Controlled F.O.R.C.E. has spent the past several years developing a scenario-based curriculum that addresses spontaneously occurring, ongoing incidents that may involve an Active Shooter situation where failure to act most likely will have catastrophic consequences resulting in multiple officer and/or civilian deaths.

There are major key elements of tactical response that Operators, such as SWAT, SRT, Special Forces, spend a great deal of time honing in order to be able to re-gain control of a critical environment. Some of these key elements are necessary for first responding personnel to understand in order to survive and effectively control a critical environment as it spontaneously occurs. Controlled F.O.R.C.E. has developed a method of basic tactical response training formulated to the specific needs of the first responder.

Key elements of tactical response that the first responder must have an understanding of include:

• Individual and Team Dynamic Tactical Entry / Tactical Ingress and Egress
• Improvised Team Tactics
• Room Clearing, Hallway Clearing, Stairway Clearing
• Threat Identification and Response
• Environment Control Measures
• Areas of Responsibility
• Zone Domination for Response to Secondary Attack

If recent trends in school shootings, church shootings, and even military base shootings teach us anything, it is that well armed, skilled gunmen with the motivation and determination to wreak havoc can cause massive loss of life in a matter of moments. What’s more, we all know that routine situations such as domestic calls can turn extremely violent in an instant. Personnel that respond to these situations must have a basic tactical response capability to act in a manner that eliminates all threats as quickly as possible.