- Sep 9, 2024
Ep 92: Area Command - What Is It And When Do I Need It?
When multiple related incidents occur, effective management of resources and intelligence requires information to flow u...
When multiple related incidents occur, effective management of resources and intelligence requires information to flow u...
Officers throwing a patient in a police car and driving to the hospital can be an option – but it can also be indicative...
Breaching is a critical skill that can save lives during an active shooter event, but most law enforcement officers lack...
When you need to account for your actions, including what you did and didn’t do during an active shooter response, you a...
Every street cop, firefighter, EMT, and paramedic needs to know basic tactics for operating in a tactical environment.
Perimeter – the concept is simple; the application is hard. Both inner and outer perimeter are valuable assets, but the...
The shooting has stopped but there are now injured people being held hostage. Is that still active killing? That’s the...
On our first podcast in 2018, we discussed the common misconceptions surrounding Active Shooter Incident Management. Tod...
The shooter has been stopped. The last patient has been transported. The survivors have been reunited. Now what? This q...
Leadership can happen at any level. During an active shooter event, the first arriving officer should step up as team l...
Having ambulances to transport patients is just one job of the Transport Group Supervisor. Working shoulder to shoulder...
The initial response to an active shooter event typically involves a blend of patrol officers present at the scene. If...
What if we responded to an Active Shooter Event and it was totally silent? How would first responders react? Trust the...
Sometimes communications fail – not just radios. Today’s episode looks at ways to work around radio transmission issues...
You’ve been involved in an active shooter event. Law enforcement is on the scene. Now what do you do? What can you do...
RTFs save lives – that’s their mission. Today we look at the responsibilities of RTF1 and the key differences the first...
When looking to improve your security situation, how do you decide which tool is right for you?
Sometimes the response stalls. In order to fix it you need to recognize it’s gone wrong. And in order to recognize it’s...
Unfortunately, school shootings aren’t rare anymore. Today we look at the role of a School Resource Officer (SRO). Thei...
The bad guy is stopped and the next group of officers have arrived on the scene. What do we do now? Today, we breakdown...
Why did they do that? What’s taking so long? In today’s episode, we break down the top 5 misconceptions the public has a...
Run. Hide. Fight. In today’s episode, we analyze the logistics of dealing with the walking wounded.
The one constant in Public Safety is we don’t like the way things are done, and we don’t like change. Today’s episode lo...
In a mass casualty event, your hospital may be overwhelmed. When they call for help are you going to make it better or...
During an Active Shooter Event the question to ask is “what is your threat RIGHT NOW – the gun or the clock or the crimi...
11 scenarios, 3 days, 60 participants – a $62,000 class you can get for free! Today’s episode breaks down the participan...
Change is hard. Today’s episode continues the discussion of how to overcome the obstacles we set as reasons not to adapt...
There are dozens of reasons not to change, adjust and adapt our training, but who is going to take responsibility after...
Today’s topic is overcoming tunnel vision - how to recognize when things have gone sideways. If you don’t recognize it,...
911 Ghost calls in Active Shooter Events (aka Echo calls) are common and challenging. Listen to this episode to learn ti...
Today, we hear what high school students think about Active Shooter Events. Meet Ryan, a 16 year-old sophomore who gives...
Today's topic is a law enforcement listener question. Ironically, the question hits on something we changed in the ASIM...
Whichever triage system you use, it may not be enough in an Active Shooter Event. Today's topic is the Trappings of Tria...
When we talk about active shooter incident management, have you ever wondered what are the big misconceptions? That's to...
In this week's podcast, we discuss the development of a model response policy and the obstacles organizations may face w...
How long does it take us to get the injured off the scene to a hospital? That's our gold standard. The one key to succes...
Today, our discussion centers around the invaluable medical insights gleaned from battlefield experiences and how we can...
This week we talk about avoiding the temptation to over-complicate terminology and creating unnecessary confusion. Keep...
Today, our discussion will revolve around the concept of mobile attackers and mobile attacks. We'll explore scenarios th...
As we travel the country doing training, we frequently run into people who are introducing unnecessary confusion and ext...
We're thrilled to return after an extended break and share our exciting news: we've started filming our podcasts! You ca...
This week are live on the road with the ASIM team in New York City. Today we are answering a former ASIM student's quest...
Sheriff Michelle Cook and Police Chief Terry Nichols share their experiences implementing the Active Shooter Incident Ma...
SPECIAL EPISODE - We have exciting news on this week's podcast! Our guest is Thor Eells, Executive Director of the Natio...
On this week's podcast we have our sponsor of the Active Shooter Incident Management Advanced and Intermediate courses,...
This week we are interviewing John Curnutt from ALERRT. We discuss how ALERRT started, it's mission, and how it works to...
We are picking up from last week's topic about ASIM Basic to talk about the Counterstrike training system. Bill and Adam...
We are splitting this week's topic in two parts. First, we are discussing some tips and suggestions for instructors teac...
In Part 2 of this week's podcast, we are continuing our topic of 911 and the dispatch center during an active shooter ev...
In Part 1 of this week's podcast, we talk about some of the challenges in the 911 dispatch center during an active shoot...
On this week's podcast, we discuss the common obstacles you may encounter during day one of training.
For this week's podcast topic, we discuss different types of micro training to help reinforce active shooter incident ma...
In this podcast with John-Michael Keyes from the I Love U Guys foundation, we talk about school safety and violent event...
Sheriff Michelle Cook shares her experience hosting the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Intermediate course re...
A discussion about tips and tricks at the tactical, triage and transport location.
A discussion about uses of the ASIM Checklist beyond active shooter events.
A discussion about the Intelligence function in Active Shooter Incident Management (hint: it's not just a law enforcemen...
A discussion about how small and rural communities can respond and structure their response to active shooter events.
A discussion about five common mistakes in active shooter events response and active shooter incident management.
A discussion about the role of emergency management and the emergency manager in active shooter events.
An important discussion on the fundamental difference between the work that gets done at the tactical, triage, and trans...
This episode is about Zones in Active Shooter Response and how they help us communicate the threat picture.
An important discussion on emotional responsibility for your fellow first responders with special guest Dr. Sara Metz fr...
Today's topic, we're going to talk about staying in your lane for active shooter events and what that means.
A discussion about the Public Information Officer and why it is critical in Active Shooter Event Response
Room entry tactics are a delicate topic in law enforcement, but this discussion is about considering the impact of a ful...
This Active Shooter Incident Management episode is all about communications, including Dispatch, radios, face-to-face, c...
Why Staging is so important in an Active Shooter Event, how it works, and how it can save you.
This show is all about Rescue Task Force (RTF), their role in an Active Shooter Event, key tasks the RTF needs to execut...
Episode 23: A discussion of Contact Teams, the role of the first arriving law enforcement officers, and the professional...
Episode 22: A discussion of Complex Coordinated Attack (CCA), sometimes referred to as Complex Coordinated Terrorist Att...
Ep 21: SSAVEIM, Interview with John-Michael Keyes (Part 2) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Originally recorded Dec 20...
Ep 20: Standard Reunification Method, Interview with John-Michael Keyes (Part 1) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Orig...
Episode 19: We're back with updates, what's new, and how you can get great training now!
Question 10: Overall, what are the gaps in our preparedness? From 10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire...
Question 9: What is your comfort with our schools' Violent Event and Reunification plans? From 10 Questions for the Mayo...
Question 8: What are you doing with community partners regarding Active Shooter Hostile Events? From 10 Questions for t...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 7: "How will Public Information and Social...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 6: "What joint exercises have you done and...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 5: "What joint training have you done and w...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 4: "How does each discipline (i.e. law enfo...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 3: How does our joint response policy fit wi...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 2: "What is the integrated Incident Command...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 1:"Chiefs, please show and review with me ou...
Discussion of IEDs - Improvised Explosive Devices (aka bombs) in Active Shooter Events
Discussion of leadership engagement, tactical training for leaders, and leadership modeling.
Discussion of what makes managing Active Shooter Events different from other types of incidents
Discussion of Casualty Collection Points (CCP) and Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP) in Active Shooter Incident Management...
Discussion of Command Post integration in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
Discussion of the Triage and Transport Group Supervisor positions in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
Discussion of the 5th Man (also known as the Tactical Group Supervisor) in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
Discussion of common misconceptions in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
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