NEWPORT — The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office offers free training to any groups, businesses or organizations in the county that would like to receive active shooter awareness training.

Over the past several years, the sheriff’s office has provided this lifesaving training to local government offices, schools, businesses and churches so they will know how to react in an active shooter event. Our instructors, Sgt. Glenn Blakeslee and Undersheriff Grant Sirevog have attended ongoing professional training on citizens’ response to active shooter, so as to be able to provide the most up-to-date training for your groups.

The sheriff’s office also works with local school districts to assist with threat assessments, safety and security.

Additionally, as part of the department’s overall safety strategy, officials co-train with and help provide local and bordering law enforcement agencies with the training needed to respond to an active shooter event.

For more information on this important lifesaving training, or to set up a training for your group, please contact Sgt. Glenn Blakeslee at 509-447-1911 or gblakeslee@pendoreille.org.