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Police Hold Active Shooter Training At Elementary School In Northern Westchester Police Hold Active Shooter Training At Elementary School In Northern Westchester
Police Hold Active Shooter Training At Elementary School In Northern Westchester A training exercise was held at an elementary school in Northern Westchester to prepare police and first responders for active shooter incidents.  The training was held on Wednesday night, Oct. 19, at the Mount Kisco Elementary School at 47 West Hyatt Ave., according to Westchester County Police.  At the school, drills were held that focused on protocols and procedures that should be used by first responders during a mass shooting, police said.  Part of this also includes separating into "rescue task forces," so that teams of police, firefighters, and emergency res…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Public Safety Department To Hold Active Shooter Training For County Residents In Mount Kisco Public Safety Department To Hold Active Shooter Training For County Residents In Mount Kisco
Public Safety Department To Hold Active Shooter Training For County Residents In Mount Kisco The Westchester County Department of Public Safety has scheduled an active shooter training seminar for county residents. The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course was built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed by Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) in 2004. As a whole, the course is designed to provide strategies and proven techniques for surviving an active shooter event. The topics that will be discussed at this training event range from the history and presence of active shooter events to civilian response options, medical issues …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Westchester Police Offer School Safety Training Westchester Police Offer School Safety Training
Westchester Police Offer School Safety Training As part of the Westchester County Police’s ongoing initiatives to safeguard Westchester’s schools, the County Police will once again be holding a series of training classes and exercises this school year for educators and first responders from police, fire and EMS agencies. Training will be conducted at the Westchester County Police Academy in Valhalla, at individual schools through presentations and drills, and at seminars that bring together educators from across the county.  Through similar events and exercises held in recent years, the County Police have trained hundreds of first respon…

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by Jon Craig