North Alabama Public Service Training Center   

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).

Applicable for all first responders, 911/dispatchers, and admin/executive levels.  This course will prepare law enforcement personnel to effectively serve members of the LGBTQ+ community and will explore the differences between sexual orientation and gender identity and how these two aspects of identity relate to each other and to race, culture and religion; identify ways to create an inclusive environment to support LGBTQ+ constituents and co-workers; and provide an understanding of how to address hate crimes and domestic violence situations that impact LGBTQ+ people.

The Crime Scene Investigation basic course is designed to equip and refresh participants with knowledge of crime scene investigation concepts and practices. It covers basic crime scene management, fingerprint recognition, handling, collecting and packaging of physical evidence, chain of custody and documentation, basic blood stain pattern analysis, etc.  This course is targeted for beginning or returning investigators, patrol officers who will manage crime scenes/conduct crime scene investigations and command staff officers who will oversee these types of activities.

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).

This course prepares law enforcement and first responders to recognize, document and investigate hate crimes. Students will learn about state and federal hate crime laws, how to support hate crime victims, and hate crimes trends in the United States. The course is inclusive of all hate crime bias motivation types including sexual orientation and gender identity. It is ideal for civilian and sworn first responders who are charged with taking crime reports that could involve a hate crime.

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).

In the STOP THE BLEED® certification course, you’ll learn three techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. Through course instruction and practical demonstration, these three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed kits and CAT tourniquets will be available for purchase at the completion of the course.

This course will be offered the first Tuesday of the month.

The ICAT de-escalation course, is a training program that provides first responding law enforcement officers and other first responders with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. Developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), ICAT takes the essential building blocks of critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics, and puts them together in an integrated approach to training. ICAT is designed especially for situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with weapons other than firearms, and who may be experiencing a mental health or other crisis.  This course includes both classroom and scenario based learning components.  This course is funded through a cooperative partnership with the US Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ-COPS).