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Petco Park

LSU NCBRT/ACE Brings Active Threat Training to San Diego Padres’ Petco Park

At the end of January, subject matter experts and staff from LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (NCBRT/ACE) travelled to California to deliver a number of its emergency response training to San Diego Padres security staff and other emergency responders.

Morgan State

LSU NCBRT/ACE Conducts Active Threat Table-Top Exercise for Morgan State University

On February 6-7, LSU NCBRT/ACE travelled to Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, to conduct a table-top exercise for the university’s safety personnel, administrators, campus departments and president. This training is part of ongoing training collaboration between LSU NCBRT/ACE and federal partners to secure and prepare the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host Training to Increase Awareness and Prepare for Potential Active Threats

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY is hosting an emergency response training course on December 20, 2023. This course, Surviving an Active Threat: Run. Hide. Fight. (PER-375), addresses the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm and guides non-traditional first responders in the various ways these methods can be employed.

LSU NCBRT/ACE Launches New Course on De-Escalation Techniques and Professional Policing

LSU NCBRT/ACE Launches New Course on De-Escalation Techniques and Professional Policing

LSU NCBRT/ACE has recently launched a new course, PER-405: De-Escalation Strategies and Professional Policing, that provides officers with the best strategies to safely avoid escalating encounters between police and the public.

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NDPC Reflects on Past Accomplishments and Looks Toward the Future

Over the past three years, the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium has strived to deliver flexible and timely training. The NDPC is a seven-member partnership of nationally recognized organizations that enhances the preparedness of federal, state, local, territorial and tribal emergency responders; develops, delivers, and assesses response plans; and provides training, technical assistance, and exercises.

LSU NCBRT/ACE Awarded $22 Million Grant from Department of Homeland Security

LSU NCBRT/ACE Awarded $22 Million Grant from Department of Homeland Security

The US Department of Homeland Security has granted $22 million to the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Academy for Counter-Terrorist Education, or LSU NCBRT/ACE.

Enid High School

LSU NCBRT/ACE Conducts Oklahoma’s Largest State-Wide Active Shooter Training

On Friday, September 1, the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, in partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma School Security Institute, delivered its course, Surviving an Active Threat: Run. Hide. Fight. for over one thousand employees of the Enid Public School System.

LSU NCBRT/ACE and Louisiana Board of Regents Produce Run. Hide. Fight. Educational Video for State Universities

LSU NCBRT/ACE and Louisiana Board of Regents Produce Run. Hide. Fight. Educational Video for State Universities

As Louisiana’s universities begin their fall semesters, the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education is helping students, faculty and staff gain the skills and knowledge to protect themselves and their communities from potential active threats.

LSU NCBRT/ACE Delivers Active Threat Training to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Nations

LSU NCBRT/ACE Delivers Active Threat Training to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Nations

The LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE) recently delivered important active threat response training to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of the Flathead Reservation in Pablo, Montana.

FLETC Glynco Hosts Multi-Agency Critical Incident Response Scenario Training for Area First Responders

FLETC Glynco Hosts Multi-Agency Critical Incident Response Scenario Training for Area First Responders

GLYNCO, GA – On Saturday, June 10, 2023, 20 county, state, and federal public safety agencies from across Glynn County, GA participated in a large-scale, scenario-based training to enhance community preparedness in the event of a major critical incident, such as an active threat, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, GA.