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Community Partnership Generates First Responder Rapid Response Training
 On Saturday, June 15, 2024, Rio Vista Elementary School hosted a First Responders Rapid Response Training in partnership with Fillmore Unified, Fillmore Fire, Ventura County Sheriff’s SWAT and County Fire. The training emphasizes a systematic approach to problem solving where participants are trained to integrate and manage a multi-discipline response to active killer / mass casualty scenarios. Residents in the area were notified and signs were posted of a Police Training in progress as they conducted the training in and outside the school. By Gazette Staff Writers — Thursday, June 20th, 2024
    The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Ventura County Fire Department, the Fillmore Fire Department and the Fillmore Unified School District, will host First Responder Rapid Response Training at Rio Vista Elementary School on June 15, 2024. As our community’s first responders, we are expected to maintain a high-level of competency and proficiency while responding to community needs. We are often called upon to assist with situations that are inherently dangerous and consist of numerous high-risk variables and multi-faceted complexities. The response to an active killer / mass casualty event is a task we have previously been required to handle and we are dedicated to remaining ready should we be called again in the future. The rapid response training is designed to increase first responder readiness to address active killer and mass casualty events. Utilizing a concepts-based approach to learning, the intent of the training is designed to prompt synergistic thinking and allow first responders to acquire and process facts and skills through the conceptual level of thinking. The training emphasizes a systematic approach to problem solving where participants are trained to integrate and manage a multi-discipline response to a full range of active killer / mass casualty scenarios. Participants will be evaluated on their ability to expeditiously neutralize the threat, provide time-sensitive medical care, and facilitate the transportation of victims to the hospital. On June 15, 2024, residents in the area of Rio Vista elementary School may hear commotion coming from the training site, including simulated gunfire. The training site will be visibly marked with “Police Training in Progress” signs and other markings to designate the site as a training area. Location: Rio Vista Elementary School, Fillmore Prepared by: Detective John Grunhold |
