REALITY BASED TRAINING CEN
Construction is well underway on the Reality Based Training Center, LVMPD’s most important capital priority. Since the project’s announcement in 2019 and its official press conference on Oct. 1, 2020, significant progress has been made on this project that, when complete, will be the largest and most comprehensive facility of its kind in the nation.
Standing at the site of the Reality Based Training Center, from left, Greg Korte, president of the Las Vegas division, Korte Company, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, Tom Kovach, executive director of the LVMPD Foundation, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo and Clark County Commission Chair Marilyn Kirkpatrick. Photo Credit – Christopher DeVargas
IMPORTANT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY, STATE, AND THE NATION An important addition to Southern Nevada, the LVMPD Reality Based Training Center is a multi-jurisdictional training center that will ultimately be used by over 60 public and private entities state-wide. The Reality Based Training Center will be a place where law enforcement agencies and other first responders receive specialized training that includes conditioning, decision-making skills, and stress inoculation to save lives during real-world scenarios. It is designed to accommodate situations law enforcement and first responders may be likely to encounter, from active shooter incidents with mass casualties, training for natural disasters, and the simulation of responses to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic
OCT. 1, 2020 – OCT. 1, 2021
The first building is on track to be completed by the end of 2021 with a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 1, 2021 – exactly one year from its press conference - on a date intentionally chosen for its somber significance to Southern Nevada and local law enforcement. Ever mindful of the horrific tragedy that occurred on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, 2017, in the nation’s largest mass shooting, the LVMPD Foundation remains committed to providing funding for critical training to help law enforcement and first responders be best prepared for all incidents.
LVMPD FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS I VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1
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