Individuals who have recently been assigned to SWAT and have not received basic SWAT training will benefit from this comprehensive introduction to tactical skills. Students will be introduced to basic SWAT topics, tactics and techniques including a historical overview of SWAT, team organization and structure, resolution of barricaded suspect situations, covert individual and team movement, searches and room clearing, chemical agents, less-lethal options, warrant service and multiple field training exercises. This is a hands-on, high-intensity course in which students practice tactics and techniques in the field.

This course is designed to provide basic and intermediate skills needed by SWAT personnel. Topics include entry techniques, movement on staircases, movement in hallways and covering numerous threat areas with multiple team members during the methodical clearing of a suspect’s stronghold position. Practical application of these concepts will take place in several simulated critical incidents.

This comprehensive course will train SWAT personnel in the elements of a high-risk warrant service. Concepts involving warrant planning; intelligence gathering; target site scouting; uses of diversion and breaching; and methods of executing the warrant inclusive of dynamic entry, breach and hold, limited penetration, and contain and call out will be taught in this hands-on, challenging course.

This course offers training for SWAT team members with prior basic SWAT training and will address intermediate and advanced tactics and techniques. Students will be introduced to resolution of barricaded suspect situation tactics, individual and team covert movement and chemical agent, less-lethal and diversionary device overviews. High-risk warrant service and hostage rescue techniques will also be covered in-depth. The students will complete multiple fast-paced field training exercises that will improve and enhance tactical skills.

This course will focus on procedures and tactics suitable to the resolution of an armed and barricaded suspect(s) situation. Upon successful completion of this course, the students will understand basic guidelines for resolution of barricaded incidents, the force continuum and its applications, the proper deployment of containment and entry personnel, criteria for deployment, legal ramifications and use of diversionary, chemical and less-lethal devices. Designed for tactical operators, this course will challenge students to learn and apply advanced tactical concepts.

This course is designed to expose department personnel to an overview of procedures and tactics to be employed to resolve armed and barricaded suspect(s) and hostage rescue situations. Topics to be discussed include basic guidelines for resolution; the force continuum and its applications; the proper deployment of containment and entry personnel; criteria for deployment; legal ramifications and use of diversionary, chemical and less-lethal devices; hostage rescue concepts; rapid deployment and emergency entry tactics; tactical operations center concepts; crisis negotiations concepts; and hostage rescue force options including tactical long rifle operations, stronghold and vehicle options.