Managing Critical Incidents

Course Hours: 8.0 Hours

Course Description

This one-day course is designed to provide law enforcement supervisors and command personnel with the information and tools needed to manage a large-scale critical incident. This course will include a NIMS review, but the focus of the course is providing the tools for supervisors and command personnel to succeed when responding to active threats. The roles and responsibilities of the Incident Commander will be discussed and applied through practical group exercises. Command decision-making through a proven system that streamlines the flow of direction and information will be a central focus of this course.

Training Outcomes

Command personnel will be better prepared to handle decision-making through a proven system that streamlines the flow of direction and information.

Prerequisites

Students must be Sworn full-time law enforcement personnel, Associate members, Fire/EMS members.

Who Should Attend

Personnel entering or already in Command decision-making roles.

Special Notes

** Payment made directly to NTOA ** prior to start of class Must register with NTOA Course Number 20261840 and GPSTC registration.

Start Date/Time: 03/25/2026 / 0800 hrs Registration Deadline: 2/22/2026 
Fees:         Members: $189.00            Non-Mem: $244.00 (Includes 1-yr membership) 
Class Location: Georgia Public Safety Training Center 1000 Indian Springs Drive Forsyth, GA 31046 
Any NTOA registration assistance needed please contact: National Tactical Officers Association 7150 Campus Drive, Suite 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Phone: 800-279-9127

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