Ridgewood's Valley Hospital Hosts Active Shooter Training April 30, May 1

Ridgewood’s Valley Hospital and the ALICE Training Institute will team up to bring ALICE Instructor Training on April 30 and May 1 to The Valley Hospital - a two-day instructor course designed to teach proactive survival strategies to respond to violent intruder or active shooter incidents.

The goal of the ALICE program is to provide individuals with survival-enhancing options for those critical moments in the gap between when a violent situation begins and when law enforcement arrives on scene.

ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate and is a useful strategy for everyone: law enforcement, schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, and places of worship. The training course does not include graphic content.

Completing the ALICE Instructor Training course provides individuals with certification in ALICE Training and allows them to bring ALICE strategies back to their places of work. Additionally, registrants will gain access to exclusive ALICE resources. This “train the trainer” Active Shooter Certification is open to all and there is no pre-requisite to attend.

ALICE is in line with recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The course will include an overview of ALICE training and live scenario drills.

The course will be held on Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Valley Hospital’s Conference Center. The registration fee is $595 per person and can be completed online at www.alicetraining.com.

For more information, contact:

• The Valley Hospital: Abbe Pavlick, [email protected], 201-447-8000, ext. 2534
• The Alice Training Institute: Joanna Terry, [email protected], 330-661-0106, ext. 1015
• Or visit www.ValleyHealth.com and www.AliceTraining.com.