The Pennsylvania Tactical officers Association would like to invite any tactical operators, law enforcement, and corrections officers to attend the Pennsylvania Tactical Officers Association Conference, hosted by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police S.W.A.T. Team and the State Police SERT Team West, on October 11-13, 2011.
Come train and network with law enforcement professionals from around the tri-state area!
Location: City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hotel Information: Hyatt, North Shore. Ask for Govt rate.
Vendor Show Location: PNC Park Home Plate Club Facility
Registration: $150.00 per operator. Cost includes banquet, vendor show, and all hospitality activities and tracks of instruction. Visit www.patoa.org for more information.
Late Registration- No late registration fees!!!!!!!!! You can register up to Oct. 11th as long as courses are available.
Conference Highlights: Vendor Show, Multiple tracks for tactical operators, tactical command, instructor level courses, awards banquet, raffle prizes, and networking with SWAT operators from around the tri state area.
Free Vendor Show will be Tuesday October 11th 2011 from 0900hrs until 1800hrs. Vendor show is open to all public safety with valid ID.
****The PATOA staff reserves the right to refuse entry to any persons at thier discretion*******
****Vendor registration Deadline-*******
All requests for vendor space must be made by October 1st, 2011.
Banquet will follow the vendor show, Oct 11th.
The conference is open to Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Military Personnel with proper I.D.
Courses of Instruction
BarricadeResolution
Hours:16
Instructor: Sgt. Pat Hiliker Pima County AZ Sheriff’s Office
Description: This class is designed to discuss and perform the tactical principles needed to assist Incident Command in the resolve of barricaded suspects. Topics include deployment strategies, manpower requirements, and the use of munitions and technology for tactical resolve.
Student Requirements: SWAT Tactical Gear Handgun and long gun,
Marksman/ObserverOperations
Hours:16
Instructor: Sam Todd Metro SWAT
Description: This course will focus on field craft exercises concerning marksman observer operations to include insertion and egress for surveillance operations, range estimation, target identification, and common tactical principles surround marksman observer operations
Student Requirements: Camo Uniform, Ghuillie Suit, long gun, binoculars or spotting scope and foul weather gear
TacticalHandgun
Hours:16
Instructor: Jason Behun Cape Coral Florida PD SWAT
Description: This training course is designed for SWAT trainers and operators responsible for conducting firearms training for their respective teams. The training will be centered on courses of fire that apply tactically sound principles in order to better prepare their SWAT operators for close quarter engagements. The purpose of the course is to provide information and ideas to design SWAT firearms training that tests the limits and exposes the capabilities of your SWAT operators and is relevant to your team’s tactical doctrine.
Student Requirements: 500 Rounds of Handgun Ammunition, eye and ear protection, tactical rig, vest and helmet
HostageRescueOperations
Hours:16
Instructor: Christian D’Alessandro Dallas SWAT
Description: This course will concentrate on the principles surrounding hostage rescue operations, concepts of movement, coordination of multiple elements and strategies for effective tactical resolve. Additionally this course will have a live fire component to it that with focus on the development of proficiency levels needed during Hostage Rescue Operations.
Student Requirements: N/A
CTSBallisticBreachingInstructor
Hours:8
Instructor: CTS Staff
Description: This Instructor Certification Course will cover the principles surrounding ballistic breaching operations and At the conclusion of this block the student will be a certified instructor from the manufacturer.
Student Requirements: Tactical Gear, Eye and Ear Protection
CTSLessLethalInstructor
Hours:8
Instructor: CTS Staff
Description: This Instructor Certification Course will cover less lethal philosophy deployment and strategies and common accepted practices within the tactical community. At the conclusion of this block the student will be a certified instructor from the manufacturer.
Student Requirements: Tactical Gear, Eye and Ear Protection
TacticalRifleDeploymentTechniques
Hours:16
Instructor: Instructor Pat Fiorilli and Ted Morely, Lakewood PD Westshore Enforcement Bureau SWAT
Description: This Course will focus on the principles and fundamentals of long gun deployment as it relates to high risk tactical situations.
Student Requirements: Tactical Gear, Eye and Ear Protection, Long Gun
TeamLeaderDevelopment
Hours:16
Instructor: Sgt. Dan Murphy, Fort Collins Colorado
Description: This training is designed for law enforcement personnel responsible for deploying as a SWAT team leader, or as a supervisor who is responsible for the training and deployment of tactical teams. The focus is on pre-incident training, planning, organizing and the tactical decision-making process used in the resolution of high-risk operations. Also included in the curriculum is an overview of SWAT training topics including selection and testing, training issues and liability, national SWAT Standards and critical incident reviews. Practical applications will consist of scouting and planning warrants, small team planning, tactics used in the resolution of critical incidents and reviewing tactical incidents and videos.
Student Requirements: None
SWATCriticalIncidentManagementandCommandOperations
Hours:16
Instructor: Cmdr. Thor Elles, Colorado Springs Colorado SWAT Team
Description: This class will focus on Tactical Command Operations as they relate to strategy, planning, resource allocation, legal issues, concepts and span of control, command vs. control, Incident Command, NIMS, and tactical strategy as it relates to hostage and barricade situations.
Student Requirements: None
TacticalEmergencyMedicine
Hours:16
Instructor: Mr. Chris Mark Heben, Former Navy SEAL
Description: Medical Security International delivers Integrative Tactical Emergency Medical training and gear for first responders of all types. We focus on essentials for those on the front lines. We deliver the best protective equipment, tourniquets, hemostatic dressings and training services in an efficient, cost effective single source solution. Simply carrying tourniquets and bandages is no guarantee. Learning how and when to apply them makes the difference. Whether you are a law enforcement officer in harms way or a medical provider in the austere environment, MSI equips and empowers you to complete your mission. Experience tells us that people perform to their lowest level of training when under severe stress. Every deadly force encounter differs in detail but not in principle. Survivors all share one thing – their lowest level of training was better than their opponent’s highest. MSI integrates our medical training into the tactical situations you face. Our courses are taught by the survivors of deadly force encounters and experienced medical providers. We integrate the latest guidelines and research into the skills we teach and how we teach them.
Student Requirements: SWAT Tactical Gear Handgun and long gun, (if available)
SWATTacticalOperationsLegalUpdate
Hours:8
Instructor: Kevan Dugan, PA State Police (Ret)
Description: This class will focus on Tactical Command Operations as they relate to strategy, planning, resource allocation, legal issues, concepts and span of control, command vs. control, Incident Command, NIMS, and tactical strategy as it relates to hostage and barricade situations.
Student Requirements: None
CTSLessLethalInstructor
Hours:8
Instructor: CTS Staff
Description: Information provided, will include history of the product, nomenclature of the product, use of force considerations, different applications for the product, training examples, and legal implications.
Student Requirements: SWAT Tactical Gear Handgun and long gun
CovertEntryandLockBypassTechniques
Hours:16
Instructors: Ted Morely West Shore Enforcement Bureau SWAT
Cyril Cheng, Michigan Tactical Officer Association
Description: This course will be an intense 2 day class concerning covert bypass of locking mechanisms commonly incurred by SWAT Teams in commercial and residential structures. Students will be familiarized with common bypass and lock defeating methods used in the industry.
Student Requirements: None
ExaminingDeadlyForceEncounters
Hours:8
Instructors: Dave Klinger
Description: This course will examine the Police use of deadly force
David A. Klinger is an Associate Professor. He received a B.A. in History from Seattle Pacific University in 1980, a Masters in Justice from American University in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Washington in 1992. Prior to joining the Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty at UMSL, Professor Klinger was Assistant (1992-1998) and Associate (1998-1999) Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston. Prior to pursuing his graduate degrees, Professor Klinger worked as a patrol officer for the Los Angeles and Redmond (WA) Police Departments. In 1997 he was the recipient of the American Society of Criminology’s inaugural Ruth Caven Young Scholar Award for outstanding early career contributions to the discipline of criminology. Professor Klinger’s research interests include a broad array of issues in the field of crime and justice, with an emphasis on the organization and actions of the modern police. He has published scholarly manuscripts that address arrest practices, the use of force, how features of communities affect the actions of patrol officers, and terrorism. He has conducted two federally-funded research projects dealing with the use of force by police officers; one on officer-involved shootings and the other on police special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams.
Student Requirements: None
For More Info Contact:
Steve Mescan, Pittsburgh SWAT
PATOA, President: 412-983-7437
email: steve.mescan@patoa.org
or
Bill Young. PA State Police S.E.R.T. West
PATOA Vice President 724-882-9244
email: wilyoung@state.pa.us
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