'Active Shooter' Class To Be Offered On Wilburton College Campus
(Press Release 11-10-08)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

     Eastern Oklahoma State College Campus Police Department will host an Active Shooter Class for area emergency responders beginning 8 a.m. Saturday (November 15) in Mitchell Hall Auditorium.

    The free instruction is being provided by Darrell Moody from the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department.
 
    Eastern Campus Police Chief, Blaine Villines says the all-day program will be presented in two parts and everyone, especially from Latimer County, who may be involved in emergency operations is invited and encouraged to attend. From 8 a.m. until noon, the program will be instructional in the auditorium. The remaining interactive portion will be a police practicum involving learning how to respond to an active shooter situation.
 
    “Thoughout the years a number of lives have been lost during active shooter incidents across the nation.” Villines said.
 
    “It’s not something that anyone wants to happen or to be involved with. But it has happened and will surely happen again ---- somewhere. We must be prepared for an incident like this should it come to Latimer County.
 
    “Active Shooter incidents have occurred at public schools, at higher education institutions, public and private companies and corporations,” he said.
 
    Villines says that the methodology involved in handling the situation has changed throughout the years.
 
    Today the philosophy is that the Active Shooter incident is a rapidly changing tactical event. Law enforcement is now advised to be aggressive and save as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible.
 
    For additional information and reservations for the free seminar contact Blaine Villines at 918-465-1755.