Sgt Kevin Barret to Speak in Abbotsford
Officer involved shooting debrief.
Tactical Synergy is proud to announce Sgt Kevin Barrett, the President and Founder of the
International Tactical Officers Association
Tactical Synergy is proud to announce Sgt Kevin Barrett, the President
and Founder of the International Tactical Officers Association, will be in
Abbotsford on May 5th, 2012 to speak on the following:
For US Law Enforcement, 2011 was very disturbing due to an increasing trend of
officer involved shootings and officer deaths. This presentation will debrief one of
those deaths. A police officer employed by a larger than average US police department
was killed in action while assisting the U.S. Marshal’s Service on a felony arrest warrant
at the suspects home. This officer’s partner, a K9, was seriously wounded during the
incident but survived. The suspect also died. This officer was a K9 handler and a SWAT
Sniper. This incident debrief will attempt to put into prospective what really happened
prior to, during and after this fatal incident. The call to a service, the raid planning, the
inner workings of the scene and the tactical response, command and control and crime
scene issues will be discussed. The offender’s criminal history, a timeline of events along
with on scene photos and radio traffic will be presented. The outcome will be a discussion
on lessons learned and what steps could be taken to prevent this type of incident happening again.
Location: The Coast Hotel, 2020 Sumas Way Abbotsford, BC
Date: May 4th,2012
Time: 0900-1500 hours
Cost: Register prior to April 15th, 2012 $60.00 including HST
Register after April 15th, 2012 $75.00 including HST
Seating will be limited so please try and register early
To register please go to www.tacticalsynergy.ca
Or contact Matt Sekela at 604-226-6288 or at
mrsekela@shaw.ca
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Sgt Kevin Barret to Speak in Abbotsford
Officer involved shooting debrief.
Tactical Synergy is proud to announce Sgt Kevin Barrett, the President and Founder of the
International Tactical Officers Association
Tactical Synergy is proud to announce Sgt Kevin Barrett, the President
and Founder of the International Tactical Officers Association, will be in
Abbotsford on May 5th, 2012 to speak on the following:
For US Law Enforcement, 2011 was very disturbing due to an increasing trend of
officer involved shootings and officer deaths. This presentation will debrief one of
those deaths. A police officer employed by a larger than average US police department
was killed in action while assisting the U.S. Marshal’s Service on a felony arrest warrant
at the suspects home. This officer’s partner, a K9, was seriously wounded during the
incident but survived. The suspect also died. This officer was a K9 handler and a SWAT
Sniper. This incident debrief will attempt to put into prospective what really happened
prior to, during and after this fatal incident. The call to a service, the raid planning, the
inner workings of the scene and the tactical response, command and control and crime
scene issues will be discussed. The offender’s criminal history, a timeline of events along
with on scene photos and radio traffic will be presented. The outcome will be a discussion
on lessons learned and what steps could be taken to prevent this type of incident happening again.
Location: The Coast Hotel, 2020 Sumas Way Abbotsford, BC
Date: May 4th,2012
Time: 0900-1500 hours
Cost: Register prior to April 15th, 2012 $60.00 including HST
Register after April 15th, 2012 $75.00 including HST
Seating will be limited so please try and register early
To register please go to www.tacticalsynergy.ca
Or contact Matt Sekela at 604-226-6288 or at
mrsekela@shaw.ca
Read more...
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Tactical Synergy provides reality based training using SIMUNITION®'s FX®. Only SIMUNITION®'s FX® marking cartridges are non-lethal and safe to use in force on force training. A number of courses have been developed and are intended for Police Officers and any other Peace Officers who want to enhance their skills.
Tactical Synergy has the ability to provide training in a number of areas including warrant service, building searches, containment, dynamic search warrant techniques, slow and deliberate search techniques, active shooter and rapid deployment techniques, hard drug and marijuana grow-operation warrant services and information, high-risk vehicle stops, tactical vehicle take-downs, mechanical breaching, and a variety of combat pistol and rifle/sub-gun techniques and qualifications. Tactical Synergy works with a few select North American experts in the areas of control tactics and physical use of force, military tactics and leaders in the field of providing the most current information on the topics of leadership and training in emergency service management.
Tactical Synergy will gladly tailor the training to suit the needs of your particular agency or unit and prides itself on its ability to provide high quality seminars and training opportunities to the law enforcement community.
Lead Instructor, Matt Sekela
Matt Sekela is a 23 year veteran of law enforcement and has 16 years of tactical experience from 1992 until 2008. He left active tactical duty in 2008 as the most senior team member of a multi-jurisdiction Emergency Response Team (SWAT) and has filled every available position, including 10 years as team leader. Matt has been on hundreds of operations of every variety.
Matt is the founder and President of Tactical Synergy, the training division of S & B Warrant Execution Inc., and instructs extensively on building searches, warrant services, and many other tactical topics both in Canada and the United States. He is the co-founder of the British Columbia Tactical Officers Association and a current board member of the Washington State Tactical Officers Association. Matt holds instructor qualifications for the M 26 Taser, H&K MP 5, ASP Baton, Simunition, Pistol Instructor, Active Shooter, and many other areas. He has both taught for and received training from some of the most experienced tactical groups throughout North America. Matt has been a published author of various tactical articles and is a routinely sought after lecturer and instructor.
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson is a 14 year veteran of Law Enforcement and has 10 years of tactical experience, from 1999 to present. Chris is currently a senior team member of a multi-jurisdiction Emergency Response Team (SWAT) and a patrol division Sergeant in his home department. Chris’ career has primarily been patrol and ERT based, however other past assignments include temporary secondments to Special Projects Team, Criminal Investigation Section, Traffic Section and Bicycle Patrol. He is a designated and certified Recruit Field Trainer in his department.
Chris has a significant history in tactical operations and has participated in numerous investigations involving high-risk warrant services, high-risk arrests, barricaded subject incidents, hostage rescue, witness protection details and marijuana grow-operation enforcement. He is certified by the Justice Institute of British Columbia as a Pistol Instructor, by the National Tactical Officers Association as an Active Shooter Instructor and by the Armiger Institute as a Reality-Based Training instructor. Chris is the Vice-President of Tactical Synergy, the training division of S & B Warrant Execution Inc., and regularly instructs (in both Canada and the U.S.) in the areas of warrant service, active shooter/rapid deployment, containment tactics, building/room search tactics and high-risk arrests and vehicle takedowns.