PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Jeff Weaver, Melony Ritter
(501) 760.6410 office
press@np.edu
November 7, 2016
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING AT NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE
Hot Springs, Arkansas – The National Park College (NPC) Community and Corporate Training Division offered its first Active Shooter Training class in October. More than 35 employees from Baxley/LogPro participated in the training.
Workforce Specialist Barry Ballard said the training is in high demand and has been crafted by an expert in the field. Travis K. Sorrows, President and co-founder of Corporate Resilience Solutions (CRS) facilitated the course. He is retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after 25 years as a Special Agent in various cities across the country. Sorrows served as one of the FBI’s experts in crisis intervention and personnel risk management, providing services at critical incidents such as the Columbine school massacre and the Pentagon after September 11, 2001. “There isn’t a better expert around,” Ballard said.
Andy Trantham, Vice President of Operations at Baxley/LogPro said “Employee safety
is a top priority for everyone at Baxley/LogPro. Barry Ballard, with NPC, approached
us about ‘Active Shooter Training’ for a large group of our employees. We thought
it was a great opportunity to be proactive and train employees from all parts of our
facility on what to look for and what to do. NPC worked with us to find an evening
that was best for us using their facility. Travis Sorrows, the instructor, did a great
job communicating and was willing to stay as long as we wanted answering questions.
I would highly recommend the class to any size company”.
Interested organizations wanting to book onsite training may do so by contacting Ballard at 501-760-6587. An open-enrollment class will also be available on campus in February to accommodate smaller groups or individuals. Registration can be completed by contacting Workforce Development and Continuing Education at National Park College at 501-760-4223 or via email at training@np.edu.
Photo: Baxley LogPro employees in Active Shooter Training with instructor Travis Sorrows.
