
Officer Safety & Field Tactics Training Program
One of CalOES/CSTI’s most popular courses, the Officer Safety & Field Tactics program was the first of its kind and has drawn participants from throughout California and the nation for nearly 50 years. This course is specifically designed for experienced law enforcement patrol officers, field supervisors, and law enforcement in-service and academy instructors. Fire Fighters, assigned to arson and bomb investigations, who are required to be armed, will also find the curriculum important to their duties.
The course’s primary purpose is to enhance and reinforce the individual officer’s personal safety, tactical effectiveness, and operational skills. However, equal consideration is given to the protection and safety of the communities they serve. Participants are not only taught to accurately shoot a variety of duty-firearms, but, equally important, they are trained when and when not to use that firearm in a critical confrontation. The CalOES/CSTI Officer Safety course emphasizes the legal and ethical use of force, and teaches de-escalation tactics and techniques to lessen the necessity of using such force.
This course takes advantage of the multiple training facilities available at Camp San Luis Obispo. Combat firearms training ranges, a 10,000 square foot “tactical warehouse,” and a martial arts “fight house” are all facilities that are utilized in the training program. State-of-the-art infra-red “force-on-force” training equipment is employed to simulate dangerous and hazardous situations. Officers who have attended our courses have offered uniform praise and appreciation for the education and skills acquired.
The CalOES/CSTI Officer Safety and Field Tactics course is California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified, uses California POST certified instructors, and qualifies for POST approved “perishable skills” training in arrest and control, tactical communications, and firearms.