Live fire exercises allow the officer to use his or her own weapon systems while moving though out the shoothouse.  Each officer has to go into rooms making split second decisions whether to shoot or not shoot.  The live fire shoothouse helps develop the skills in building the necessary teamwork and tactics among patrol officers that are crucial for success during life threatening situations.

The tactical training center allows training for your officers in the following areas: Individual tactics, two, three and four officer tactics, decision making, individual and small group movement techniques, integrating SWAT officers with patrol officers and more.


The tactical training center allows your department to conduct live fire exercises in a facility which simulates the real work tactical environment.  Live fire training will "hone" the individual's tactical skills as well as firearms skills. 

Scenarios are conducted in the training center's indoor seven room live fire shoothouse.  The officer may shoot 360 degrees in the "ballistically safe" shoothouse while moving from room to room.  The use of flash bangs,
SIMUNITION®* and paint balls are encouraged when doing dynamic force and force training.


All lighting controls are located in the upper balcony of the shoothouse training area.  This allows the instructor to create a scenario with the option of either low light or total darkness.

Shoot House Training Area

The room sizes are listed as follows:
Kitchen 15' x 15'
Bedroom 11' x 11'
Dining room 15'x 12'
Hallway #1, 3' x 31'
Living room 15' x 18'
Bathroom 11' x 17'
Hallway #2, 7' x 33'
Garage 20' x 40'

The "Live Fire Shoot House"
encompasses 2,400 square feet
(40' x 60')


* SIMUNITION® is a registered trademark of General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems-Canada Inc.



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