THE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER (THE RTC) AND FLORIDA 'S FORENSIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH, SECURITY AND TACTICS (F1RST) HAVE PARTNERED TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Los Angeles, CA (August 28, 2023) – The RTC, America’s leading UAS innovator and California’s largest certified UAS trainer, is pleased to announce a partnership with the Florida’s Forensic Institute for Research, Security and Tactics (F1RST) in Land O’ Lakes, Florida to create the premier governmental training venue in the United States.
“Florida is just the right place to be, and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office exemplifies vision and innovation in public safety. The F1RST Facility will host ethical, outcome-based, quality training for Floridians and the region. I could not be more pleased to be there.” Kris Allshouse, Executive Director, The RTC.
Florida’s Forensic Institute for Research, Security, and Tactics (FIRST) represents such a collaboration – a partnership between academia and practitioners to develop a state-of-the-art research enterprise that will inform, innovate, and offer cutting-edge training. FIRST is the only known facility to be built from the ground up aimed at developing innovative solutions and enhancing tactical capabilities in key disciplines of public safety by partnering researchers and practitioners.
“Working with The RTC is exciting, and it furthers our goals to empower leaders around the world with the knowledge necessary to ensure safer communities by transforming public safety through research, education, and innovation.” John Kuch, Unmanned Systems Analyst, F1RST.
About F1RST
Science and technology have transformed law enforcement and the overall landscape where we live today. Against a backdrop of an ever-changing world filled with increasingly complex and volatile threats, society has placed even greater demands on law enforcement and the criminal justice system to continue to advance in unprecedented ways. The solution requires collaboration and continuing research to develop new and improved methods, to fill gaps in industry knowledge, skills, capabilities, and to revolutionize training for practitioners in forensics, security, and tactics.
UAS Basic Pilots Course
RTC @ Florida F1RST
November 27-29, 2023
For agencies with an established UAS Program…
UAV Indoor Tactical Course
RTC @ Florida F1RST
November 30 – Dec. 1, 2023
This is an advanced training course and is NOT for beginners.
About F1RST
Science and technology have transformed law enforcement and the overall landscape where we live today. Against a backdrop of an ever-changing world filled with increasingly complex and volatile threats, society has placed even greater demands on law enforcement and the criminal justice system to continue to advance in unprecedented ways. The solution requires collaboration and continuing research to develop new and improved methods, to fill gaps in industry knowledge, skills, capabilities, and to revolutionize training for practitioners in forensics, security, and tactics.
Florida’s Forensic Institute for Research, Security, and Tactics (FIRST) represents such a collaboration – a partnership between academia and practitioners to develop a state-of-the-art research enterprise that will inform, innovate, and offer cutting-edge training. FIRST is the only known facility to be built from the ground up aimed at developing innovative solutions and enhancing tactical capabilities in key disciplines of public safety by partnering researchers and practitioners. F1RST is creating a network of sites, which will contain both indoor and outdoor research and training facilities in the areas of forensics, security, and tactics. FIRST will provide the public safety industry with a one-of-a-kind, integrated research and training experience, which includes state-of-the-art instructional facilities, next-generation training techniques, and collaborative partnerships with academia, practitioners, community-based organizations and local businesses to help spark innovative solutions to the complex problems in today’s world.
For more information contact: John Kuch at (813) 997-8474 or via email: jkuch@pascosheriff.org
About the RTC
The Regional Training Center is an ideologically driven non-profit that was expressly created to enable public safety agencies and Military branches to be the absolute best in the world at a cost true to taxpayers. We are mission-centered and apply intelligent innovation and flexibility to bring consultation and course presentation that is precisely focused with measurable outcomes. All our training is built upon our proprietary 85% Rule© of course design and classroom facilitation with material deeply embedded in students by using our RRAC Positive Coaching Model©. Each instructor is vetted and brings the experience of having been sought by public and private sector entities because of their operational experience and training prowess.
Federal agencies can access RTC courses through the U.S. General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule under Contract Number 47QTCA1800KZ, under Special Item Numbers 611512 (flight training), through Khepra Inc. For more information, please visit www.thertc.org/gsa
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