Forcible Entry for Patrol Jersey Tactical 8 hour course Instructor BIO ​ Instructor Dapkins is a co-inventor and owner of Jersey Tactical Corp. Our mission is to provide innovative products and ideas to local, state, and federal law enforcement, fire, emergency services and military professions utilizing effective efficient lifesaving design. Experience: Instructor Dapkins has over 20 years of Law Enforcement service and was an Assistant Team Leader of a Regional SWAT Team in NJ for over a decade. Instructor Dapkins has taught Active Shooter response, Active Shooter Updates, Forcible Entry for Patrol, and Advance Mechanical/Manual Breaching throughout the continental United States. Students range from TTPOA to NYTOA as well as the NYPD Anti-Terrorism UNIT during his tenure with Jersey Tactical Corp. Course description: This course is designed to provide a safe working environment on the topic of Breaching. The course is based off the premise of worst-case scenarios such as an active shooter event. This base course will consist of 1 eight-hour day and will concentrate on outward and inward opening doors primarily. Upon completion of the course the student should be familiar with the basic understandings of breaching and construction of the door and jamb. The student will be able to identify different style doors including panic bar doors and other fire rated material that change the method of breaching at times. The Course is designed for the student to bring any and all forcible entry equipment they own or their agency has supplied to them that would be readily accessible from their patrol vehicles at a service call. The course is NOT SPECIIFC TO OUR EQUIPMENT and all are allowed to use our equipment to try during the course but are not permitted to use it for their end of course practical exercises if they own other equipment. WHY? ANSWER: BECAUSE WE WANT TO TRAIN YOU WITH WHAT EVER YOU WILL HAVE DURING THAT EMERGENCY!!!! IF YOU CAN’T GET IN YOU CAN’T SAVE ANYONE. Student equipment: Any Breaching/Forcible Entry Tools they use/own Safety Glasses and gloves