Trains Officers For Many Scenarios

The Florissant Police Department last week introduced its newest training simulator the Milo Range, which simulates various scenarios where police officers face potentially dangerous situations with armed individuals in places such as schools, home invasions, and even a hostage on the scene.
During the training, officers are confronted with a potential shooter on a three-sided giant  video screen that simulates various confrontations that police officers may encounter. The officers must first identify the threat to the public at the scene, before reacting with their response.
On a recent Monday morning, the scenario was an armed person in a school that demanded quick responses to protect students and staff. according to Sgt. Chris Schilling, a 20-year veteran of the Florissant Police Dept.  The officers’ training demands almost immediate response to protect everyone including the officers in various situations with an armed suspect, Schilling explained during a video scenario of officers confronting an armed burglar.
Once the situation is recognized and evaluated, the  officers who are armed can quickly react and use  their training methods to handle the situation.
The police department recently purchased this interactive state of the art training simulator that is designed to better prepare officers and “help to improve decision making during high-pressure situations,”  said police spokesman Steve Michael. This training for Florissant Police officers will help to continue “to provide the best services to the residents of Florissant,” officer Michael added.
Funding for the program and the new Milo Range video  studio, which is located at the new Florissant Justice Center on Washington near –270, came from funds from the Prop P bond issue approved in 2017 by Florissant voters for police programs in the city.
-Bob Lindsey

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