Training & Events

This eight-hour course is locally developed by regional police officers and tactical medics. It was developed for regional first responders who will be exposed to and then asked to demonstrate techniques related to countermeasures when engaging with motivated attackers. This instructor-led training will start with classroom instruction which will build to demonstrated techniques and end with practical application scenarios involving simunitions.

Target audience: Sworn law enforcement officers, tactical medics.

Travel costs are not provided.

The Shelter Fundamentals course is a basic level course that introduces the roles and responsibilities for opening, operating and closing a shelter during a disaster. The course focuses on what new shelter workers need to know to work in a shelter. The purpose of the course is to prepare participants for the roles and responsibilities they will perform at a shelter service.

The Shelter Simulations course provides an opportunity for participants to increase their knowledge of working in a shelter and gain confidence in performing various shelter tasks. The course provides practical experience on how to conduct the various tasks required to maintain a functioning shelter and situations that may arise during shelter operations. Activities include group discussion; role plays and hands-on practice.

Participants in the course will learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control it with three quick techniques. The Stop the Bleed training course will empower you to make a life-or-death difference when a bleeding emergency happens. 

The instructors will teach you in person using training materials specially developed to teach bleeding control techniques. They will instruct you, and also be available to check your movements as you practice three different bleeding control actions: 

Please join us for a free training opportunity to understand the risks to your facility, learn what makes your facility susceptible to risks and how you can prepare and mitigate the risks.

Knowing how to stop serious bleeding can save a life. Learn about tourniquet use and wound triage.

Please note that this event is not hosted by MARC. Please contact the host for additional information about this event. 

Please join us for a free training opportunity to understand the risks to your facility, learn what makes your facility susceptible to risks and how you can prepare and mitigate the risks.

Participants will learn risk recognition, responder safety, patient care considerations, evidence-based decontamination, and coordination across agencies grounded in real incidents from the KC Metro.

The Advanced Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) course provides responders with the experience and confidence to manage an Active Shooter Event, no matter their rank or assignment. Active Shooter Incident Management Advanced is a 3-day comprehensive course using the ASIM Checklist integrated response process with eleven hands-on scenario exercises (using the multi-responder NIMSProTM 3D Simulation System). 

The course provides hands-on incident management experience for street responders and leaders alike. 

This course will provide participants with tools and techniques for conducting crowd management and crowd control. Participants will engage in scenario-based activities designed to expand their ability to resolve risks related to crowd management and crowd control. The training is applicable across the United States regardless of the venue size, capacity, or type of event. Those who successfully complete this course should be able to use this training to develop or improve crowd management and crowd control programs for any sport or special event.