Law enforcement training is taking place this week at Laguna Middle School in San Luis Obispo.
Thursday and Saturday, San Luis Obispo police will be on site for department training.
“Fortunately, these kinds of incidents aren't that common, especially in this area. That's something that we want to make sure we are preparing for, just because we always want it in the back of our mind so that if it was to happen or at one of our neighboring agencies, we could respond," said Sergeant Evan Stradley with San Luis Obispo PD.
Monday, SLOPD along with other officers from Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Paso Robles, and Cal Poly police departments along with State Parks officers were at the school for SWAT training.
“Any time we have a major incident like an active shooter or anything of that nature, everyone is coming. So it's very important that we work with not only our city partners but also other outside agencies," added Stradley.
“We team up with SLOPD and we become a rescue task force so we can quickly triage and treat any patients that are injured by an active shooter," said Battalion Chief, Shayne Skove, with SLO City Fire Department.
A SLOPD sergeant says they were taking advantage of school being out and being able to use the empty building, adding that the SWAT training takes place bi-monthly.
