Emergency Response Organization Updates Multi Agency School Safety Training
An updated train the trainer program helps schools, police, fire and EMS build coordinated active shooter response teams on local campuses.
- By Jesse Jacobs
- October 23, 2026
A national emergency response organization has updated its active shooter training program to help schools, law enforcement, fire departments and emergency medical services practice joint response operations together.
The National Center for Integrated Emergency Response, the services division of C3 Pathways, Inc., announced an updated format for its School Safety and Violent Event Incident Management Train-the-Trainer course. The two-day, 16-hour program focuses on multi-agency coordination from the initial emergency call through student reunification.
Reviews of past school attacks show that response breakdowns often stem from unclear command structures, poor communication between agencies, delays in reaching wounded individuals and post-threat confusion. The course addresses these operational gaps by bringing up to 30 participants from school administration, law enforcement, fire, EMS and emergency management into a single classroom setting.
Under the updated format, participants complete a free online prerequisite course called SSAVEIM Foundations before attending the in-person session. The online portion covers incident progression and cross-disciplinary response roles across 13 video modules.
During the hands-on training, participants practice decision-making using digital map tables loaded with satellite imagery and floor plans of their own local school campuses. Trainer candidates learn to facilitate scenarios so they can return to their home districts and deliver the instruction locally.
Certified trainers receive a three-year certificate along with access to curriculum materials, learning management systems and emergency checklists. The framework is designed to complement existing school safety protocols and is available to school districts and public safety agencies nationwide.