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01Trainees practice clearing rooms and neutralizing an active shooter during an exercise at the San Antonio Fire Training Academy.
Spike Johnson02Trainees practice entering and stopping an active shooter at an ALERRT training facility in San Marcos, Texas.
Spike Johnson03Trainees use latex surgical models like this when learning how to reopen a victim's airways after injury.
04The San Antonio Fire Department practices lifting casualties to evacuate them.
Spike Johnson05A girl tests out a $45,000 tactical robot at the trade show that accompanied ALERRT's 2016 conference in San Marcos. The robot has a camera and hydraulic arm and can be used to surveil a building where an active shooter is located.
06Firefighters and police enter a building during an active shooter simulation.
07A trainee assists a "victim" during an active shooter simulation.
Spike Johnson08Police and medics take a break during training.
Spike Johnson09Latex medical training aids have small hoses attached that simulate blood flow.
10San Antonio firefighter Adam Fry at a training session.
Spike Johnson11Trainees practice breaching and entering a building during an active shooter simulation.
Spike Johnson12A vendor displays new bullet vest technology at a tactical equipment trade show during ALERRT's 2016 conference.
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