Basic Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT) - 40 HOUR

This 40-hour course has been designed to train officers assigned to a tactical response team in the basic fundamentals and tactical skills sets of Close Quarter Battle tactics and Active Threat Response. The purpose of this program will be to provide officers with the knowledge specialized tactical skill sets and strategic understanding to be able to respond to and mitigate threats during a CQB/Active Threat situation. Students will also be provided with instruction in Noise/Flash Distraction Device deployment and less lethal considerations.COURSE GOALS: Understand and demonstrate fundamentals of deliberate CQB clearance. Understand and demonstrate fundamentals of dynamic CQB clearance. Understand and demonstrate hybrid, deliberate/dynamic clearance. Under and demonstrate safe and proper NFDD (flashbang) deployment. To provide a detailed explanation of conventional police tactics for managing barricade/hostage situations. Identify and discuss use-of-force and safety priority issues related to CQB, Deployment/Immediate Action incidents, including defense of life, law, police & procedure, and established safety priorities. To assist participants in demonstrating practical knowledge and ability in team formation/movement (Contact and Rescue teams), room clearing, verbalization skills, firearms handling/deployment skills, and actions upon contact. To allow students opportunities to participate in realistic scenario-based training and demonstrate their ability to perform rapid deployment response techniques and tactics.COURSE PREREQUISITES:Only personnel who are currently employed by a unit of local government in a sworn or civilian capacity will be permitted to attend this program. Only the Chief, Sheriff, or Public Safety Director of the agency requesting this training - or his/her designated representative - may enroll student officers. Officers will NOT be allowed to enroll themselves.EQUIPMENT NEEDED:SWAT GEARFACE PROTECTION IF YOU HAVE ITTHIS CLASS CONTAINS FORCE OF FORCE