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SUMMARY:Evolution of the Response to Active Shooters
LOCATION:Virtual Classroom with live instruction and interaction
DESCRIPTION:Evolution of the Response to Active Shooters\n\n09/03/26 01:00 PM EST\n - 09/03/26 05:00 PM EST\Description:\nThis four-hour course highlights the changes in the response to active shooters through the years. We will examine the historical responses to several high-profile active violence events and explore the changing thinking about the response to modern day shootings. An emphasis is placed on the role that dispatch plays in this ever-changing landscape and how multi-discipline training can benefit everyone involved within the framework of the new response tactics. \n\nThis is a half day (four hour) course that will run from 1 pm to 5 pm in our virtual classroom featuring LIVE instruction and interaction with the instructor and other course attendees. The cost is $150 per person and the course is SNC approved (MNA2025-6068). \n\nFaculty: Rich Thacker brings over 19 years of dispatch experience to MACNLOW courses, including 16 years at Eaton County Central Dispatch where he served as CTO, supervisor, and training coordinator. A CMCP and ENP-certified professional who also has a military police background and three Army Commendations for Meritorious Service, Rich instructs in MACNLOW's Basic and Advanced 40-Hour Dispatch Schools along with specialized courses on Active Shooter Incidents, Tactical Dispatching, the Opioid Crisis in Dispatch, and more.  A highly-rated instructor with hundreds of five-star reviews, Rich infuses his expertise, energy, and humor into every class.\Location:\nVirtual Classroom with live instruction and interaction\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Evolution of the Response to Active Shooters<br /><br />09/03/26 01:00 PM EST - 09/03/26 05:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br />This four-hour&nbsp;course highlights the changes in the response to active shooters through the years. We will examine the historical responses to several high-profile active violence events and explore the changing thinking about the response to modern day shootings. An emphasis is placed on the role that dispatch plays in this ever-changing landscape and how multi-discipline training can benefit everyone involved within the framework of the new response tactics.&nbsp;<br />
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This is a half day (four hour) course that will run from 1 pm to 5 pm in our virtual classroom featuring LIVE instruction and interaction with the instructor and other course attendees. The cost is $150 per person and the course is SNC approved (MNA2025-6068).&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Faculty</strong>: Rich Thacker brings over 19 years of dispatch experience to&nbsp;MACNLOW&nbsp;courses, including 16 years at Eaton County Central Dispatch where he served as CTO, supervisor, and training coordinator. A CMCP and&nbsp;ENP-certified professional who also has a military police background and three Army Commendations for Meritorious Service, Rich instructs in&nbsp;MACNLOW's&nbsp;Basic and Advanced 40-Hour Dispatch Schools along with specialized courses on Active Shooter Incidents, Tactical Dispatching, the Opioid Crisis in Dispatch, and more. &nbsp;A highly-rated instructor with hundreds of five-star reviews, Rich infuses his expertise, energy, and humor into every class.<br />Location:<br />Virtual Classroom with live instruction and interaction<br /><br />,  
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