In this episode of the Shots Fired Podcast, Scott Savage and Dan Flippo from Savage Training Group, along with Sergeant Bill Dunning, come in the studio to discuss police response tactics and ways to apply them during a critical incident. In this episode, you will learn necessary steps to take before responding to potential violent calls, how to deal with violent encounters, and how to manage scenes to have the best outcome.

Dan Flippo, a retired Santa Cruz Deputy Chief, discusses the 2020 Santa Cruz Ambush, where Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller was shot and killed, several other officers were also shot in a calculated ambush and what is was like being the Incident Commander during the event. 

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