TRAINING
Technical Investigative Techniques - September 15, 2010
Preparing for Promotions - October 7, 2010
Use of Force Refresher for Supervisors - October 8, 2010
A.R.I.D.E. - Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement - October 14-15, 2010
Sexual Assault Drugs - November 1, 2010
A.R.I.D.E. - Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement - November 4-5, 2010
41st Annual Training Conference and Awards Banquet - November 17-19, 2010
Pursuit Review - December 7, 2010
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Training in the Works…
12th Annual Major Crime Conference - Feb 8 - 11, 2011 in Eugene
2nd Annual Eastern Oregon Training Conference - May 4 - 6, 2011 in Umatilla.
Training announcements for the above listed classes will be posted on this website as soon as they are finalized and available. Please check back for any updates. If you have specific questions please send an e-mail to Sgt Rick Igou, who is an OPOA board member and training coordinator.
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OPOA TRAINING COORDINATORS
Biography
Assistant Training Coordinator - Avena Glock
Phone: (971) 218-7161
Training1@opoa.info
Biography
Assistant Training Coordinator - Jill Thissell
Phone (503) 508-3536
training2@opoa.info
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Article: Preparing for Armed Encounters in 2010
When stage actors have been in a play for a long run, it’s not unusual for the director to call a special rehearsal at which the cast reads through the script again, word for word. Often they’re astonished at just how far they’ve strayed from their original lines as they’ve settled comfortably into their roles and performed from memory night after night.
As we come to the end of 2009, it’s wise for officers to conduct their own personal “script review” and consider whether, over time, they may have unwittingly wandered away from the basic tenets of prevailing against would-be assailants. When federal agent Chuck Soltys addressed the 2009 ILEETA conference in a session on “Preparation for Armed Encounters,” he was asking his audience of trainers and officers to do exactly that.
“It’s easy for any of us to do,” says Soltys, who has been involved in multiple OIS incidents during 23 years as a police officer special agent, a tactical EMT, and a leading trainer. “You go out there shift after shift and without consciously realizing it, you can start to drift away from what you know should be critical components of your commitment to prevail against threats to your life.”
In a conversation with PoliceOne, Soltys expounded on two key elements of his presentation:
(article reprinted with permission of author)
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TRAINING MESSAGE:
OPOA has re-dedicated itself to being much more active in our training program. We have 2 assistant training coordinators who are constantly looking to offer training to meet the needs of the Law Enforcement Community. We are looking for the following;
1. An agency that wants to co-host with us (We do most of the work, but like partners)
2. A training topic that is wanted or needed
3. Suggestions on instructors, topics, or locations that we might be able to contact to put on training
If you have any information to help us, or suggestions on how we can help you, please let us know.
Click here to send an e-mail to Sgt. Rick Igou, who is an OPOA board member and training coordinator.
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