Tuition-Free Training hosted by the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Field Force Operations FFO PER-200 24 Contact Hours Dates: April 24th-26th, 2017 and April 27th-29th, 2017 Location: US Border Patrol-Bellingham Station – 1431 Sunset Ave., Ferndale, WA Target Audience/Disciplines Law Enforcement Officers who require training and practice in crowd control and mass-arrest procedures. Overview The three-day Field Force Operations (FFO) course provides law enforcement officers with instruction in protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of mobile field force teams, and crowd-control methods. The course culminates with a series of hands-on activities that allow responders to practice all of the learned skills (baton-holding positions, mass-arrest procedures, and riot-control formations) in a realistic context. Below are some, but not all, of the critical skill sets learned during this training program:     Identify considerations of a protest situation. Use of equipment to control crowds. Execute positions in crowd-control squad formations. Position yourself within a mass-arrest team to apprehend, search, and detain a subject. Prerequisites and Requirements To be eligible for the course, the student must successfully complete the following courses:    AWR-160, WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System or any of the available ICS100 series; and IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. Students must be physically capable of standing for extended periods; walking and marching for extended periods; employing a baton in the performance of crowd-control actions; and performing lifts and carries required in the performance of mass-arrest carries. Exceptions to any of the above prerequisites may be granted on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the CDP Registrar. For registration information contact – Chief Criminal Deputy Doug Chadwick dchadwic@whatcomcounty.us 360-778-6618