The Northwestern Lehigh School District will be hosting a three-day Law Enforcement Active Shooter

Response (LASER) course on June 14-16.

The training will be held at the Northwestern Lehigh High School and is being conducted by the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education utilizing Department of Homeland Security-certified instructors and curriculum.

This course addresses technical aspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcement deployment to an active shooter incident through classroom presentations, hands-on performance-based field training, and scenario-based practical exercises. Future trainings will include the Active Threat Integrated Response Course which teaches integration between law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services in

active shooter events, and the Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated Attacks course.

The training is being coordinated through the Northwestern Lehigh School Police Department. In addition to all

officers from the NWLSPD participating, participants will include officers from the Pennsylvania State Police,

Upper Macungie Police Department, South Whitehall Police Department, Lehigh County Sheriffs, as well as

School Police Officers from Northern Lehigh School District, Carbon-Lehigh-Intermediate Unit, Lehighton

School District, Panther Valley School District, and Shikellamy School District.

Questions should be directed to Chief Brian Tobin at tobinb@nwlehighsd.org.

Questions related to LSU NCBRT/ACE may be directed to Kris Wartelle at kwartelle@ncbrt.lsu.edu or training@ncbrt.lsu.edu.

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