School staff receive training for gun, knife attacks
Staff from Red Deer schools received training earlier this month on how to respond to potentially dangerous situations.
They joined with Red Deer RCMP and Emergency Services at the former military base in Springbrook for an intensive three-day training exercise from May 10-12.
It was part of the RCMP’s Immediate Action Rapid Deployment (IARD) training which involves 30 officers, 20 Emergency Services members, and 10 representatives from both Red Deer Public Schools and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.
“[It’s] about putting police into various situations where they are required to take immediate action to draw engagement away from civilians. They are taught to respond fast and to deal with challenges like equipment malfunctions, visual barriers or surprise attackers, and every action is always moving toward the ideal outcome of no injuries,” says Red Deer RCMP Staff Sergeant Jeff McBeth.