February 19, 2010
SPECIAL TOPICS CLASS-PEARL, MS (APRIL 27-29, 2010)
The Mississippi Association of Crisis Negotiator’s (MACN) will sponsor a three day special topics class. The Class will be held April 27-29, 2010, on the campus of the Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, MS. The training is designed to familiarize members of local, state, and federal law enforcement, prison officials, and first responders to a crisis situation. This will also serve as a refresher training for trained negotiators and crisis managers.
The topics covered will include, but not limited to, active listening skills, command/tactical/negotiation communication, crisis negotiation team protocol, crisis intervention, decision making criteria for commanders, high risk indicators in crisis negotiations, incident assessment process, kidnap negotiations, negotiations in a prison setting, fundamentals of crisis negotiation, and law enforcement on-line. Also, case studies of several crisis situations will be presented during the week.
The class will start each day at 8:30 am and end at 5:00 pm. Those selected to attend will be awarded 24 hours credit for training by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Office of Standards and Training.
The training is free of charges, however, all meals, transportation, and living arrangements are the responsibility of the attendee. Additional information will be provided to those selected to attend.
To register for this class, visit the Jackson FBI’s website, www.jackson.fbi.gov, and download the application. Fax or mail the completed application to Training Tech Coretta Magee or SA Jeffery Artis. The deadline for registration is March 26, 2010.
Note: The class will be limited to 100 attendees, so get the application in ASAP.
February 12, 2010
CTS INSTRUCTOR CLASS-SOUTHAVEN
The Southaven Police Department is hosting a Combined Tactical Systems Instructor Class at the Southaven Police Department Training Center on May 10th thru May 14th, 2010. The Instructor Class will be 8 hours per day to include classroom and range exercises. Information provided, will include history of the products, nomenclature of products, use of force considerations, hands on applications for products, training examples, and legal implications. The class will cover OC, Chemical Munitions, Impact Munitions, and Distraction Devices. The cost for the class is $695.00 per student. To register for the class go to www.combinedsystems.com or contact Amberlyn Jones at 724-932-2177 ext 119.
February 4, 2010
2010 NORTH AMERICAN SNIPER CHAMPIONSHIP-COMPETITOR INFO
2010 NASC competitors who want to check/adjust their rifles will be allowed to use the Southaven range on Sunday, March 21, from 12 noon until 1700 HRS. In the past, we have checked rifles on Monday morning. This year, because of the new schedule, there will be no time on Monday to do this and we will begin the competition promptly at 8:00 AM.
At 1800 on Sunday, we will conduct a competitor briefing and pass out packets with course information and rules.