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Amtrak Police Operation Rail Safe

Professional Development and Leadership

Good Afternoon,

On behalf of the Amtrak Police Department and America’s Railroad, I’m pleased to invite you or someone from your agency to participate in Amtrak’s Operation RAILSAFE Partner Training Event being held in Pittsford, VT on August 10-11, 2022, 2022. This will be the 73rd Operation RAILSAFE Partner Training Event held in the nation. Our previous events have all received outstanding reviews by the participants, so I hope that you will be able to participate and bring this valuable information back to your agency.

The Operation RAILSAFE Partner Training Event is a one-and-a-half-day program designed to strengthen coordination and integration between Amtrak and our partner first responder and emergency management agencies. The course will cover the following topics:  

Day 1:

  • Introduction to Amtrak  
  • Amtrak Police Intelligence Gathering and Sharing  
  • Terrorism Trends in a Transportation Environment  
  • General Railroad Safety  
  • Arriving on Scene – Safety, Command, Control, and Coordination in a Deadly Environment  


Day 2 will consist of two tabletop exercise scenarios focused on:

  • Suspicious packages
  • Active shooters

 

Please R.S.V.P. by registering online at www.railsafe.net, and use Amtrak2022! as your course registration password no later than August 2, 2022. Once you have registered, a calendar invite will be sent to your email account with read-ahead materials to include the agenda, address of the training site location, and parking information.  

If you are unable to attend or think this course would better benefit another individual in your organization, please feel free to forward this invitation. We are trying to establish a working group for the entire area as we prepare to launch new service in July, 2022 within your community.

Location
Vermont Police Academy

DUI Enforcement Certification

Professional Development and Leadership
This 40-hour course provides police officers with the knowledge and skills to operate the DMT Infrared Breath Testing Device used to collect evidentiary breath samples for DUI cases. The course, delivered by VCJC certified instructors, instructors from the Vermont Forensic Laboratory Toxicology Section, the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program and the State's Attorney's Office, provides Infrared Breath Testing Device Certification.

The following topics are also discussed:

  • DUI Law and Case Law
  • Physiological and Psychological Effects of Alcohol
  • DUI Detection and Apprehension Techniques
  • Standardized Field Sobriety Exercises
  • DUI Processing Forms
  • Courtroom Testimony at the DUI Trial
  • Introduction to Drugged Driving

* Officers must bring their own copy of Title 23.

* Homework Required.

Location
Vermont Police Academy

DMT Supervisor Course

Professional Development and Leadership

This two hour course will train users in minor repairs, maintenance and preventative steps to ensure the DMT evidential breath testing instrument remains in proper working order. The course is taught by staff from the Vermont Forensic Lab and covers routine and scheduled maintenance of the DMT. DMT Supervisors also are trained to respond to errors and advise operators in the appropriate use of the instrument.

Location
Vermont Police Academy

MEB/PR24 course for Level I & II Officers

Tactical

This is a physically demanding training course and participants must be injury free and in good physical condition before entering the course.

Tuition is free for all Vermont Law Enforcement Officer candidates who are sponsored by a Vermont Law Enforcement Agency and are pursuing level I or Level II law enforcement certification.

You must be sponsored and employed by a law enforcement agency to attend this course.

You must be certified in MDTS prior to your attendance at this course, either through a Police Academy or home agency course.

Note: Gym attire to include gym shoes, duty belt, baton and handcuffs and cuff key are required for this course.

This course is designed to provide officers with the basics in the use and justification for the use of the Monadnock Expandable Baton or the PR 24. This course consists of classroom lecture, gym-work and scenario-based training.

Successful completion of the course will require the student to attend the full blocks of training as well as pass written and proficiency testing for basic MEB or PR24 instruction.

Written testing requires a minimum score of 80% to pass and proficiency testing requires 100% acceptable score on the Minimal Acceptable Performance Standards set forth by Safariland and the VCJTC.

 

Effective 1 January, 2014 per Council ruling, all persons seeking certification as law enforcement officers after that date must attend and successfully complete a Council approved training course for MDTS before receiving Level I, II or III law enforcement certification. The four-hour handcuff training provided during the Level I and II basic certification course does not meet this requirement, and only gives them the authority to carry and use handcuffs under the guidelines set forth in the provisional certification for Levels I or II. Officers must also attend and successfully complete a Council approved baton and/or Oleoresin Capsicum aerosol projector course before having the authority to carry and use a baton and/or OC. This course meets the minimum requirements under this new rule.

Location
Vermont Police Academy

Oleoresin Capsicum Certification Course for Level I & II Officers

Tactical

This is a physically demanding training course and participants must be injury free and in good physical condition before entering the course.

Tuition is free for all Vermont Law Enforcement Officer candidates who are sponsored by a Vermont Law Enforcement Agency and are pursuing level I or Level II law enforcement certification.

You must be sponsored and employed by a law enforcement agency to attend this course.

You must be certified in MDTS prior to your attendance at this course, either through a Police Academy or home agency course.

Note: Gym attire to include gym shoes, duty belt, inert OC, handcuffs and cuff key are required for this course. Please bring a dark colored T shirt to the class to wear for the exposure.

This course is designed to provide officers with the basics in the use and justification for the use of Oleoresin Capsicum. This course consists of classroom lecture, gym-work and scenario-based training, as well as a live OC exposure.

Successful completion of the course will require the student to attend the full blocks of training as well as pass written and proficiency testing for basic Oleoresin Capsicum instruction.

Written testing requires a minimum score of 80% to pass and proficiency testing requires 100% acceptable score on the Minimal Acceptable Performance Standards set forth by Safariland and the VCJTC.

 

Effective 1 January, 2014 per Council ruling, all persons seeking certification as law enforcement officers after that date must attend and successfully complete a Council approved training course for MDTS before receiving Level I, II or III law enforcement certification. The four-hour handcuff training provided during the Level I and II basic certification course does not meet this requirement, and only gives them the authority to carry and use handcuffs under the guidelines set forth in the provisional certification for Levels I or II. Officers must also attend and successfully complete a Council approved baton and/or Oleoresin Capsicum aerosol projector course before having the authority to carry and use a baton and/or OC. This course meets the minimum requirements under this new rule.

Location
Vermont Police Academy

Basic Use of Force and Tactics for Level I & II Officers Class

Tactical
This is a physically demanding training course and participants must be injury free and in good physical condition before entering the course

About this event

This is a physically demanding training course and participants must be injury free and in good physical condition before entering the course.  

Tuition is free for all Vermont Law Enforcement Officer candidates who are sponsored by a Vermont Law Enforcement Agency and are pursuing level I or Level II law enforcement certification. This class is designed for Level II officers looking to satisfy thier Use of Force block of instruction. Also this course will be used to satify out of state waivers Use of Force block. 

You must be sponsored and employed by a law enforcement agency to attend this course.

Note: Gym attire to include gym shoes, duty belt, baton and handcuffs and cuff key are required for this course.

This course is designed to provide officers with the basics for self-protection and control and/or restraint of adversaries.  This course consists of classroom lecture, gym-work and scenario-based training. 

Successful completion of the course will require the student to attend the full blocks of training as well as pass written and proficiency testing for basic MDTS certification.

Written testing requires a minimum score of 80% to pass and proficiency testing requires 100% acceptable score on the Minimal Acceptable Performance Standards set forth by Safariland and the VCJTC.

Effective 1 January, 2014 per Council ruling, all persons seeking certification as law enforcement officers after that date must attend and successfully complete a Council approved training course for MDTS before receiving Level I, II or III law enforcement certification. The four-hour handcuff training provided during the Level I and II basic certification course does not meet this requirement, and only gives them the authority to carry and use handcuffs under the guidelines set forth in the provisional certification for Levels I or II. Officers must also attend and successfully complete a Council approved baton and/or Oleoresin Capsicum aerosol projector course before having the authority to carry and use a baton and/or OC. This course meets the minimum requirements under this new rule.

Location
Vermont Police Academy
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