Tier 1 Active Shooter

Over half of all Active Shooter events are stopped by a citizen, or citizens. The reason for this is that many who carry out mass murder choose soft targets where there is likely to be little or no law enforcement presence. Because the average Active Shooter event lasts between 4-11 minutes, and average law enforcement response varies greatly; the responsible citizen has every right to be trained to confront an active shooter situation as they are the likely line of defense between an armed threat and unarmed innocents and loved ones. Using extensive law enforcement response training and research into the last 50 years of Active Shooter events as a model, Tier 1 Tactics has developed this course to provide the C/W community with a fundamental skill set that will enable them to act, if they choose, in the event of an active shooter and potentially stop the threat without waiting needless minutes for a law enforcement response.

Tier 1 Carbine

Defensive Rifle is intended for anyone with little or no formal experience operating a rifle in a self defense manner.  While general understanding of the operation of the rifle (controls, safety, etc.) is instructed, this course is focused on accuracy and manipulation for self-defense.  Students will learn correct techniques for zero, mechanical offset, irons/optics use as well as fundamental techniques for employing the rifle in defense of self or others.  As Defensive Handgun is self defense focused, students are encouraged to train from realistic gear, be it citizen or occupational (LE/MIL).

Tier 1 Environmental Perception

Tier 1 Environmental Perception we open the everyday person up to the day dangers that are face and that we unknowingly expose our selves and our loved ones too. We use simple and advanced techniques to transfer essential knowledge and practical every-day practices to our student that will greatly improve their ability to for-see imminent situations and avoid them and mental process to help you deal with a situation that has already begun.

Tier 1 Handgun

Tier 1 handgun introduces or refreshes the basic handgun skills required for effective real-world operation of the handgun.  Students will have fundamental skills instructed or enhanced through focused teaching on stress performance, threat confrontation and confronting 3-D threats.  This is a reality-focused course tailored to the use of force situations.

Tier 1 RDS Handgun

RDS Defensive Handgun is intended for anyone with little or no formal experience operating an RDS handgun in a self defense manner.  This course teaches safe handling and efficient operation of an RDS equipped handgun. Students will learn correct techniques for drawing and presenting the weapon, as well as fundamental techniques for employing the handgun in defense of self or others. 

Tier 1 Shotgun

Tier 1 Shotgun is specifically designed for the new shotgun owner who would potentially like to explore the shotgun as a defense tool, and eventually continue to the Tier 1 Tactics – Tier 2 Shotgun course (Defensive)

Tier 1 Stop The Bleed

What stops bleeding? In a STOP THE BLEED course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. The human body only has approximately 5 meters of blood in it and if 40% is lost the chances of survival is very slim, therefore stopping a major bleed is literals the difference between life or death.