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SHSU To Participate In Interagency Active-Shooter Exercise

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Channel: SCOTT ENGLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE REPORTER- · 2013 · News & Politics

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Members of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Program, housed at Texas State University-San Marcos, conducted four active shooter training classes at Sam Houston State University --The Woodlands Center on Monday, January 7th.  
 The Sam Houston State University Police Department partnered with the Texas Office of Inspector General, the Huntsville Police Department, and the Walker County Sheriff's Department for the training. These agencies would be the first responders if there was an active shooter on campus. 
Officers received training on maneuvers useful in approaching a situation where there is an active shooter on campus, including force-on-force training. The course is designed to prepare the first responder to isolate, distract and neutralize an active shooter. 
Other topics covered are shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, concepts and principles of team movement including solo officer strategies, setting up for room entry and room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis site, follow-on responder tactics, improvised explosive devices, and post engagement priorities of work
James Fitch, Assistant Chief of Police with Sam Houston University said the training classes had been planned for the past six months. "These four agencies would be the first responders for any active-shooter situation in the Huntsville area, and this is a perfect opportunity for officers from each of these agencies to train together and be trained in the same tactics," he said.
Officers are paired up with officers from a different agency for the training. Relationship and trust building gained from the training prepares them to work together in a real active shooter situation. 
When asked what students should do in case of an active shooter on campus, Fitch said each independent school must come up with a unique plan and relay that plan to local law enforcement agencies who would be the first responders. "That's the main thing, to have a plan in place so everyone is on the same page. You wouldn't want half the students locking down while others are evacuating", he said. Students in a college classroom wouldn't be locked down in a classroom.

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