Baton Rouge, LA — Law enforcement and public safety professionals across Michigan now have expanded access to DHS/FEMA-certified training designed to strengthen readiness for active threats, complex coordinated attacks, criminal intelligence operations, active shooter emergency response, and suspicious activity recognition.
Several courses delivered by the Louisiana State University National Center for Biomedical Research and Training / Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE) are now registered with the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) and eligible for recognition under Michigan’s Public Act 302 training framework. This recognition helps agencies connect advanced, federally supported training with Michigan’s established in-service training and professional development processes.
The registered courses include:
- PER-340: Active Threat Integrated Response Course
- PER-335: Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks
- PER-302: Fundamentals of Criminal Intelligence
- PER-275: Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response
- AWR-219-C: Site Protection through Observational Techniques, Customized
Together, these courses address some of the most complex challenges facing today’s responder community. Participants can strengthen rapid response capabilities during active shooter and active threat incidents, improve coordination among law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services, build decision-making skills for incidents involving multiple threats or jurisdictions, support criminal intelligence operations, and improve their ability to recognize suspicious behaviors and indicators that may precede an attack. For Michigan communities, the value extends well beyond individual training. By expanding access to these courses, agencies can strengthen shared readiness, improve coordination across jurisdictions and disciplines, and support faster, more effective response when lives are at risk.
“After decades working alongside and collaborating with law enforcement and public safety partners, I’ve seen firsthand the value of professionally developed, operationally relevant training,” said Gregg Bird, Emergency Management Coordinator for Grand Traverse County. “MCOLES recognition and eligibility under Michigan’s Public Act 302 helps make these important training opportunities more accessible to agencies and officers while supporting stronger preparedness and coordination across the public safety community. Specifically, in the after-action briefings following two recent active assailant incidents, law enforcement personnel verbalized that skills learned from NCBRT classes recognized in MCOLES as contributing factors to helping them save lives and mitigate the incident with confidence. That alone speaks volumes to how valuable this training is.”
The above course portfolio reflects the range of skills needed before, during, and after high-consequence incidents—the kind of operationally relevant training Bird described as a key confidence builder for Michigan responders. MCOLES recognition helps ensure their responders have easier access to quality training aligned with national DHS/FEMA standards, strengthening professional capability, supporting agency preparedness, and helping protect communities across the state.
LSU NCBRT/ACE remains committed to supporting law enforcement and public safety partners nationwide through training that reflects real-world operational demands and strengthens the capabilities communities rely on to prevent, respond to, and recover from complex threats.
