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CCPD to provide critical training course
The Cape Coral Police Department will host a two-day training course this fall designed to teach skills and survival strategies for violent critical incidents including those involving active shooters. On Aug. 5 and 6 at CCPD headquarters, the department will make ALICE Training and certification available to anyone in the community who wishes to take part. ALICE Training, which is an acronym for “Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate,” has to mission to improve chances of survival in situations such as an active shooter. CCPD Public Affairs Officer Lisa Greenberg said the training gives the Southwest Florida and Cape Coral community the opportunity to learn important skills and tools. “It’s crucial to be equipped with the knowledge to survive an active shooter situation, and that’s exactly what the ALICE Training does,” Greenberg said. “The goal of the ...