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DATE: February 8, 1999
TO: Chief Winkelhake
FROM: Captain Widmer
KEF: January Training Report :<
DOG }IANDLER TRAINING
(January 4-31 )
Gretna, NE
Officer Gist
The newly selected officer to be trained with the Iowa City K-9 is Ron Gist. He will be
attending the training with "Gallo" through the first week of February. Together they are
undergoing rigorous training in drug searches, building searches, and tracking.
SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
Team Exercise/Tactics/Scenarios
(January 5)
Iowa City Police DepartmentYSlater Hall
16 SRT Officers, 2 Absent
Members were given one of two scenarios and worked as a team to devise a plan to
resolve the situation. One group worked with a barricaded subject situation and the other
worked with a hostage situation. All SRT members were transported to Slate Hall where
they put their plans into action through a mock scenario. Both groups also worked on
stairwell ascent and descent. Part of this exercise was during hours of darkness.
Range Training
(January 19 or 20)
Washington County Range
8 SRT Officers on 19t~, 10 SRT Officers on the 20~
All SRT officers responded to the DNR gun range in Washington County. There they
practiced/qualified with their assigned weapons, MP-5 or shotgun. Those assigned as
Marksmen qualified with the rifle. Ail SRT members were ran through an exercise
involving a room entry. It should be noted that 4 Marksman logged a total of 20 hours of
additional rifle qualification this month.
I~[ATS TRAINING - Session tgi
(January 11-14)
Johnson County Fairgrounds/Mercer Park/Civic Center
Average 11 Officers
Each Iowa City Officer is scheduled to attend four days of training. Jointly with Johnson
County SO, Coralville PD and University DPS, instruction is received in Hazmat,
Bloodboume Pathogens, Alzheimer's Disease Sensitivity, CPR, ASP, Defensive Tactics,
Vehicle Operation and County Attorney Issues. The 4t~ day of MATS does not include
other agencies. Training is received in fire extinguisher operation, evacuation plan, hazard
communications/employee right to know, first aid kits, rescue disk, respirator fit,
community policing/probation partnership, Use of Force review and Communication
Diversity (individual topic synopsis available in "1999 MATS Course Content Guide).
MATS is an annual training coveting legal and legislatively mandated subjects as well as
targeted needs.
ADVANCED REID
(January 11-12)
Mobile Training Unit IV - John E. Reid & Associates, Inc.
Lt. Wyss, Officers Humrichouse and Platz
This training builds on the Basic Reid Training, which is a prerequisite. Dealt with are
subjects such as psychological profiling based on an interview, ways to get defiant
suspects to listen to you, ways to change the suspect's perception of the interrogator,
ways to quickly lead a guilty suspect to an admission, and how to reverse a suspect's
defensive tactics.
MATS TRAINING- Session 112
(January 25-28)
Johnson County Fairgrounds/Mercer Park/civic Cemer
Average 17 Officers
Each Iowa City Officer is scheduled to attend four days of training. Jointly with Johnson
County SO, Coralville PD and University DPS, instruction is received in Hazmat,
Bloodboume Pathogens, Alzheimer's Disease Sensitivity, CPR, ASP, Defensive Tactics,
Vehicle Operation and County Attorney Issues. The 4t~ day of MATS does not include
other agencies. Training is received in fire extinguisher operation, evacuation plan, hazard
communications/employee right to know, first aid kits, rescue disk, respirator fit,
community policing/probation partnership, Use of Force review and Communication
Diversity (individual topic synopsis available in "1999 MATS Course Content Guide).
MATS is an annual training covering legal and legislatively mandated subjects as well as
targeted needs.
F.A.T.S.
(J nuar )
Iowa City Police Department
12 Officers
During the month of January, individual officers were required to demonstrate proficiency
in a skill builder (Mini Action Pistol Competition) from the Competition Shooting Disc.
They were then exposed to either scenario #2 (vehicle stop) or #8 (father-daughter
domestic)
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