\u201cIt\u2019s free,\u201d he added. \u201cWe allow all the jurisdictions, at a self pace, to have the basic understanding of what to do once they arrive at an active shooter event.\u201d<\/p>\n
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New online shooter training aims to reach more first responders<\/p>\n
Beyond the basics, Jimenez said the training reinforces the importance of how they make decisions under stress.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt teaches first responders not only to make the right decisions, but to make the right decisions in the right sequence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
News 4 got an inside look at the online modules after attending the in-person course last year. First responders take a pre-test and then watch a series of modules explaining different aspects of an active shooter response. Then, they complete short quizzes.<\/p>\n
Smaller departments see major benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n For small agencies without dedicated training units, the online option fills a critical gap between in-person refreshers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have 12 officers, counting me,\u201d said Lytle Police Chief Richard Priest. His department, southwest of San Antonio, often struggles to schedule multi-day, hands-on training.<\/p>\n \u201cIn-person training is crucial,\u201d Priest said. \u201cBut the online training, no matter even if it\u2019s kind of pricey, it still saves a lot of money in travel time and gas, and meal allowances.\u201d <\/p>\n After the tragedy in Uvalde, the state required every peace officer to complete 16 hours of active shooter training through the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center.<\/p>\n Priest’s officers are complying with that, even if it means logistical challenges. He says Lytle is lucky to be on the outskirts of San Antonio, which hosts several of these trainings for surrounding cities.<\/p>\n Uvalde first responders unite for unique emergency training, aim to set standards<\/p>\n He says online options could allow his officers to refresh their knowledge without moving schedules around.<\/p>\n Jimenez said that combination \u2014 online learning paired with live practice \u2014 is exactly the goal.<\/p>\n \u201cWe envision that we allow this free training to be the building block for continuing education,\u201d he said. \u201cWe cannot control the chaos, but we can control the response.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that too many communities are unprepared for a coordinated police-fire-EMS response.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen many places, schools, and jurisdictions… they have great programs on paper, but they have never practiced fire, EMS, and law enforcement together,\u201d Jimenez said.<\/p>\n The message he repeats in every class: it\u2019s not hypothetical.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a matter of if there\u2019s going to be an active shooter event in your jurisdiction. It\u2019s a matter of when, and we want to be prepared for that moment,\u201d Jimenez said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Active shooter training typically happens face-to-face. Dispatchers working with officers, working with medics, all racing against the clock.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":386583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-386582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-san-antonio","10":"tag-sanantonio","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115568385085459535","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Uvalde](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4ae7f3f7-c3e2-4de2-be4c-6a9f45e629d7-IMG_7821.jpg\"\/)
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