Added February 15, 2026

Patrol Response to Critical Incidents

Mahwah, NJ · Jun 11, 2026 · 8 hours · $195.00

Instructor

Capt. Allen Bloodgood

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Description

This class provides officers with the "best practices" for managing critical incidents, i.e. barricaded subjects. This program is designed to give responding officers and first-line supervisors a comprehensive overview of the "best practices" when dealing with the initial response to a critical incident (barricaded subject, hostage situation, etc.) During the program, participants will do tabletop exercises and discussions on critical incidents.

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Reviews for this course

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Craig Humble
NJ · Attended 3/10/2025

Great Class!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Brett Lightner
NJ · Attended 3/10/2025

Instructor was very knowledgeable about the discussed topics and provided examples from actual work experience

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Casey B
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Class is very beneficial and gives you a good understanding of the initial response to a barricaded subject.

★★★☆☆ 3/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Joseph Stanziano
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Course was very informative, professional and provide valuable resources that students can use/refer to as they implement the course material.

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Iain James
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Good informative training!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael O’Neill
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Great class with clear instruction and useful debriefs.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jesse Orbach
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Good update with current laws

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Anthony Cardone
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Good class, bridges the gap between the patrol supervisor and tactical commander.

★★★☆☆ 3/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Russell Dunfee
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Good use of “older” cases to show relation to the application of incident management in todays climate.

★★★☆☆ 3/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Chris Powell
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Instructor is very knowledgeable. Thought the class was going to cover response to a multitude of incidents, not just primarily barricades.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Vincent Doell
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Educational on how to think outside the box and not go into a critical incident without a even a semi plan.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Sean Kenny
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Great class. Excellent content and delivered very effectively and efficiently.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael Wade
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Good material was covered and the class had a good pace

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Joshua Clark
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Good overview of NJ UOF / barricade addendum in reference to critical incidents

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★☆ 4/5
Andres Garcia
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Great insight to this course for being a recently promoted supervisor. Training like this should be implemented at each department, year round.

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Anthony Florio
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Course had great content and broke down that content to a basic level for patrol response.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Vincent Doell
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Educational on how to think outside the box and not go into a critical incident without a even a semi plan.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Raheem Carter
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

I enjoyed the class. I would have liked to do more practicals and less lecturing.

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
William Gianakopoulos
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Case studies are a good source.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Marlon Chavez
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

That class overall was well informative. All information was up to date. Great scenarios and great dialogue in regards to critical situations. Overall I recommend every supervisor to come to this class.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Joshua Danka
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Class was very informative especially on the barricaded subjects topics. Leaving the class I felt more prepared to respond to and lead in critical incidents.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Gabriel Campan
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Course was very informational, but no one drinks RC Cola anymore!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Andrew Pero
NJ · Attended 2/3/2025

Informative class. Kept me engaged.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael Walden
NJ · Attended 6/3/2024

Instructors were very thorough

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Thomas Will
NJ · Attended 6/3/2024

The instructors were very knowledgeable and easy going. They made the class fun, which makes it a lot easier to learn. The call is Very hands on and there are a lot of important skills to learn. I would recommend this class for anyone in LE.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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