Active Shooter and Event Protection Series Training Classes
Active Shooter and Event Protection Series Training Classes
Castro Community On Patrol (CCOP) in association with our safety partner Community Patrol Service (CPS) and with the guidance and support of our formal law enforcement partners, offers a series of specific training classes to offer information, concepts, techniques, and support in a number of different general safety areas that we feel are extremely important and often overlooked.
The LGBTQ+ community is always a likely target of violence from many factions in society today, and as history has clearly shown, mass casualty events are something all individuals, nonprofit organizations, businesses, bars, clubs, and organized events should consider, plan around, prepare for, and in the worst case scenario, be ready to respond to.
We have developed a series of classes formatted to introduce the concepts of planning and preparing for the possibility of an Active Shooter or Active Killer or Terrorist Incident in close collaboration with the F.B.I., Department of Homeland Security, Urban Areas Security Initiative, San Francisco Police Department, and the San Francisco Fire Department.
The training will introduce safety and security concepts and recommend some simple steps for you, your staff, and the overall community to consider for normal day to day operations, and when hosting larger community or neighborhood events. This training is particularly focused on businesses, organizations, and event organizers. The concepts are “scalable” for your own particular needs, and additional training and materials to supplement the in-class training can be recommended or provided.
.
- ACTIVE SHOOTER / TERRORIST INCIDENT / EVENT PROTECTION CLASS – this 2-hours lecture formatted class is focused on nonprofit organizations, bars, businesses, and large event organizers.
- ACTIVE SHOOTER CLASS – this 2-hours lecture formatted class is focused on individual community members.
- EVENT PROTECTION CLASS – this 2-hours lecture formatted class is focused on event organization and safety concepts.
.
Our training has been recognized and honored by the FBI who awarded us their 2024 Community Leadership award and by the City and County of San Francisco in a ceremony attended by Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, and Chief Bill Scott of the San Francisco Police Department. Also present was Special Agent in Charge Robert Tripp of the FBI San Francisco Office.
.
CLASS INSTRUCTOR
Chief Ken Craig is head of the Community Patrol Service (CPS) which provides training and assistance to safety organizations worldwide. He is a member of the International Police Association and is one of the original founding members of Castro Community On Patrol (CCOP.) He currently serves as the Community Co-Chair on the SFPD LGBTQ+ Advisory Forum and previously helped to found and lead the SFPD Auxiliary Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) for eight years.
Chief Craig is also a Grand Master Black Belt martial artists holding a 9th Degree Black Belt in the Korean Arts of HapMoosaKi-Do and YongChul-Do and an 8th Degree Black Belt in the Koran Art of TaeKwon-Do. He is Secretary on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Martial Artists and serves on the Sports Committee of the Federation of Gay Games.
Chief and Grand Master Craig has extensive experience in the public safety and disaster response areas, and is recognized as a leader and community activist in this area within San Francisco and the Castro neighborhood.
.
CLASS COSTS
COMMUNITY focused classes will take place in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco, partnering with various suitable training spaces. These classes are promoted through our website and social media platforms and cost $30/attendee (accommodations can be made for low-income individuals upon request.)
NONPROFIT organizations may book a private training class at their own facility on a mutually agreed date and time. Private nonprofit classes are $60/attendee with an initial non refundable deposit of $600 required to secure the training date.
FOR PROFIT organizations may book a private training class at their own facility on a mutually agreed date and time. Private for profit classes are $100/attendee with an initial non refundable deposit of $1,000 required to secure the training date.
