Florida Department of Corrections Hosts Rapid Response Team Training

Marianna, Fla. – Media is invited to the Florida Department of Corrections’ Rapid Response Team (RRT) Training taking place on Friday, October 3 at the Jackson County Agriculture in Bonifay. Opening ceremonies will begin at 5:45 a.m. CST and the event will conclude around 1:30 p.m. CST. There will be 15 state prisons participating from Region 1 which covers the area from Pensacola to Perry. The event will feature training exercises such as munitions, platoon and squad formations, riot/baton techniques and a physical fitness competition.

Rapid Response Teams are 14 person teams comprised of correctional officers specially trained in less lethal and lethal munitions, chemical munitions, crowd control, and riot suppression. This event provides key training and competition for those men and women who keep our communities safe on a daily basis. It allows the Institutional, Regional and Central Office leadership team to evaluate the proficiency and the quality of training that is being provided to the RRT’s.

WHAT:	Region I Rapid Response Team Training (RRT)
WHEN:	Friday, October 3 5:45 a.m. Central Standard Time
WHERE:	Jackson County Agriculture Center 3631 Highway 90 Marianna, Florida 32446
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:	5:45 a.m. Squads assemble for opening ceremony 6:25 a.m. Invocation by Chaplain 6:30 a.m. Opening ceremony begins 7:00 a.m. Training sessions begin 11:50 a.m. Training sessions end 12:05 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Closing Ceremonies All times are in Central Standard Time. Upon arrival, media can ask to speak with Regional Warden, Robin Smith.

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As Florida's largest state agency, the Department of Corrections employs more than 22,000 members statewide, incarcerates more than 100,000 inmates and supervises nearly 146,000 offenders in the community.

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