Public Safety Training

First 30 Group provides specialized training for law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatch, and emergency management personnel responsible for responding to active shooter incidents and other mass attacks. Our programs combine national best practices, lessons learned from real-world incidents, and practical application through group activities and tabletop exercises. Training is designed to strengthen command and control, communications, resource management, and multi-agency coordination during the most critical phases of an incident.

Managing the First 30 Minutes: Mass Attack Response Management

This highly interactive course prepares public safety personnel to manage active shooter incidents and Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs) during the most critical phase of an incident—the first 30 minutes.

Aligned with national best practices, the program draws heavily from after-action reports and case studies to examine what worked, what failed, and the lessons that can be applied to future responses. Participants explore key topics including command and control, resource management, communications, unified command, and multi-agency coordination.

The course combines instructor-led discussion, group activities, and facilitated tabletop exercises that challenge participants to apply these concepts in realistic, rapidly evolving scenarios. By integrating real-world lessons with hands-on problem solving, participants strengthen their ability to make effective decisions and lead a coordinated response when every minute matters.

Tabletop Exercise Facilitator Train-the-Trainer

This train-the-trainer course prepares law enforcement, fire, and EMS personnel to facilitate realistic tabletop exercises focused on active shooter incidents and Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs). Participants examine national best practices, lessons learned from real-world incidents, and the critical decisions that influence outcomes during the first 30 minutes of a mass attack. Emphasis is placed on how tabletop exercises can be used to teach, reinforce, and evaluate these principles in a practical, discussion-based environment.

Participants receive hands-on instruction in basic exercise design, facilitation techniques, inject management, and after-action discussions. Practical exercises help participants strengthen command and control, communications, resource management, unified command, and multi-agency coordination.

Upon completion, participants will be able to independently plan, facilitate, and evaluate tabletop exercises within their own agencies and jurisdictions.