The Washington Township Fire Department is the second fire department in Ohio to be hosting a free training course on how to respond to grain bin rescue emergencies. This weekend's course is a combination of classroom and hands-on training in a simulation trailer. Farmers and about seven other fire departments around the area will be able to take advantage of the simulation training.
"Saturday classes, we're trying to target that towards the agricultural community and FFA students...
The Ohio Attorney General's Peace Officer Training Academy is here in Zanesville this week. The virtual training puts officers in real-life situations, where they are forced to make critical decisions.
"Use of force, judgemental decisions, how quickly the scenarios can develop, we expect one thing to happen and then something else happens, so again it's just opening the eyes to how bad situations can become," training officer, Andrew Russell said.
The courses are...
The Zanesvile Police Department is advancing it's training through high-tech simulation scenarios.
The training is offered through the Ohio Attorney General's Peace Officer Training Academy. Zanesville Police Captain, Tony Coury says that this type of advanced training will educate officers on new techniques.
"We applied with the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London, Ohio, asked them if we can get involved in the simulator training that they were offering...
When the high school students sit in their seats Tuesday morning, they will notice something different about the classrooms.
Instead of having a green chalk board in front of them, they will be faced with top-of-the-line technology. Each classroom will be equipped with surround sound, a CD/DVD/VCR player, and a Smartboard.
"It allows students to actually interact with the teacher, with the board, and it gets them up out of their seats. That's very helpful," says teacher...
A former Muskingum County Sheriff's Deputy is bringing specialized training to the area.
The Southern Ohio Private Police Institute is starting an East Central-Central Ohio Operation, with most of the training being held at the Briar Rabbit Shooting Sports Firearm Range in Zanesville. It will be reaching out to local law enforcement agencies, on the smaller scale, who may need assistance with work place violence, chemical agents, and firearms training.
"Let me...put your...
Members of the 346th Psychological Operations Company met for a situational training exercise today.
It was a day of training at the Old Columbia Cement Plant, but it sounded very realistic. In an attempt to prepare soldiers for deployment, members of the 346th Psychological Operations Company went through various situational exercises where they had to act and react to situations they might encounter if deployed.
Commander Mark Mauri says, "We feel that a lot of the...
It's not every day you see Muskingum County Sheriff's deputies arresting one of their own.
But today, that's just what they did--as a part of training. Every year the sheriff's office holds training sessions for their officers to learn new skills and brush up on their basics.
"We're also incorporating vehicle approaches for felonies and building searches," said Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz. "We're trying to show our people the...
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