Community Safety Training
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The Department of Public Safety hosts Community Safety Trainings throughout the year to educate and prepare members of the UTC community on how to keep themselves and others safe.
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Training Topics:
- Armed Intruder Training for the UTC Community
Based on the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University's "Civilian Response to Armed Intruders" (CRASE) training, this program instructs members of the UTC community on how to respond during a potential armed intruder incidents.
Length: One (1) hour
- Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC)
Developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER), this training teaches participants how to help assist in preventing acts of targeted violence, such as, but not limited to, terrorism, school shootings, or mass attacks in public spaces by identifying those threats or observable behaviors that may indicate the potential for violence.
Length: Eight (8) hours
- Bloodborne Pathogens
This training instructs participants on how bloodborne pathogens are spread, how to avoid exposure, and what to do if exposed to infectious materials.
Length: One (1) hour
- CPR, AED, and First Aid for Adults
This training instructs participants on how to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and how to render first aid.
Length: Eight (8) hours
- Fire Extinguisher Training
This training teaches participants how to properly use fire extinguishers in case of fire-related emergency.
Length: One (1) hour
- First On Scene (FOTS)
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- Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Systems for Women
The R.A.D. Systems training provides defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense tactics. Participants will learn awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, in addition to to the basics of hands-on defense training.
Length: Eight (8) hours, split into two sessions
- Stop the Bleed
A program developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), this training helps participants learn to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control bleeding, empowering individuals to make a life or death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.
Length: Two (2) hours
- SKYWARN Storm Spotter
A program of the National Weather Service (NWS), the SKYWARN Storm Spotter program teaches participants on how to help keep their local community safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the NWS.
Length: Two (2) hours
- Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO)
Developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER), this training teaches participants how to utilize a four-step threat assessment model to identify, investigate, assess, and manage an individual who presents behaviors of concern, as well as equips participants with the necessary tools to empower others in their communities to identify and report potential threats.
Length: Four (4) hours
- Verbal De-Escalation for Faculty & Staff
This training teaches participants how to utilize verbal de-escalation techniques to reduce tension and attempt to resolve escalated concerns.
Length: One (1) hour