Crowd Management/Mobile Field Force
Enhanced Mobile Field Force Training
Featuring a proliferation of small- to large-scale riots, the Safariland Training Group’s Crowd Management/Mobile Field Force program meets the needs of agencies that are tasked with crowd control. With classroom and practical application, this five-day course is for everyone from the patrolman to the supervisor, covering all aspects of dealing with situations from an orderly protest to a large-scale riot.
Upcoming Courses
Course Overview
The course includes some hands-on applications, but is mainly classroom-based. The course covers planning, preparedness, staging and deployment of a crowd management force, with an emphasis on modern mobile field force and chemical agent deployment tactics, including some drills with inert less-lethal munitions. Throughout the course, real-world incidents will be reviewed and students will determine what went well and what didn’t.
Topics covered in this course include:
- History of riotous behavior
- Demonstrator tactics
- Intelligence gathering
- Planning
- Crisis decision making
- Conflict management
- Legal issues and civil disorder
- Community relations
- Strategies and tactics
- Chemical agents
- Less-lethal munitions
- Mass arrests
- Mobile field forces and mobile tactics
- Command-post exercise
Prerequisites
Basic firearms proficiency and instructor background. Each student must be a sworn law-enforcement or correctional officer, federal agent, state-licensed security officer (OC only) or active military. These courses are not available to civilians.
Required Equipment
- Riot Helmet
- Ear and Eye Protection
- BDUs
- Arm Guards
- Vest/Chest Protector
- Protective (Gas) Mask with Carrier
- Carrier
- Baton
- Duty Belt
- Boots
- Leg Guards
- Gloves
- Calculator
- Department 37mm, 40mm or 12-Gauge Shotgun (required)
- Hydration System (optional)
- Change of Clothing (optional)
- Inclement-weather Gear (optional)
Interested In
All Safariland Training Group courses are available for hosting by your agency. Contact us for information on the requirements and benefits of hosting a course.
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