Lunch Included — Sponsored by 5.11 Tactical
Bus Rescue & Intervention Tactics
This 8-hour training block utilizes full-size coach and school bus platforms to prepare patrol and tactical officers for high-risk incidents involving large passenger vehicles. Participants will develop a working understanding of vehicle layout, structural considerations, access points, and operational challenges unique to bus environments.
Training progresses from foundational familiarization to coordinated exterior and interior intervention techniques, emphasizing safe, controlled movement, communication, and decision-making. The course culminates in scenario-based exercises that use Unit Solutions to reinforce tactics in realistic conditions.
Course Highlights
- Bus platform familiarization: coach and school bus
- Vehicle construction, access points, and emergency exits
- Exterior approach and assault sequences
- Interior movement, positioning, and passenger control
- Ladder deployment and elevated platform considerations
- Breaching techniques: door, window, and alternate entry
- Contingency planning for failed or compromised entry
- Marksman/observer integration concepts
- Scenario-based training with force-on-force: UTM / Simunition
- Communication, coordination, and decision-making under stress
Training Format
- Hands-on practical exercises
- Structured full-team rehearsals
- Scenario-driven evaluations
- Safety-focused with progressive skill building
Equipment Requirements
Patrol duty belt , handgun (unloaded), rifle (unloaded) note taking material
All students must have protective eyewear.