Class Information & Details
| Course | First Responder Breaching |
| Dates | Mon Sep 15 - 16 (2025) |
| Location | Northern Williamson County Tactical Training Center, 810 County Road 240, Florence, TX, 76527 |
| Hosting Agency | Texas DPS (TX) If you are a licensed Texas peace officer, and/or are seeking licensure or re-licensure and would like to attend an ALERRT course within Texas, you are allowed to attend and earn TCOLE credit. However, it is the sole responsibility of the attendee to ensure that,A) the host agency is a TCOLE approved contract training provider** and will report the training hours for all course attendees, or, B) your own agency will report the course hours for you. If you are not commissioned with an agency at the time of the training, you must ensure the host agency is a TCOLE training provider. ALERRT does not report in-direct deliveries. **List of TCOLE Training Providers here: TCOLE Training Providers |
| Point of Contact | Jeremy Amis (jeremy.amis@dps.texas.gov / 737-990-6643) |
| Description | Course Description: This hands-on, dynamic course is designed to aid the first responder in approaching and breaching into a crisis site using traditional and non-traditional methods. The course covers the use of both manual and ballistic breaching tools to gain entry into a structure under extreme exigent circumstances that demand immediate entry to save and protect innocent lives. Recommended Equipment: Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty gear, appropriate clothing (long pants and long sleeve shirt, shoes or boots, etc.) hearing and eye protection, 12 ga. Shotgun, 5 rounds buckshot, 25 rounds birdshot, body armor, gloves, water and or hydration system. **Note: shotguns can be shared between students. |