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NCIER — National Center for Integrated Emergency Response. Public safety training, exercises, and consulting for emergency responders.

Insights, updates, and thought leadership from NCIER on active shooter response, emergency management, and public safety training.

NCIER Glossary of Active Threat Incident Management Terminology — authoritative definitions for active shooter response, integrated emergency management, and school safety terminology maintained by...

ASIM Advanced (PER-353) was developed and is owned by NCIER. Through a small group of National Training Providers, agencies can access this course under DHS/FEMA and related programs.

ASIM Authorized Training Partners (ATPs) are organizations licensed by NCIER to deliver ASIM-branded training in their region. Find an ATP near you or learn how to become one.

Learn how to become an ASIM Authorized Training Partner (ATP). Licensed ATPs deliver ASIM Basic and SSAVEIM courses in their region with full NCIER support, branding, and curriculum.

NCIER provides active shooter incident management training, HSEEP exercises, and consulting for law enforcement, fire, and EMS professionals nationwide.

Contact NCIER for active shooter training, ASIM courses, HSEEP exercises, or consulting. We are here to help your agency prepare.

Answers to common questions about ASIM training, costs, funding, the ASIM Checklist, and how NCIER differs from other active shooter programs.

ASIM Advanced (PER-353) is developed and owned by NCIER. TEEX NERRTC is a National Training Provider that delivers this course under the DHS/FEMA Homeland Security National Training Program.

ASIM Advanced (PER-353) is developed and owned by NCIER. ALERRT at Texas State University is a National Training Provider that delivers this course as part of its active shooter response training prog...

ASIM Advanced (PER-353) is developed and owned by NCIER. DHS/FEMA lists and funds this course through the National Training and Education Division for eligible agencies nationwide.

Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) at the University of Illinois is licensed by NCIER to deliver ASIM Advanced, ASIM Basic, and SSAVEIM courses under formal agreement.

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is licensed by NCIER to deliver ASIM Basic and SSAVEIM courses to Virginia law enforcement and public safety agencies.

NCIER research articles, insights, and analysis on active shooter incident management, emergency response, and public safety best practices.

NCIER — National Center for Integrated Emergency Response. Public safety training, exercises, and consulting for emergency responders.

NCIER crafts and administers dynamic scenario-based emergency exercises meeting Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) requirements.

The NCIER Podcast discusses active shooter incident management. Gain key insights from public safety experts that may help you save lives.

NCIER in the news — television, print, and social media coverage of our active shooter training programs and public safety initiatives.

NCIER builds professional readiness for the future by showing responders how to be faster, work as one team, and save every life that can be saved.

Meet the NCIER leadership and instructors — experienced public safety professionals dedicated to improving emergency response nationwide.

Get help with NCIER courses, ASIM checklists, training materials, and technical support. Find answers to common questions quickly.

NCIER terms and conditions governing use of our website, training materials, ASIM Checklist, and related services.

NCIER privacy policy explaining how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services.

Compare ASIM active shooter courses — QuickStart, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. Find the right training level for your agency.

ASIM QuickStart is a free on-demand 1-hour course delivering essential active shooter response tactics. Built on the ASIM Checklist (NTOA endorsed, NIMS compliant).

ASIM Basic Train-the-Trainer is a 1-day, 8-hour course that builds your internal ASIM instructor team so you can deliver active shooter incident management training on your schedule across law enforce...

ASIM Advanced is a 3-day, 24-hour simulation-based course for up to 60 responders. Run 10 complete active shooter and complex coordinated attack incidents using the NTOA-endorsed ASIM Checklist.

The Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist is designed for basic through moderate complexity active shooter events. NTOA endorsed, NIMS compliant.

Side-by-side comparison of ASIM active shooter courses. Find the right training level — QuickStart, Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced.

ASIM QuickStart Classroom Edition — free instructor-led 1-hour course for classrooms. Essential active shooter tactics built on the ASIM Checklist.

SSAVEIM Train-the-Trainer is a 2-day course that builds one joint team and one shared incident playbook for schools, law enforcement, fire/EMS, and emergency management — including reunification.

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Read course evaluations from emergency responders who completed ASIM training. See what first responders say about our active shooter courses.

Calendar of ASIM active shooter incident management courses being conducted across the nation with hosting agency contact information.

Sheriff Michelle Cook shares her experience hosting the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Intermediate course remotely for Clay County (FL) on the NCIER Campus virtual platform