Locals participate in Active Shooter Response Training
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Steve Edwards
A simulated active shooter, left of photo, automatically flinches and loses his ability to acquire targets when potential victims throw rubber balls at him and then rush him. Counter strategies, such as this move to 'distract and interrupt,' were taught and demonstrated in an active shooter response training class sponsored by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office. In a classroom students could throw book bags, purses, books and cell phones to interrupt a shooter's ability to acquire a target.
A two-day instructor training to teach survival strategies for violent intruder or active shooter incidents was recently concluded in Chinook. The training opportunity, organized by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office, was presented by the ALICE Institute Training group. ALICE Institute has been conducting this type of training for more than 20 years. Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer said he thought the training was "great and very useful" and provided attendees with a lot of new options for dealing with various types of threats.
The class in Chinook, according to ALICE instructor...
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