- Sep 9, 2024
Ep 92: Area Command - What Is It And When Do I Need It?
When multiple related incidents occur, effective management of resources and intelligence requires information to flow u...
- Sep 2, 2024
Ep 91: Load And Go
Officers throwing a patient in a police car and driving to the hospital can be an option – but it can also be indicative...
- Aug 5, 2024
Ep 90: What Are The Challenges Of Breaching?
Breaching is a critical skill that can save lives during an active shooter event, but most law enforcement officers lack...
- Jul 29, 2024
Ep 89: Witness or Defendant Decided by Actions? - A Listener Quest...
When you need to account for your actions, including what you did and didn’t do during an active shooter response, you a...
- Jul 8, 2024
Ep 88: Basic Tactics for All Responders
Every street cop, firefighter, EMT, and paramedic needs to know basic tactics for operating in a tactical environment.
- Jul 1, 2024
Ep 87: Critical Perimeter Functions
Perimeter – the concept is simple; the application is hard. Both inner and outer perimeter are valuable assets, but the...
- Jun 24, 2024
Ep 86: Injured Hostage Equals Active Killing
The shooting has stopped but there are now injured people being held hostage. Is that still active killing? That’s the...
- Jun 17, 2024
Ep 85: Common Misconceptions Revisited
On our first podcast in 2018, we discussed the common misconceptions surrounding Active Shooter Incident Management. Tod...
- Jun 10, 2024
Ep 84: What Happens After Reunification?
The shooter has been stopped. The last patient has been transported. The survivors have been reunited. Now what? This q...
- Jun 3, 2024
Ep 83: Stepping up as Team Leader
Leadership can happen at any level. During an active shooter event, the first arriving officer should step up as team l...
- May 27, 2024
Ep 82: Transport Group Supervisor
Having ambulances to transport patients is just one job of the Transport Group Supervisor. Working shoulder to shoulder...
- May 20, 2024
Ep 81: Contact Team Negotiator
The initial response to an active shooter event typically involves a blend of patrol officers present at the scene. If...
- May 13, 2024
Ep 80: Adaptive Training
What if we responded to an Active Shooter Event and it was totally silent? How would first responders react? Trust the...
- May 6, 2024
Ep 79: When Communications Fail
Sometimes communications fail – not just radios. Today’s episode looks at ways to work around radio transmission issues...
- Apr 29, 2024
Ep 78: Civilians On The Scene
You’ve been involved in an active shooter event. Law enforcement is on the scene. Now what do you do? What can you do...
- Apr 22, 2024
Ep 77: The Job Of RTF 1
RTFs save lives – that’s their mission. Today we look at the responsibilities of RTF1 and the key differences the first...
- Apr 15, 2024
Ep 76: The Price Of Prevention
When looking to improve your security situation, how do you decide which tool is right for you?
- Apr 8, 2024
Ep 75: When The Response Stalls
Sometimes the response stalls. In order to fix it you need to recognize it’s gone wrong. And in order to recognize it’s...
- Apr 1, 2024
Ep 74: The Role of a School Resource Officer
Unfortunately, school shootings aren’t rare anymore. Today we look at the role of a School Resource Officer (SRO). Thei...
- Mar 25, 2024
Ep 73: The Job of Contact Two
The bad guy is stopped and the next group of officers have arrived on the scene. What do we do now? Today, we breakdown...
- Mar 18, 2024
Ep 72: Top 5 Public Misconceptions
Why did they do that? What’s taking so long? In today’s episode, we break down the top 5 misconceptions the public has a...
- Mar 11, 2024
Ep 71: When Injured Flee A Shooting
Run. Hide. Fight. In today’s episode, we analyze the logistics of dealing with the walking wounded.
- Mar 4, 2024
Ep 70: Sometimes Tradition Has To Change
The one constant in Public Safety is we don’t like the way things are done, and we don’t like change. Today’s episode lo...
- Feb 26, 2024
Ep 69: What About Hospitals?
In a mass casualty event, your hospital may be overwhelmed. When they call for help are you going to make it better or...
- Feb 19, 2024
Ep 68: Known Bleeding vs Unknown Threats?
During an Active Shooter Event the question to ask is “what is your threat RIGHT NOW – the gun or the clock or the crimi...
- Feb 12, 2024
EP: 67 Hosting ASIM Advanced Course
11 scenarios, 3 days, 60 participants – a $62,000 class you can get for free! Today’s episode breaks down the participan...
- Feb 5, 2024
EP 66: Overcoming Obstacles Part 2
Change is hard. Today’s episode continues the discussion of how to overcome the obstacles we set as reasons not to adapt...
- Jan 29, 2024
Ep 65: Overcoming Obstacles Part 1
There are dozens of reasons not to change, adjust and adapt our training, but who is going to take responsibility after...
- Jan 22, 2024
Ep 64: Cluster Fix: Strategies for Resolving Chaos
Today’s topic is overcoming tunnel vision - how to recognize when things have gone sideways. If you don’t recognize it,...
- Jan 15, 2024
Ep 63: Chasing Ghost Calls
911 Ghost calls in Active Shooter Events (aka Echo calls) are common and challenging. Listen to this episode to learn ti...
- Dec 18, 2023
Ep 62: A Teenager's Perspective on Active Shooter Events
Today, we hear what high school students think about Active Shooter Events. Meet Ryan, a 16 year-old sophomore who gives...
- Dec 4, 2023
Ep 61: Tactical or Command?
Today's topic is a law enforcement listener question. Ironically, the question hits on something we changed in the ASIM...
- Nov 20, 2023
Ep 60: Trappings of Triage
Whichever triage system you use, it may not be enough in an Active Shooter Event. Today's topic is the Trappings of Tria...
- Nov 13, 2023
Ep 59: Top 5 ASIM Misconceptions
When we talk about active shooter incident management, have you ever wondered what are the big misconceptions? That's to...
- Nov 6, 2023
Ep 58: ASIM Model Policy
In this week's podcast, we discuss the development of a model response policy and the obstacles organizations may face w...
- Oct 30, 2023
Ep 57: The Key to Success in Active Shooter Response
How long does it take us to get the injured off the scene to a hospital? That's our gold standard. The one key to succes...
- Oct 23, 2023
Ep 56: Learning From Battlefield Trauma
Today, our discussion centers around the invaluable medical insights gleaned from battlefield experiences and how we can...
- Oct 16, 2023
Ep 55: Lost in Translation
This week we talk about avoiding the temptation to over-complicate terminology and creating unnecessary confusion. Keep...
- Oct 9, 2023
Ep 54: When Attackers Go Mobile
Today, our discussion will revolve around the concept of mobile attackers and mobile attacks. We'll explore scenarios th...
- Oct 2, 2023
Ep 53: Don't Overcomplicate It
As we travel the country doing training, we frequently run into people who are introducing unnecessary confusion and ext...
- Sep 25, 2023
Ep 52: Rescue Task Force - Common Challenges and Expectations
We're thrilled to return after an extended break and share our exciting news: we've started filming our podcasts! You ca...
- Sep 5, 2022
Ep 51: Listener Question - Who Sets Tactical?
This week are live on the road with the ASIM team in New York City. Today we are answering a former ASIM student's quest...
- Aug 1, 2022
Ep 50: Implementing the ASIM Process
Sheriff Michelle Cook and Police Chief Terry Nichols share their experiences implementing the Active Shooter Incident Ma...
- Jul 19, 2022
Ep 49: ASIM Checklist Endorsed as National Standard by NTOA
SPECIAL EPISODE - We have exciting news on this week's podcast! Our guest is Thor Eells, Executive Director of the Natio...
- Oct 11, 2021
Ep 48: Interview with TEEX's Jesse Watkins
On this week's podcast we have our sponsor of the Active Shooter Incident Management Advanced and Intermediate courses,...
- Oct 4, 2021
Interview with ALERRT's John Curnutt
This week we are interviewing John Curnutt from ALERRT. We discuss how ALERRT started, it's mission, and how it works to...
- Sep 13, 2021
Ep 46: ASIM Basic and Counterstrike (Part 2)
We are picking up from last week's topic about ASIM Basic to talk about the Counterstrike training system. Bill and Adam...
- Sep 7, 2021
Ep 45: ASIM Basic and Counterstrike (Part 1)
We are splitting this week's topic in two parts. First, we are discussing some tips and suggestions for instructors teac...
- Aug 30, 2021
Ep 44: Comm Center Challenges Part 2
In Part 2 of this week's podcast, we are continuing our topic of 911 and the dispatch center during an active shooter ev...
- Aug 23, 2021
Ep 43: Comm Center Challenges Part 1
In Part 1 of this week's podcast, we talk about some of the challenges in the 911 dispatch center during an active shoot...
- Aug 2, 2021
Ep 42: Common Day One Training Problems
On this week's podcast, we discuss the common obstacles you may encounter during day one of training.
- Jul 26, 2021
Ep 41: Micro Training
For this week's podcast topic, we discuss different types of micro training to help reinforce active shooter incident ma...
- Jul 19, 2021
Ep 40: SSAVEIM with John-Michael Keyes
In this podcast with John-Michael Keyes from the I Love U Guys foundation, we talk about school safety and violent event...
- Jul 12, 2021
Ep 39: Hosting ASIM Intermediate
Sheriff Michelle Cook shares her experience hosting the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Intermediate course re...
- Jul 5, 2021
Ep 38: Tips for Working Together at Tactical, Triage, and Transpor...
A discussion about tips and tricks at the tactical, triage and transport location.
- Jun 28, 2021
Ep 37: Other Uses of ASIM Checklist
A discussion about uses of the ASIM Checklist beyond active shooter events.
- Jun 21, 2021
Ep 36: Intelligence
A discussion about the Intelligence function in Active Shooter Incident Management (hint: it's not just a law enforcemen...
- Jun 14, 2021
Ep 35: Rural Response in Active Shooter Events
A discussion about how small and rural communities can respond and structure their response to active shooter events.
- Jun 7, 2021
Ep 34: Five Common Mistakes
A discussion about five common mistakes in active shooter events response and active shooter incident management.
- May 31, 2021
Ep 33: Emergency Management
A discussion about the role of emergency management and the emergency manager in active shooter events.
- May 24, 2021
Ep 32: Command Post vs. Tactical, Triage, and Transport
An important discussion on the fundamental difference between the work that gets done at the tactical, triage, and trans...
- May 17, 2021
Ep 31: Zones
This episode is about Zones in Active Shooter Response and how they help us communicate the threat picture.
- May 10, 2021
Emotional Responsibility for Each Other
An important discussion on emotional responsibility for your fellow first responders with special guest Dr. Sara Metz fr...
- May 3, 2021
Staying in Your Lane
Today's topic, we're going to talk about staying in your lane for active shooter events and what that means.
- Apr 26, 2021
Ep 28: Importance of the PIO
A discussion about the Public Information Officer and why it is critical in Active Shooter Event Response
- Apr 18, 2021
Ep 27: Emotionally Responsible Room Entry
Room entry tactics are a delicate topic in law enforcement, but this discussion is about considering the impact of a ful...
- Apr 12, 2021
Ep 26: Communications
This Active Shooter Incident Management episode is all about communications, including Dispatch, radios, face-to-face, c...
- Apr 5, 2021
Ep 25: Staging
Why Staging is so important in an Active Shooter Event, how it works, and how it can save you.
- Mar 29, 2021
Ep 24: Rescue Task Force (RTF)
This show is all about Rescue Task Force (RTF), their role in an Active Shooter Event, key tasks the RTF needs to execut...
- Mar 22, 2021
Ep 23: Contact Teams
Episode 23: A discussion of Contact Teams, the role of the first arriving law enforcement officers, and the professional...
- Mar 15, 2021
Ep 22: Complex Coordinated Attack (CCA)
Episode 22: A discussion of Complex Coordinated Attack (CCA), sometimes referred to as Complex Coordinated Terrorist Att...
- Mar 8, 2021
Ep 21: SSAVEIM with John-Michael Keyes, Part 2
Ep 21: SSAVEIM, Interview with John-Michael Keyes (Part 2) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Originally recorded Dec 20...
- Mar 1, 2021
Ep 20: Reunification with John-Michael Keyes, Part 1
Ep 20: Standard Reunification Method, Interview with John-Michael Keyes (Part 1) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Orig...
- Feb 22, 2021
Ep 19: Back to Training
Episode 19: We're back with updates, what's new, and how you can get great training now!
- Feb 24, 2020
Ep 18: #10 Overall, what are the gaps in our preparedness? - "10 Q...
Question 10: Overall, what are the gaps in our preparedness? From 10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire...
- Feb 17, 2020
Ep 17: #9 What is your comfort with our schools' plans? - "10 Ques...
Question 9: What is your comfort with our schools' Violent Event and Reunification plans? From 10 Questions for the Mayo...
- Feb 10, 2020
Ep 16: #8 What are you doing with community partners? - "10 Questi...
Question 8: What are you doing with community partners regarding Active Shooter Hostile Events? From 10 Questions for t...
- Jan 31, 2020
Ep 15: #7 How will Public Information be Managed? - "10 Questions...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 7: "How will Public Information and Social...
- Jan 31, 2020
Ep 14: #6 What joint exercises have you done? - "10 Questions from...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 6: "What joint exercises have you done and...
- Nov 11, 2019
Ep 13: #5 What joint training have you done? - "10 Questions from...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 5: "What joint training have you done and w...
- Nov 4, 2019
Ep 12: #4 How does each Discipline use ICS? - "10 Questions from t...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 4: "How does each discipline (i.e. law enfo...
- Oct 18, 2019
Ep 11: #3 How does our Policy Fit with Mutual Aid? - "10 Questions...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 3: How does our joint response policy fit wi...
- Oct 13, 2019
Ep 10: #2 What is our Joint ICS Structure? - "10 Questions from th...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 2: "What is the integrated Incident Command...
- Sep 28, 2019
Ep 09: #1 Show me our joint Active Shooter Response policy - "10 Q...
10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 1:"Chiefs, please show and review with me ou...
- Sep 10, 2018
Episode 08: Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
Discussion of IEDs - Improvised Explosive Devices (aka bombs) in Active Shooter Events
- Aug 27, 2018
Episode 07: Tactical Training for Leadership
Discussion of leadership engagement, tactical training for leaders, and leadership modeling.
- Jul 16, 2018
Episode 06: What Makes Managing an Active Shooter Event Different?
Discussion of what makes managing Active Shooter Events different from other types of incidents
- Jul 2, 2018
Episode 05: Casualty Collection Point and Ambulance Exchange Point
Discussion of Casualty Collection Points (CCP) and Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP) in Active Shooter Incident Management...
- Jul 2, 2018
Episode 04: Command Post Integration
Discussion of Command Post integration in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
- Jul 2, 2018
Episode 03: Triage and Transport
Discussion of the Triage and Transport Group Supervisor positions in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
- Jul 2, 2018
Episode 02: The 5th Man (Tactical)
Discussion of the 5th Man (also known as the Tactical Group Supervisor) in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
- Jul 2, 2018
Episode 01: Common Misconceptions
Discussion of common misconceptions in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)
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