UF’s SEEM to Partner with FATS on Security Video Courseware
Thursday, May 04, 2006
The University of Findlay’s School of Environmental and Emergency
Management will partner with FATS Inc., a subsidiary of Firearms
Training Systems Inc., to produce new video training courseware for
various law enforcement and security markets.
In addition to providing virtual training solutions for primary
incident response unit personnel, including police departments,
private-sector security, nuclear facility security, elementary and
secondary school resource officers, and college and university campus
security, the partnership will develop scenarios used in training
security personnel that work for Veterans Affairs medical centers.
Under the direction of FATS’ training development team, The University
of Findlay’s School of Environmental and Emergency Management will
author customized courseware products to be used with the FATS
virtual training system.
“The University of Findlay has a superior reputation in the emergency
management community,” said Ron Mohling, chairman and chief executive
officer, FATS. “We are pleased to be working with them to increase our
courseware offerings and expand the number and type of organizations
that would benefit from realistic, relevant virtual training.”
The FATS system is a cost-effective solution for marksmanship,
decision-making and communication skills training. It tests responder
reaction to simulated, yet realistic, situations. Law enforcement and
security officers trained on the FATS system gain skills that improve
their response to real-life incidents, enabling them to diffuse or
de-escalate confrontations and potentially eliminating the need to use
force.
FATS and The University of Findlay’s School of Environmental and
Emergency Management will also examine other opportunities to combine
their expertise to better serve the video scenario training needs of
existing and potential markets.
FATS Inc. is a leading technology company providing fully integrated,
simulated training to professional military and law enforcement
personnel. Utilizing quality engineered weapon simulators, FATS’
state-of-the-art virtual training solutions offer judgmental, tactical
and combined arms experiences.
The company serves domestic and international customers from its
headquarters in Suwanee, Ga., and has branch offices in Australia,
Canada, the Netherlands and United Kingdom. The ISO-certified company
was founded in 1984. For more information, visit www.fatsinc.com.
Founded in 1882, The University of Findlay is the largest and most
diverse private educational institution in northwest Ohio, with a total
enrollment of more than 4,600 full-time and part-time students.
Since 1986, the School of Environmental and Emergency Management has
provided education, training and information-transfer programs focusing
on environmental, safety and occupational health issues as well as
security management, terrorism and disaster preparedness. In 2005, SEEM
trained 8,400 people at 166 locations in 38 states and four foreign
countries.
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