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                                                                                                                                                                           2024              ASSAILANT
                                                                                                                                                                   OUTSIDE ACTIVE ASSAILANT
                                                                                                                                                                       PREPAREDNESS:
                                                                                                                                                                            3                TRAINING

                                                                                                                                                                     65 ATTENDEES
                                                                                                                                                                           2024                Among the many threats to property and safety we defend against daily, no other threat poses a
                                                                                                                                                                  INTERNAL ACTIVE ASSAILANT
                                                                                                                                                                       PREPAREDNESS:               greater risk than that of an active assailant. With active assailant attacks now so prevalent, our
                                                                                                                                                                           13                          office prepares and trains regularly to prevent such threats from occurring. Our office offers
                                                                                                                                                                                                          active assailant training to all governmental departments and employees. We also train
                                                                                                                                                                    247 ATTENDEES                             hard to quickly and effectively stop any active assailant who would attempt to do

                     Our officers offer and provide training on Active Assailant Prevention and                                                                            2024                                  harm in one of our facilities. Our officers conduct stressful drills geared toward
                     Response to all employees of Augusta-Richmond County, as well as some                                                                         MISCELLANEOUS TRAINING                            testing  their  responses  under  pressure  and sharpening  their  defensive
                     non-governmental organizations such as local businesses, churches and child                                                                            3                                            skills. Our officers train in environments designed to mimic their daily
                     care centers. With Active Assailant events becoming so commonplace, we                                                                         125 ATTENDEES                                           work  areas.  Additionally,  our  officers  are  regularly  subjected  to
                     believe teaching our employees and citizens how to identify potential threats                                                                                                                              unannounced testing conducted by actors who are unknown
                                                                                                                                                                      TOTAL ATTENDEES
                     by knowing common pre-event behaviors and indicators, as well as teaching                                                                                                                                     to the officers, and whose purpose is to attempt to breach
                     them the best response practices in the event of an actual attack is crucial to                                                                     437                                                           security protocols. This is done in an effort to evaluate
                     preventing attacks or mitigating harm or loss of life.                                                                                                                                                                our ability to quickly identify suspicious behaviors,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              communicate  those  activities  with  team
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  members  and appropriately  monitor  and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     respond when needed.


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