C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management

There is no standard triage system in the United States. S.T.A.R.T. is most common triage system in use, but there are many. Join Jill McElwee, Ron Otterbacher, and Bill Godfrey as the discuss common triage gaps, mistakes, and how things are different in Active Shooter Events. Don't miss the Trappings of Triage! Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/q9Q8meRzYbI Like what you he...

In this episode we debunk five of the biggest misconceptions of Active Shooter Incident Management. Pete Kelting, Don Tuten, Jill McElwee, and Bill Godfrey set the record straight with detailed explanations, facts, and statistics. The number one may shock you -- don't miss this episode! View this episode on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmWWDV6Qy8 Like what you hear? Drop...

Adam Pendley, Mark Rhame, Don Tuten, and Bill Godfrey discuss the Active Shooter Incident Management model policy  (available for free download from the C3 Pathways website) along with common implementation challenges and trying to get multiple agencies on board. You do not want to miss this conversation. Download the ASIM Model Policy as an MS Word document from https://c3.cm/policy View this epi...

NEW! Watch this show on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/EV0xRrmByK8 Podcast Host Bill Godfrey is joined by Mark Rhame, Adam Pendley, and Don Tuten to discuss "The Key to Success" in an active shooter event. Their answer may surprise many, but it centers around making sure every responder arriving at the scene has a task and purpose. Whether you're resource rich or resource poor, it's crucial t...

NEW! Watch this show on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/t2Qhoz7WTg4 Bill Godfrey, Jill McElwee, and Ron Otterbacher discuss valuable medical insights from battlefield experiences which can be applied to active shooter scenarios. The trio takes a deep dive with easy to understand explanations about the value of using the military’s BATH assessment technique and the mechanics of tension pneumoth...

NEW! Watch this show on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVr4fSJHLU Bill Godfrey, Ron Otterbacher, and Jill McElwee discussed the challenges of terminology and the importance of simplifying it in a potentially chaotic active shooter incident. We must use straightforward terms that everyone understands and limit conversations between Command, Law Enforcement Branch, and Medical Branch to...

NEW! Watch this show on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/9DR97VXLPmI Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. Thank you for being with us today. I am being joined by Adam Pendley, here to my left, from the law enforcement side. Adam, thanks for coming in. Adam Pendley: Thank you. Bill Godfrey: And across the table of us...

NEW! Watch this show on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/N2B8yMdlueo Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host, and I am joined today by two of our fantastic C3 Pathways instructors. Sitting next to me is Jill McElwee, like myself also on the Fire and EMS side. And across from us is Ron Otterbacher. Welcome, Ron, Jill. Th...

NEW! Watch this show on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/iXHgu7zomfo Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. I am joined today by three of our wonderful C3 Pathways instructors. On my right here is Tom Billington, one of our Fire/EMS instructors. Welcome, Tom. Tom Billington: Good to be back. Bill Godfrey: It is good t...

Episode 51: Listener Question - Who Sets Tactical? This week are live on the road with the ASIM team in New York City. Today we are answering a former ASIM student's question on "Who sets tactical with only three or four officers on duty?" Bill Godfrey: Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. I have with me today, three o...

Ep 50: Implementing the ASIM Process Sheriff Michelle Cook and Police Chief Terry Nichols share their experiences implementing the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist process and their tips for success. Don't miss this discussion! Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. It's good to be back with you today. My name is Bill Godfrey. I'm your podcast host, an...

Ep 49: ASIM Checklist Endorsed as National Standard by NTOA SPECIAL EPISODE - We have exciting news on this week's podcast! Our guest is Thor Eells, Executive Director of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA). Today, Thor shares the news NTOA is endorsing the C3 Pathways Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist as the national standard of incident management of active shooter event...

Episode 48: Interview with TEEX's Jesse Watkins On this week's podcast we have our sponsor of the Active Shooter Incident Management Advanced and Intermediate courses, TEEX's Jesse Watkins. In this episode we talk about the courses and training available to the first responder community. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast...

Episode 47: Interview with ALERRT's John Curnutt This week we are interviewing John Curnutt from ALERRT. We discuss how ALERRT started, it's mission, and how it works together in the active shooter picture. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. Today I've got with us a special guest. We've got John Curnutt, assistant di...

Episode 46: ASIM Basic and Counterstrike (Part 2) We are picking up from last week's topic about ASIM Basic to talk about the Counterstrike training system. Bill and Adam give some tips and tricks that will enhance your training as you run scenarios. Bill Godfrey: Today, we're going to pick up where we left off. You may remember, last week we were talking about the ASIM basic class, some tips for...

Episode 45: ASIM Basic and Counterstrike (Part 1) We are splitting this week's topic in two parts. First, we are discussing some tips and suggestions for instructors teaching ASIM Basic classes. Next week we will continue with the Counterstrike System we use for training scenarios. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host....

Episode 44: 911 Communication Center Challenges in Active Shooter Events (Part 2) In Part 2 of this week's podcast, we are continuing our topic of 911 and the dispatch center during an active shooter event. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. Today we're picking up part two coming back to our topic of 911 and the disp...

Episode 43: 911 Communication Center Challenges in Active Shooter Events (Part 1) In Part 1 of this week's podcast, we talk about some of the challenges in the 911 dispatch center during an active shooter event. A few topics we cover are the best sense of location, radio traffic, and recognizing when the active shooter event happens. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management...

Episode 42: Common Day One Training Problems On this week's podcast, we discuss the common obstacles you may encounter during day one of training. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey. We appreciate you tuning in today and today's topic, we are actually going to spend some time talking about some of the common challenges that we see on th...

Episode 41: Micro Training For this week's podcast topic, we discuss different types of micro training to help reinforce active shooter incident management methods. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey your podcast host. We're happy to have you with us today, where we're going to be talking about micro training. Things that you can do in...

Episode 40: SSAVEIM In this podcast with John-Michael Keyes from the I Love U Guys foundation, we talk about school safety and violent event incident management. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management podcast. Thank you for being with us today. We have a special guest today. I'm excited to welcome back to the fold John-Michael Keyes with the "I Love U Guys" Foundation. Joh...

Episode 39: ASIM Intermediate Sheriff Michelle Cook shares her experience hosting the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Intermediate course remotely for Clay County (FL) on the NCIER Campus virtual platform Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter incident management podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. We appreciate you tuning back in with us this week. We have a specia...

Episode 38: Tips for Working Together at Tactial, Triage and Transport A discussion about tips and tricks at the tactical, triage and transport location. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your host of the podcast. Today's topic, we are going to be talking about some tips and tricks for working together at the tactical, triage, and tra...

Episode 37: Other Uses of ASIM Checklist A discussion about uses of the ASIM Checklist beyond active shooter events. Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name is Bill Godfrey, your host of the podcast. We're happy to have you back with us. Today, we have three of the instructors with us to talk about the uses of the ASIM checklist beyond just Active Shooter....

Episode 36: Intelligence A discussion about the Intelligence function in Active Shooter Incident Management (hint: it's not just a law enforcement issue). Bill Godfrey: Welcome to the Active Shooter Incident Management Podcast. My name's Bill Godfrey, your podcast host. Thanks for being with us today. We are going to be talking about intelligence related to active shooter events and active shooter...