Effingham, Ill. – Over the weekend the Effingham Police Department held a special training at the Effingham Child Development Center.
During this intense training police officers instructed employees on how to handle an active shooter situation.
Effingham Police Department Chief Jeff Fuesting shared details about the training on his Twitter Feed throughout the training session:
#EPD Officers hosting active shooter training today at Effingham Early Childhood Development Center. #communitypolicing pic.twitter.com/YU8mwK9t4z
— Jeff Fuesting (@Chief_Fuesting) March 10, 2018
4 E’s – Educate, Evade, Escape, Engage – want to learn more? Host a training session? Contact the Office of the Chief of Police for more details! Working together keeping our community safe. #EPDstrong @effinghamil pic.twitter.com/6t17NHAazk
— Jeff Fuesting (@Chief_Fuesting) March 10, 2018
— Jeff Fuesting (@Chief_Fuesting) March 10, 2018
Big thank you to the staff at Effingham Early Childhood Development! Awesome engagement! #4E’s #communitypolicing @effinghamil pic.twitter.com/CfscGe0FM6
— Jeff Fuesting (@Chief_Fuesting) March 10, 2018
Earlier today we spoke to Fuesting about how this training came to Effingham.
Listen to his remarks below: