First respondersSpecial rural training for NM park rangers
New Mexico State Park Rangers are currently receiving specialized training from the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management; the training is designed to prepare first responders to conduct operations in rural terrain. In particular the program will address the needs of officers working along the state’s southern border with Mexico and in rural areas
New Mexico State Park Rangers are currently receiving specialized training from the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
The training is designed to prepare first responders to conduct operations in rural terrain. In particular the program will address the needs of officers working along the state’s southern border with Mexico and in rural areas.
Operating in rural environments requires officers to use different techniques and procedures. Under the program, officers will learn high-risk movement techniques and conduct vehicle drills, patrols, and downed officer and citizen rescue scenarios.
A total of seventy-five rangers will complete the training program. So far fifty-five officers have already attended and twenty five more officers will undergo the training in June.
The specialized program was designed by specialists at Texas State University at San Marcos and is aimed at law enforcement agencies and military personnel.
