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Office of the Sheriff Logan County Illinois
Logan County emergency response agencies active shooter training
[January 09, 2026]
Logan County emergency response
agencies recently completed a three-day Active Shooter Incident
Management – Advanced course conducted by the Illinois Fire Service
Institute (IFSI) on January 6, 7, and 8 at Open Arms Church in
Lincoln. The intensive training brought together law enforcement,
fire, EMS, dispatch, and emergency management partners to strengthen
coordinated response capabilities during complex, high-threat
incidents.
Participating agencies included the Lincoln Police Department,
Lincoln Fire Department, Logan County Sheriff’s Office, Logan
Dispatch, Logan County Emergency Management Agency, Lincoln Rural
Fire Protection District, Middletown Fire Protection District, Emden
Fire Protection District, Atlanta Fire Protection District, Atlanta
Police Department, and Mount Pulaski Police Department.
The course focused on advanced principles of Active Shooter Incident
Management (ASIM), emphasizing unified command, integrated law
enforcement–fire–EMS operations, and the effective use of the
Incident Command System (ICS). Participants worked through realistic
scenarios designed to challenge decision-making, communications,
resource deployment, casualty management, and responder safety in
fast-moving, high-risk environments.
This type of advanced, multi-agency training is critical for
ensuring our responders can operate seamlessly under extreme stress.
Active shooter and hostile events require immediate coordination
across disciplines. Training like this allows agencies to practice
those skills before they are needed in real life.
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By training
together, agencies strengthened shared terminology, operational
expectations, and command structures, reducing confusion during
an actual incident. The course also reinforced best practices
for rapid threat mitigation, rescue task force operations,
patient triage and transport, and information sharing through
dispatch and emergency management.
The training directly enhances Logan
County’s preparedness by improving interoperability, building
trusted working relationships among agencies, and ensuring
responders are aligned with nationally recognized response models.
This proactive approach helps the county better protect residents,
reduce response times, and mitigate the impacts of complex, violent
incidents should they occur.
Logan County EMA extends its appreciation to the Illinois Fire
Service Institute and all participating agencies for their
commitment to professional development and community safety. Logan
County EMA would also like to thank Open Arms Church for the use of
their facility.
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