40mm Launcher Armorer (Penn Arms Single & Multi Launcher Pump)

This comprehensive 1-Day Penn Arms Armorer’s specific Course is tailored for individuals tasked with armory duties within the agency, responsible for the upkeep of launchers. The course places emphasis on hands-on learning, focusing specifically on the maintenance and repair of Penn Arms 37mm and 40mm single and multi-pump launchers. Participants will gain essential skills in basic troubleshooting and repairing of the launchers. Successful completion of this course is essential for conducting repairs without voiding the launcher warranty. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM AND PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Eye Protection, hearing protection, Penn Arms launcher for practical workshop sessions.

Active Attack Incident Management (AAIM) 

The Active Attack Incident Management (AAIM) two-day course, is designed for leaders among our first responders. AAIM focuses on strengthening the coordination and integration of multiple response entities to improve overall effectiveness during critical incidents. This course is designed to enhance participants' skills, abilities, and performance in utilizing the NIMS ICS process during active attacks and other major critical incidents. Participants will be challenged through a series of tabletop exercises that reinforce key concepts and require them to apply what they've learned in realistic, scenario-based environments enabling them to improve both individual and agency response capabilities. AAIM works through various operational phases, staging protocols, command elements, terminology, communication, incident command, area command, and EOC operations. Developed with input from subject matter experts and based on NIMS ICS principles and real event research, this course offers a comprehensive platform to boost participants' ability to effectively use the incident command structure in dynamic situations. Sixteen hours of ALERRT training are awarded for completion of this course.

The IPADS will be used for the electronic tabletop exercises with the custom software.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Pen & Paper

Barricaded Suspect Resolution Lecture & Debriefs 

This course will offer the student an overall review of the procedures and tactics to be used in resolving an armed barricaded suspect situation. The class will focus on a wide array of tactical options to include the following: intelligence gathering, decision making, the deployment of entry / containment personnel, use of force, explosive breaching, use of diversionary devices, chemical agents, less-lethal options, and Police K-9.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Building Clearing Tactics & Strategies

This course will expose the end-user to proven methods for safely clearing structures while mitigating risk. Topics covered will include the structure traits and dynamics, door management, methods of entry, subject management, contingency preparations, action on contact. This class will focus on 2 man movement.

This course is an overview of basic clearing strategies and is not meant to supplant the full training course.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: BLUE GUN (HANDGUN/RIFLE) - IF AVAILABLE

Chemical Munitions Instructor Certification Course (CTS)

This course includes classroom and range exercises. Information provided will include history of chemical agents, nomenclature of chemical agents, use of force considerations, hands on applications, training examples and legal considerations. Students will receive an instructor certificate from CTS at the completion of this course.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Chemical Munitions Instructor Certification Course (Defense Technology)

This course includes classroom and range exercises. Information provided will include history of chemical agents, nomenclature of chemical agents, use of force considerations, hands on applications, training examples and legal considerations. Students will receive an instructor certificate from Defense Technology / Safariland at the completion of this course.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Executive Protection Foundation and Advances for Law Enforcement

In PFC’s EP Foundations, we aim to set up your skills for success by adequately addressing the guiding principles that distinguish properly trained professionals from aspiring amateurs. This session will consist of an academic clinic covering roles & responsibilities, positive attributes as well as conduct & responsibilities of successful EP agents.
The afternoon session will be comprised of PFC’s EP advance block of instruction which focuses on the how’s, whys, tactics, techniques and procedures of protective security advances. This block of instruction contains pragmatic academic instruction that will give students the tools they need to conduct successful advances in the world of executive protection. 

 
Morning Course Outline:

EP Missions
EP Strategy
EP Functions & Roles
Agent Conduct & Responsibilities
Operations & Organization
   
Afternoon Course Outline: 

Purpose of Advances
Advance Strategy
Time Management & Delegation
Known vs. Unknown Locations
Essential Elements of Information
Assistance Strategies
Public vs. Private Venues

 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Note taking material

Featured Debrief:  Debrief: Suicidal Teen Standoff that went wrong

Sergeant Terry Holmes with the Fort Wayne, IN Police Department will be sharing a case study of an incident that occurred at the Fort Wayne International Airport.  This challenging incident involved a suicidal teenager who was armed with a handgun.  This case study will focus on the importance of early and effective use of active listening skills, remembering the basics of negotiations, and discussing missed opportunities as a negotiator. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief: San Jose PD HRT Sniper Initiated Hostage Rescue 

On November 19th , 2015, an armed suspect forced his way into a home where he had previously rented a room.   He fired multiple rounds causing one occupant to flee leaving his intended victim in the house.  A hostage barricade ensued and the San Jose SWAT team was called out.  In less than 3 hours the suspect exited the house and fired multiple rounds from two guns in the direction of the emergency react team striking a team leader in the leg.  He was engaged by a sniper with three 308 rounds before dropping.  The team conducted a dual entry team crisis entry finding the victim deceased in a rear bedroom.  During this event the team was challenged with a rapid deployment, low staffing and the first use of new tactics.
 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief: Debrief: HRW Transgender Standoff

This debrief examines a complex and high-risk incident involving a mental health and armed crisis in which a transgender individual armed with a rifle created a prolonged standoff situation following a domestic dispute. The case highlights the challenges faced by law enforcement in balancing public safety, individual rights, and tactical decision-making in today’s evolving social and political climate. Participants will gain insight into the communication strategies, command decisions, and tactical coordination that shaped the successful resolution of this incident. The debrief focuses heavily on the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) process—initial response, rapport building, de-escalation techniques, and coordination with tactical units during a dynamic and sensitive event. Attendees will learn how CNT, the Crisis Response Team, and Tactical Operations worked collaboratively to manage the situation, maintain covert surveillance, and ultimately take the subject into custody safely and without significant injury. This case underscores the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork, intelligence gathering, and the application of technology in resolving high-risk incidents.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief:  Welfare Check -Line of Duty Death 

On March 24th , 2015, a San Jose PD patrol officer responded to a welfare check of a suicidal male.  Upon arrival several officers took up a position behind a vehicle in front of the two story townhouse on a major thoroughfare.  The suspect exited onto the balcony, observed the officers, retreated, then returned.  He quickly produced a 30/30 rifle and fired at the officers striking one in the head, killing him instantly, then dropped behind a short wall.  Other officers returned fire but were unsure if the suspect was struck.  The San Jose SWAT team was called out.  Officers exposed and stuck behind the car were recovered and a barricade ensued.  The management of the event was complicated by the massive response, emotion and high command involvement.  Equipment and communication issues with the Bomb squad ultimately led to the formation of a new explosive breaching program contained within the SWAT team. 


COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief:  Wyndham Garden Hotel Barricade Hostage Rescue

On January 21st 2018 a Santa Clara County (CA) Task Force located a prolific career criminal wanted for assault, armed robbery and false imprisonment.  He was positively identified checking into a local area hotel with an unknown female.  An attempt to apprehend him was made by the task force and a barricade ensued.  Approximately 9 years before he had barricaded and was taken into custody by San Jose SWAT.  That same team was called out for this new event.  During the following 36 hours it was determined that the female was being held against her will and an explosive breach and entry was authorized.  The suspect was successfully taken into custody and ultimately convicted of the original offenses and the false imprisonment of the female.  This event challenged the team with a criminal familiar with barricade tactics, communication difficulties between negotiators and tactical command, a mid event change out with the local sheriff's team due to fatigue and command uneasiness with new breaching capabilities.  

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Flash Bang Instructor Certification Course (Combined Tactical Systems)

This course entails:

•Types of Explosions
•Primary and Thermal Effects of Distraction Devices
•History and types of diversion devices
•Specifications and Illustrations of Model 7290 Flash-Bang
•M201 Precision Fuze/M.S.D.S./Fuze Firing Sequence
•Deployment of Device
•Diversionary Device Decibel Levels 
•Rendering Safe Procedures Secondary Blast Pressure Effects
•ATF Requirements.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Handgun Optics Skills and Tactics (PFC)

Handgun Optics Skills and Tactics (HOST) aims to develop miniaturized red dot sight skills for the defensive handgun practitioner, allowing them to deploy this revolutionary technology with competence and confidence. Topics covered will include: optic pro’s and con’s, selection & maintenance, zeroing procedures, optic acquisition, refining the three metrics (speed, distance, & accuracy), optic problems mid-fight. Adding an optic to the handgun is far different from merely changing out one’s iron sights. Join us to help safely and efficiently unlock your new potential with this modern handgun sighting option.
 
Equipment:

Weather appropriate / duty attire
Semiautomatic handgun with zeroed / duty approved optic (Sig 320’s prohibited)
Duty approved belt & holster (Blackhawk serpa style holsters prohibited)
3 Magazines
400 rnds of training ammunition
Eye protection / Ear Protection
Note taking material: Pen / Sharpie
Appropriate support equipment: Tools, Maintenance kit, firearm lubrication
 

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: SEE ABOVE

High Risk Warrant Service Lecture & Debriefs

This in depth high risk warrant service course, with modern day liability considerations, will enhance your team’s ability to properly evaluate, plan, and safely execute your missions. The class will cover pre-raid scouting missions, proper target identification, execution options, warrant service planning, risk mitigation, supervisor approval process and post service responsibilities & documentation. Warrant examples and debriefs will be presented and discussed. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Hostage Rescue Tactics Lecture & Debriefs

This course will offer the student an overall review of hostage rescue operations, to include theories, tactics, and decision making. This class will be held in a round-table format to encourage information and idea sharing among the students in regards to tactical options for safely resolving hostage situations. The hostage rescue mission is without a doubt one of the most dangerous scenarios we face. This course will provide operators with the ability openly discuss what they have learned through previous experiences.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Impact Munitions Instructor Certification (Combined Tactical Systems)

This course entails: 

•Tactical employment of munitions
•Levels of Force
•Physiological Effects of Specialty Munitions
•Shot Placement
•12 gauge, 37mm, and 40mm Specialty Munitions/Specifications
•Less Lethal kinetic energy projectiles Deployment techniques

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Impact Munitions Instructor Certification (Defense Technology)

SM Less Lethal Impact Munitions Instructor Program will cover:

• Weapons and munitions: 12ga./37mm/40mm/hand delivered 
• Tactical consideration in the use of impact munitions in crowd-control/dynamic-entry/hostage-rescue/barricaded-subject situations 
• Physiological/psychological effects 
• Liability consideration/policy and procedures 
• Blunt trauma/ballistics and energy 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) Care for Law Enforcement

Learn how to use your own first aid kit to save lives. This class will cover the most used components in any first aid kit (IFAK).  If you don't carry one, we'll show you how to think outside the box and make something in your surroundings work. class topics Bleeding control / airway control / breathing control. Seconds count when someone is injured. Do you know what to do ? 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: If you would like an evaluation of your department kit please bring it with you but it is NOT needed for this training. No gear or equipment is needed for this class.  We will supply all training gear.

Instructor Development Workshop for Firearms Instructors

The classroom workshop is designed to facilitate a learning environment where Instructors from various law enforcement agencies can gain exposure to progressive methods of coaching shooters. This course ranges from building basic skills to advanced gunfighting skills and how to scale the delivery of the information in ways which best consolidates the information into a shooter’s procedural memory for optimal retrieval under tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving situations. Through examining relevant data instructors can identify the failures in current teaching methods and analyze how and why these issues affect the students’ performance. Participants will be given creative ways to build the necessary skills, through drills that are clearly defined and outlined with specific context and intent.

 
It is recommended that attendees are certified firearms instructors but is not required as a prerequisite to attend this course. All Military and Law Enforcement Officers are welcome to the information regardless of instructor credentials.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Long Gun Handling Skills

Long Gun Handling & Retention is a performance-based training block focused on practical long gun readies, carry positions, and movement in real-world environments. Officers will learn to utilize readies and carries during solo and team movement, manage muzzle discipline in confined and populated spaces, and safely transition when distance collapses and going hands-on becomes unavoidable. The course addresses vertical versus horizontal weapon orientation during physical engagement, common weapon grab attempts, and high-percentage long gun retention strategies for both solo officers and team operations. Integrated edged weapon considerations are covered for extreme close-quarters entanglements, with emphasis on decision-making, positional dominance, and force justification consistent with EFC Combatives 


COURSE TYPE:  PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Duty belt training gun 
OPTIONAL, BUT RECOMMENDED: Outer vest or plate carrier, Long gun with sim bolt

Managing the Monotony — Trauma, Survival, and Post-Traumatic Growth

 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Mental & Physical Wellness for LEO

The class examines the hidden costs of the job, including constant exposure to chaos, trauma, and moral conflict, leading to isolation, burnout, and a toxic “just make it to the pension” mindset. The psychological toll is highlighted through the overwhelming exposure to critical incidents, the prevalence of anxiety, hypervigilance, and moral injury, and the powerful stigma that prevents many from seeking help. From there, the focus shifts to resilience and recovery — redefining resilience as adapting to trauma without losing oneself, and teaching practical tools for work-life balance, communication, and completing the “stress cycle.” Finally, the session introduces programs and healing pathways all designed to restore wellness and purpose. It concludes with a call to action: to not just survive, but to thrive—by building community, communicating openly, and committing to proactive mental, physical, and emotional wellness.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Negotiating with a Teen

 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Performance Pistol – Live Fire

This course will focus on three main performance foundations for advancing a shooter’s ability to be effective with their duty pistol. The first foundation is an in-depth analysis of grip and building structure behind the gun through friction, leverage, and anatomical efficiency. Once a superior grip is established, we will break down antiquated techniques for utilizing sights and expose improved methods of utilizing our vision in conjunction with the level of confirmation contextually appropriate. Lastly, we will establish a neurological pathway in the brain by connecting two senses to operate the trigger in the most efficient method possible.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  Duty Pistol, 3 Magazines, Duty Belt, vest / plate carrier, 400 rounds live ammunition, eye protection and ear protection.

Performance Carbine Live-Fire

This course is designed to expose shooters to the concepts and principles behind effective carbine manipulation in both patrol and tactical environments.

Deliberate skills we will focus on:

-Rifle Presentations

-Building Structure behind the gun

-Ambidextrous Carbine Manipulations

-Transitions while moving

-Emergency, and Deliberate Reloads

-Levels of Sight Confirmation

-Target Transitions

-Effectively utilizing cover

-Team movement / Priority of Fire

-Compressed environments

-Malfunction Clearance


COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Patrol Rifle/Carbine, Sling for Rifle, 3 Rifle Magazines, 400 Rounds of rifle ammo, Duty Handgun, 3 handgun magazine, 100 rounds handgun ammunition, duty belt and holster, plate carrier / outer vest for rifle magazines, eye protection, and ear protection.

Shotgun Breaching Operator Course

This course is designed for those officers with a desire to learn new breaching techniques. Students will learn:

  • Deploying a breaching program
  • Department policies and pre-planning
  • Deployment procedures
  • Identifying door construction
  • Team member positioning
  • Post documentation and legal aspects

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  Breaching Shotgun (if available), Eye protection, hearing protection, gloves.

Simunition Instructor Certification Course

Committed to the safety of students using their products and system, Simunition® has developed, along with FX® Marking Cartridges, a complete line of protective equipment and conversion kits. Our concern for safety has led us to include instructor-level training in the safe and effective staging of reality-based training using FX® technologies. The training also includes instructor updates and recertification.

This informative, two-day course is designed to provide students with substantial hands-on experience with Simunition® FX® training ammunition technology, weapons conversion kits, and the Simunition® line of protective equipment. Additionally, this course will provide in-depth, hands-on instruction in scenario-based training program development and training methodology, and will give critical practical experience to students on the best use of Simunition® training products in a highly effective, realistic, extremely safe training program.

Subjects covered in the course will include:

    Simunition® SecuriBlank® Cartridges
    Simunition® FX® Marking Cartridges
    Simunition® Conversion Kits
    Simunition® FX® Protective Equipment

Scenario-based training program development, management and implementation: Instructor Development; Safety considerations; Program components; Training objectives; Personnel requirements; Facility requirements; Equipment requirements; Scenario execution; De-briefing techniques.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  UTILITY CLOTHING FOR FORCE ON FORCE AND AN EMPTY HOLSTER (DAY 2)

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Planning, coordination, and tactical response for large scale events


COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Snipers at Work

The job of the modern police sniper is complex, challenging, and constantly evolving.  Unfortunately, most teams don’t have the benefit of seeing what is going on in the sniper community beyond their jurisdictional borders. This block of instruction will introduce snipers to the American Sniper Association.  They will find out what the association has to offer in the way of information and resources.  This includes the ASA ROSE and Sniper Training Matrix, the Police Sniper Training and Operations Manual, and the Police Sniper Utilization Survey Reports.  These are recognized as foundational documents for sniper programs.

The presentation will also make ample use of sniper incident debriefings, emphasizing lessons learned from recent sniper-involved shootings from around the country.


COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Surviving Ambushes

What are some behavioral cues that can appear prior to an assault? What can you do to increase your survivability when an assault happens? This session is designed to increase law enforcement officers’ awareness and understanding of the “totality of circumstances.” It provides an overview of the importance of, and legal authority for, officers obtaining a reasonable tactical advantage. In addition, this presentation describes common pre-incident indicators of violent attacks and some actions that are known to increase survival during critical incidents. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Tactical Combat Casualty Care For First Responders (TCCC)

TCCC class, which was originally designed for military personnel, has now been an advanced training platform for today's first responders in handling emergency situations. This course contains lectures and hands-on skill station scenarios, by trained certified instructors, designed to expose the student to a variety of different emergency situations and confidently provide appropriate care.  The goal however remains the same..

Treat the Casualty
Prevent additional casualties
Complete the task at hand.

Topics of Discussion

  • Care under-fire Concepts
  • Equipment Checklist for first responders
  • Bleeding & Tourniquets  
  • Burns
  • C-spine injuries and Movement of an aided

Tactical Field Care Concepts

  • Bleeding and QuikClot
  • Airway trauma and treatments
  • Chest trauma and treatments
  • Fluid Resuscitation
  • Hypothermia
  • Fractures and splinting
  • Medication considerations for tactical paramedics/physicians

Tactical Evacuation Care

  • Evacuation categories
  • Evacuation considerations

In law enforcement, we are the first responders especially in hostel environments and tactical situations. This course will properly prepare you to appropriately act and react in a tactical environment that may save the life of someone else or your own.

The TCCC class offers 8 Continuing Medical Education credits for any certified EMT or Paramedic and is recognized by National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, however this class does not require certifications and is available to all law enforcement. At the completion of this course, each student will receive a TCCC certification by NAEMT

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Tactical Team Leader Development Course

This class will discuss team leader survival, the tactical decision making process, discuss a SWAT officer evaluation tool and its uses, then conclude with a review of incident debriefs related to less lethal resolution options, barricade operations, warrant service and hostage rescue.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Tactical Threat Recognition (The Six Layer Concept)

Human Terrain Mapping & Behavior Pattern Recognition 4-hr Workshop HTMBPR is designed for the 21st Century Law Enforcement Professional. It focuses on advanced critical thinking using an understanding of human behavior patterns to articulate and defend decisions made by the officer in the course of their duties. It is designed to empower the law enforcement officer and limit department/organization liability while simultaneously building community rapport and engagement. This purpose of this workshop is to give insight into what the HTMBPR program is and how it can be applied.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Team Control Tactics

Team tactics will teach you the skills necessary to operate effectively as a cohesive team in the field. You will learn how to communicate under stress, coordinate movements, and safely and efficiently execute team-based takedowns and suspect control.

 
COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Duty Belt, training gun, as much realistic gear as possible ie, keys batons,  taser no probes or battery.  NO LIVE GUNs.

Urban Sniper 3-Day School 

This three day course will cover the following topics:

  • Sniper Mindset
  • Accuracy drills
  • High angle shooting
  • Loop hole shooting
  • Intermediate barrier shooting
  • Moving target engagements
  • Sniper Overwatch Operations
  • Drone usage in Sniper operations
     

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:Sniper weapon system, 200 rounds of match grade ammunition, Back Pack, Laser range finder, Binoculars Kestrel weather gauge, Ear and eye pro, Tripod, Ground pad/ shooting mat and any other department required gear and equipment.

Vehicle Extractions

This course is an overview of how to take subjects into custody in a team setting utilizing "cover and contact" concepts and some sop considerations.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

When Leadership Costs Everything: Lessons for Police Leaders


COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE