervisors.
- Effective and collaborative relationships.
- Build and sustain a culture of learning.
- Setting the example.
Logistics:
Classroom with AV hookup for laptops to present PowerPoint PPT.
Whiteboard or chalkboard.
Cost:
The host agency is eligible for three free seats.
Tuition: $150 per student. Registration deadline is 15 days prior to first day of instruction.
For whole-agency tuition rates, please contact us.
Register for our BLLE course here.
Contact us to host your own BLLE training event.
Course Information:
This course is structured for Street Crimes Units, Undercover Units, or any other Investigative Unit that relies upon warrant service, vehicle takedown, or covert tactics, techniques, and procedures as part of their mission.
This 3-day Basic Tactics, Techniques and Procedures course has been developed from over 20 combined years of operational tactical experience in planning, training, managing, executing, and leading Drug Task Forces and SWAT Teams in high-risk and exigent circumstances incidents.
The training curriculum is reality-based and hands-on, designed to instruct, examine, and exercise the fundamental skills officers will require to enter a premises utilizing tactical methodologies. Students will learn and refine basic entry skills and techniques which will provide valuable and positive tactical experiences for timely, life-saving decisions during high-stress tactical incidents.
Course Overview and Objectives:
- Weapons handling
- Body movement
- Cover Management
- Contact/Cover Principles
- Cornering
- Stairs, Ladders, Elevated Level Target Access
- Hallways
- Identifying, Reading, and Stacking Threats
- Reading, Stacking, Breaching Thresholds
- Room Entry Techniques
- Flow/Pace through Target
- Tactical Retreat Drills
Logistics:
Host agency must provide:
- Classroom with AV hookup for laptops to present PowerPoint PPT.
- Area where non-lethal training ammunition can be utilized.
- Whiteboard or chalkboard.
Students must provide:
- NLTA weapon and ammunition platforms (UTM, Simunition FX, etc).
- Individual PPE to include eye protection, two long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and gloves.
- Tactical gear to include vest and helmet.
- Entry tools: ram, pick, sledgehammer, etc. (each represented agency can bring one set)
Cost:
The host agency is eligible for three free seats.
Tuition: $405 per student. Registration deadline is 15 days prior to first day of instruction.
For whole-agency tuition rates, please contact us.
Register for our BTTP course here.
Contact us to host your own BTTP training event.
Course Information:
This 3-day Undercover (UC) Officer/Confidential Informant (CI) Rescue course is structured for Street Crimes Units, Undercover Units, or any other Investigative Unit that utilizes UC officers or CI’s. It was developed because of experiences while conducting, investigating, managing, and leading undercover operations and preparing for the potential of the rapid transition into high-risk and exigent circumstance situations where UC officers or CIs were placed in physical harm or life-threatening situations.
This training curriculum is designed to give a fundamental understanding of skills and techniques to officers and surveillance teams who would have to enter a premises or vehicle under exigent circumstances. It is not intended to make them a SWAT team, which are trained and should be used, to serve pre-planned high-risk search warrants or respond to and contain critical incidents where time allows for advanced tactical response.
The training will include basic entry skills, immediate action drills, impromptu vehicle assaults and lawful entries for immediate life-threatening situations for officers, victims, hostages, or confidential informants operating under the authority of a law enforcement agency.
Course Overview and Objectives:
- Target Set up and Rescue Team Staging
- Rescue Ques
- Basic Tactical Skills
- Identifying, Reading, and Stacking Threats
- Reading, Stacking, Breaching Thresholds
- Room Entry Techniques
- Flow through Target
- Searches Methodologies
- Tactical Retreat Drills
- Downed UC/CI Rescue Techniques
Logistics:
The host agency must provide the following items:
- Classroom with AV hookup for laptops to present PowerPoint PPT.
- Area where non-lethal training ammunition can be utilized.
- Students must provide their own NLTA weapon and ammunition platforms.
- Student must provide their own PPE including eye protection, two long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and gloves.
- Tactical entry gear; to include vest and helmet.
- Manual entry/breaching tools.
Cost:
The host agency is eligible for three free seats.
Tuition: $405 per student. Registration deadline is 15 days prior to first day of instruction.
For whole-agency tuition rates, please contact us.
Register for our UCCIR course here.
Contact us to host your own UCCIR training event.
This 2-day course is designed by Bomb Squad and SWAT Team Commanders for Bomb Technicians and SWAT operators to learn skills, methods, and techniques for integration between the two units. Students will experience stress-inoculated training iterations using Force-on-Target, Force-on-Role Player, and Force-on-Force scenarios.
Facilitated discussion sessions and practical applications based on experiences will guide the course in planning, managing, leading, and responding to high-risk incidents associated with the mitigation of Improvised Explosive Devices. The purpose of the course is to educate and expand the student’s operational capabilities in tempo and gain positive experiences while examining options in the integration of basic movements and skills utilized by bomb squads and SWAT teams.
Course Overview:
- Weapons Handling/Transitions
- Element/Team Movements
- Room Entry/Cornering/CQB Techniques
- Hallways/Stairs/Ladders
- Cover/Concealment Management
- Identifying/Reading/Stacking Threats
- Reading/Stacking/Breaching Thresholds
- Vehicle takedowns
- Immediate Action Drills
Logistics:
The host agency must provide the following items:
- Classroom with AV hookup for laptops to present PowerPoint PPT.
- Area where non-lethal training ammunition can be utilized.
- Students must provide their own NLTA weapon and ammunition platforms.
- Student must provide their own PPE including eye protection, two long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and gloves.
- Tactical entry gear; to include vest and helmet.
- Manual entry/breaching tools.
Cost:
The host agency is eligible for three free seats.
For tuition rates, please contact us.
Register for our BSSWAT course here.
Law Enforcement Leadership
& Tactical Training Courses
Altitude Risk Mitigation currently offers several leadership and tactical courses for law enforcement to include patrol, SWAT, and covert operations. Customized courses are available to focus on your individual agency needs. Our mission is to provide high-quality and affordable training to our Nation’s First Responders.
Eliminate traditional cost for traveling to courses! Host your own event and become eligible for 3 free seats if the minimum paying student count per day of instruction is attained. Please contact us for more details about our courses and to book and host your training event.
For students in the Pacific Northwest, or for those that are willing to travel to Spokane, WA we offer pre-scheduled courses at the Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center (SCSRTC).
Use any of the course registration buttons above to participate in these classes. Read through all the course details below.
