Local agencies hold successful active shooter training at Cypress College

A full-scale exercise was conducted recently at Cypress College to help prepare law enforcement and fire departments to work closely together during an active shooter incident. The recent events in El Paso and Dayton continue to emphasize the need to quickly protect victims from the threat, and treat and transport the injured to hospitals as quickly as possible. This training that had been scheduled for weeks, was sponsored by the Urban Area Security Initiative. Orange County Fire Authority along with Garden Grove Fire, Anaheim Fire and Rescue, and the police departments from Cypress, Buena Park, La Palma and Seal Beach, as well as California Highway Patrol and Cypress College Campus Safety Department participated in the exercise.

All Orange County law enforcement agencies and fire departments have been training together on active shooter response since 2011. This is one of many annual exercises held throughout the county to improve technique and learn from the tragic incidents that have happened across the nation.