Active Shooter Response training prepares individuals, schools, churches, and organizations across Tennessee to respond effectively during a critical incident. This course covers survival strategies, situational awareness, and response protocols based on nationally recognized frameworks such as Run, Hide, Fight, along with practical guidance on recognizing warning signs and pre-incident indicators.

With workplace and school safety a growing priority throughout Tennessee, this course equips participants with the knowledge and confidence to protect themselves and others in a high-stress emergency situation. The training covers how to develop an emergency action plan, communicate effectively during a crisis, and coordinate with law enforcement once they arrive on scene.

Ideal for businesses, schools, houses of worship, healthcare facilities, and security personnel seeking to strengthen their emergency preparedness plans, this course is often required under Tennessee's HB0322 for certain security officer classifications. Many Tennessee organizations now include this training as part of their standard emergency preparedness and workplace safety programs.

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Disclaimer: Any course, module, or portion of instruction that involves the handling, operation, or live-fire use of a firearm must be completed in person. Online, virtual, or remote formats are not permitted for these components due to safety, liability, and regulatory requirements. This includes, but is not limited to: NRA Basic Pistol, NRA Basic Rifle, NRA Basic Shotgun, Tennessee Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit, Armed Guard Initial, and Armed Guard Renewal.

This requirement also extends to hands-on, physical-intervention components of courses such as Less Lethal Training (Baton/OC Spray/Restraints) and the practical restraint and de-escalation portions of Dallas' Law Certification, which cannot be safely or lawfully completed online.

Participants must attend the designated in-person session(s) to receive credit or certification for these components. Failure to complete the required in-person portion may result in incomplete certification, and applications submitted without proof of in-person training completion may be denied by the applicable licensing authority.