CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE COURSE FOR SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS
Hosted by the San Diego State University Police Department
December 6-9, 2005 / 0800-1700
SDSU Campus, Gateway Center, San Diego, CA


This 4 day / 32 hour course is designed to help the Field Supervisor prepare for and manage
major tactical events. This course is particularly designed for Senior Officers, Sergeants,
Lieutenants, and Watch Commanders. This course will also be of critical interest to:
Dispatchers, Fire Command Officers, Civilian Managers and Public Officials. This class is POST
Plan III Certified and is reimbursable to the agency for tuition, travel, lodging, per diem,
etc. - tuition is $253 per student.



THE COURSE
Our goal is to prepare the Field Supervisor to be an effective leader at a Critical Incident.
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive review of the current field tactical
doctrine, with an emphasis on the use of a four-step Critical Incident Response Plan that will
be developed in class. The student will be exposed to case studies and will participate in
tabletop classroom exercises.

TOPICS COVERED
Role of the Field Leader // Department Initiated v. Suspect Initiated Events // Common points to
all Critical Incidents // Active Shooter Incidents, such as Columbine H.S. // Advantages of the
Suspect v. Responding Officers // Mutual Aid Issues // Evacuation v. Rescue // Role of the Fire
Department in Critical Incident Response // Law Enforcement Role in a Mass Casualty Incident-MCI
// Crisis Media Relations// Establishment of the Four-Step Patrol Team Response Plan //
Development of a Critical Incident Checklist // Terrorism Response Issues // Less than Lethal
Devices and their Deployment // High-rise Building Tactics // Crisis Negotiations for The First
Responder // SEMS and the Law Enforcement Incident Command System // Unified Command Concepts.

THE INSTRUCTOR
The Instructor is Lt. John Kane (ret) of the Sacramento Police Department. Lt. Kane is a 30-year
law enforcement veteran who has commanded over 50 Critical Incidents. He holds a Masters Degree
in Criminal Justice, and is on the faculty at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
where he teaches Law Enforcement Response to Disasters and Critical Incidents.
In 2002 Lt. Kane received the POST Governor's Award for Law Enforcement Training Excellence for
his work in Critical Incident and Disaster Response Training. This course continues to be one of
the highest rated POST Classes by the students who have attended it.

This course quickly sold-out here last month, so we're sponsoring it again.



To Register for this course go to the Website at:  http://www.dprep.com
Upon registration you will receive an instant confirmation email with maps, hotel info, etc.
Questions, please call:  916-761-9130, or email at:  info@dprep.com

THIS COURSE IS A POST PLAN III AND IS REIMBURSABLE TO THE AGENCY FOR
TUITION, TRAVEL, LODGING, PER DIEM, ETC. - TUITION IS $253 per student