The OTOA Active Threat Response - User 16-hour course provides officers with principles and tactics to respond as a single officer in an active threat event.   

This course was developed for the front-line officer to successfully accomplish their primary mission of Saving Lives. 

It is one of the only training programs that combine classroom evidence-based principles with practical skill-based tactics. 

The Active Threat Response - User training course culminates with safe, reality-based scenarios that also include de-escalation tactics. 

The Active Threat principles and tactics are behavior-based.  Additional topics will include Constitutional Use of Force, De-escalation tactics, and Linking Up with additional and plainclothes officers. 

Students will demonstrate proficiency through reality-based scenarios.

Goals

• Understand current trends in active threat incidents.
• Understand principles when responding to active threats.
• How priority of life during active threat response plays a vital role in the outcomes.
• Understand constitutional use of deadly force requirements and appropriate de-escalation outcomes.
• Understand Linking Up with uniformed, plain-clothes officers to avoid “blue on blue” engagements.
• Understand how to work with uniformed security professionals and civilian CCW/open-carry citizens during active threat incidents.
• Understand two mission-driven tactics for active threat response.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the two mission-driven tactics.

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