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The West Des Moines Police Department is hosting the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) to teach their Physical Security Assessment Training Program; March 26-28^th 2024. This training will take place at the West Des Moines RecPlex (6500 Grand Ave. West Des Moines, Iowa).

This class is designed to teach and demonstrate to state and local law enforcement how to conduct physical security assessments on locations where mass gatherings can occur and on critical assets that are likely to be selected for targeted violence (i.e schools, houses of worship, convention centers, etc).

This class is free to state and local law enforcement and will be held at the West Des Moines Rec Plex in Community Room A. Below is a link for registration and additional details regarding the class. If you are interested in registering yourself or any of your department personnel, follow the link and please click “Apply Now” and not “Bulk Application Entry” even if you are registering more than one person.

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

The Physical Security Assessment Training Program is designed to teach and demonstrate to state and local law enforcement how to conduct physical security assessments on locations where mass gatherings can occur and on critical assets that are likely to be selected for targeted violence or terrorist acts (i.e., schools; houses of worship; convention centers; etc.). These assessments will help to identify the vulnerabilities associated with a particular location and the consequences of those vulnerabilities being exploited by a violent extremist or an act of terror. Training will assist students in recommending Options for Consideration to mitigate identified vulnerabilities to prevent or lessen the potential impact of an attack.