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The infographic, titled "The 911 Intelligence Nexus," illustrates the critical role of dispatch centers during hostile events. Its primary purpose is to outline how the dispatch center acts as the ini...

A discussion about uses of the ASIM Checklist beyond active shooter events.

10 Questions for the Mayor to ask the Police and Fire Chief Series Question 4: "How does each discipline (i.e. law enforcement, fire, EMS) use ICS individually and jointly on a routine basis (i.e. re...

This video is a step‑by‑step explainer of the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Checklist using real‑style radio traffic from a fictional school shooting scenario. As the incident unfolds over...

NIMSPro3 is a 3D first person game simulating walking around in a photo-realistic real-world location, used to train First Responder for Active Shooter Events.

NCIER builds professional readiness for the future by showing responders how to be faster, work as one team, and save every life that can be saved.

Contact NCIER for active shooter training, ASIM courses, HSEEP exercises, or consulting. We are here to help your agency prepare.

This episode explores how first responders can build and maintain active shooter incident management skills by incorporating key practices and terminology into everyday calls, routine incidents, and s...

Today’s topic is overcoming tunnel vision - how to recognize when things have gone sideways. If you don’t recognize it, you can’t fix it.

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The NCIER Podcast discusses active shooter incident management. Gain key insights from public safety experts that may help you save lives.

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The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is licensed by NCIER to deliver ASIM Basic and SSAVEIM courses to Virginia law enforcement and public safety agencies.

ASIM Advanced is a 3-day, 24-hour simulation-based course for up to 60 responders. Run 10 complete active shooter and complex coordinated attack incidents using the NTOA-endorsed ASIM Checklist.

This white paper emphasizes the critical, often overlooked role of dispatch and 911 centers as the initial intelligence nexus during hostile events like active shooter incidents. The authors highlight...

This infographic summarizes the key findings of the 163 page report by the US Secret Service on the State of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) in K–12 Public Schools. The report inves...

This document details the Safety Priority decision-making model used by law enforcement to evaluate tactical actions based on a strict hierarchy of life safety: 1. Hostages, 2. Innocent Bystanders, 3....

Dispatch isn't just a voice on the radio—it can make or break an active shooter response. In this episode we sit down with Bill Godfrey, Sheriff Kevin Beary, and Kevin Nichols to unpack why 911/dispat...

Today’s episode explores the roles and differences of Casualty Collection Points (CCPs) and Ambulance Exchange Points (AEPs) in active shooter and mass casualty responses. The conversation focuses on...

In this emotional interview, Hope recounts the fear, confusion, and moments of courage as she and her classmates barricaded themselves and relied on each other through four tense hours. Her story offe...

The core objectives for responders in an active shooter event – neutralizing the threat, rescuing victims, and securing the scene – are closely linked and must be prioritized based on the situation. C...

Ballistic protection for EMS can be beneficial, but it requires careful planning, budgeting and consideration of numerous factors to implement effectively.

What would you do if you were the first to arrive at an active shooter event? The first arriving law enforcement officer and the first arriving fire company have specific duties that must be done. The...

Episode 101 explores common obstacles faced by change agents trying to implement new emergency response protocols. The hosts discuss practical strategies for overcoming these challenges, emphasizing t...

Reunification happens every day from a school perspective - parent pick-up, buses, etc. But what happens after a violent event? How do the public safety community and the school community come togethe...

Today’s podcast looks at crisis communication strategies for large-campus environments likes schools, hospitals, and malls. Our panel explores alert systems, the power of plain speak, and other strate...

Today’s podcast delves into how focusing on potential negative outcomes can actually lead to better preparation and decision-making during critical incidents

In today’s podcast we discuss active shooter data and trends, focusing on response strategies and what role data analysis plays in improving preparedness.

Perimeter – the concept is simple; the application is hard. Both inner and outer perimeter are valuable assets, but the porous nature of perimeter can lead to an incident going sideways.

On our first podcast in 2018, we discussed the common misconceptions surrounding Active Shooter Incident Management. Today we will examine the progress we’ve made since then and explore the current ar...

Having ambulances to transport patients is just one job of the Transport Group Supervisor. Working shoulder to shoulder with Tactical and Triage, Transport is a vital component of saving lives.

What if we responded to an Active Shooter Event and it was totally silent? How would first responders react? Trust their gut or trust the intelligence? In today’s episode, we take a look at adaptiv...

Sometimes communications fail – not just radios. Today’s episode looks at ways to work around radio transmission issues - be it technology, transmission overload, or radio discipline.

Change is hard. Today’s episode continues the discussion of how to overcome the obstacles we set as reasons not to adapt to change. We look at standard responses on why things “won’t work” and give y...

There are dozens of reasons not to change, adjust and adapt our training, but who is going to take responsibility after an incident if we don’t work together? Today’s episode examines how we can overc...

Today, we hear what high school students think about Active Shooter Events. Meet Ryan, a 16 year-old sophomore who gives us his no-holds-barred take on how he and his friends think and feel on this to...

Whichever triage system you use, it may not be enough in an Active Shooter Event. Today's topic is the Trappings of Triage and avoiding common mistakes in an Active Shooter Event.

In this week's podcast, we discuss the development of a model response policy and the obstacles organizations may face when trying to implement it.

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 success: we've got to be able to work together. We've got to get people assigned to th...

Today, our discussion centers around the invaluable medical insights gleaned from battlefield experiences and how we can adapt these lessons to enhance survival rates in active shooter scenarios.

This week we talk about avoiding the temptation to over-complicate terminology and creating unnecessary confusion. Keep it simple!

Today, our discussion will revolve around the concept of mobile attackers and mobile attacks. We'll explore scenarios that involve multiple sites as potential targets, various attack locations, and th...

As we travel the country doing training, we frequently run into people who are introducing unnecessary confusion and extra terminology. Today's topic: Don't make managing an Active Shooter Event more...

Sheriff Michelle Cook and Police Chief Terry Nichols share their experiences implementing the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist process and their tips for success. Don't miss this discussio...

This week we are interviewing John Curnutt from ALERRT. We discuss how ALERRT started, it's mission, and how it works together in the active shooter picture.

We are splitting this week's topic in two parts. First, we are discussing some tips and suggestions for instructors teaching ASIM Basic classes. Next week we will continue with the Counterstrike Syste...

On this week's podcast, we discuss the common obstacles you may encounter during day one of training.

For this week's podcast topic, we discuss different types of micro training to help reinforce active shooter incident management methods.

Sheriff Michelle Cook shares her experience hosting the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Intermediate course remotely for Clay County (FL) on the NCIER Campus virtual platform

A discussion about tips and tricks at the tactical, triage and transport location.

A discussion about the Intelligence function in Active Shooter Incident Management (hint: it's not just a law enforcement issue).

A discussion about how small and rural communities can respond and structure their response to active shooter events.

A discussion about five common mistakes in active shooter events response and active shooter incident management.

A discussion about the role of emergency management and the emergency manager in active shooter events.

An important discussion on the fundamental difference between the work that gets done at the tactical, triage, and transport area versus the work that gets done at the command post.

This episode is about Zones in Active Shooter Response and how they help us communicate the threat picture.

An important discussion on emotional responsibility for your fellow first responders with special guest Dr. Sara Metz from Code-4 Counseling in Lone Tree, Colorado. If you need assistance, PLEASE reac...

A discussion about the Public Information Officer and why it is critical in Active Shooter Event Response

Room entry tactics are a delicate topic in law enforcement, but this discussion is about considering the impact of a full dynamic entry on children. You don't want to miss this!

Episode 23: A discussion of Contact Teams, the role of the first arriving law enforcement officers, and the professionalism required to shoulder the immense responsibility of responding to an Active S...

Episode 22: A discussion of Complex Coordinated Attack (CCA), sometimes referred to as Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA).

Ep 21: SSAVEIM, Interview with John-Michael Keyes (Part 2) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Originally recorded Dec 2019 just prior to COVID, in Part 1 we discussed the Standard Reunification Method...

Ep 20: Standard Reunification Method, Interview with John-Michael Keyes (Part 1) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Originally recorded Dec 2019 just prior to COVID, in Part 1 we discuss the SRM appro...

Discussion of IEDs - Improvised Explosive Devices (aka bombs) in Active Shooter Events

Discussion of leadership engagement, tactical training for leaders, and leadership modeling.

Discussion of what makes managing Active Shooter Events different from other types of incidents

Discussion of the 5th Man (also known as the Tactical Group Supervisor) in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)

Discussion of the Triage and Transport Group Supervisor positions in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)

Discussion of Command Post integration in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)

Discussion of Casualty Collection Points (CCP) and Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP) in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)

Discussion of common misconceptions in Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM)

This video takes you inside a three-day, simulation-based active shooter training where police, fire, EMS, and dispatch all train together instead of in silos. Using a high-fidelity virtual environmen...

This video walks through the major updates in Version 3.0 of the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Checklist and explains why they were made. Instructors Bill Godfrey and Joe Ferrara use a sho...

This video takes you inside specialized active shooter incident management training built specifically for airports. Using a high‑fidelity computer simulation system with aircraft that taxi, park at g...