Patrol Tactics and Critical Incident Response
Tue, Oct 13
|Chico State University
Real-world leadership and decision-making skills to manage critical incidents—from perimeters and apprehensions to barricades and officer-involved shootings.
Date, Time, and Location
Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 AM
Chico State University, 400 W 1st St, Chico, CA 95926, USA
Course Details
Participants will learn to confidently lead and respond safely and effectively during critical incidents. Through video breakdowns, debrief and breakout groups, students will strengthen decision making, communication, and critical thinking skills. Core topics include communication, perimeters, apprehensions, barricaded suspect, officer-involved shootings and the post-incident aftermath.
Attendees will learn:
Learn decision making principals, critical thinking concepts and communication
Learn to apply perimeters using the CIPA concept (Contain, Identify, Plan, Act)
Learn to improve time-compressed decision-making concepts