Continuum of Force Concepts Course Descriptions
Quality Training from Military and Law Enforcement Instructors
At CFC we only hire the most qualified and relevant instructors to teach our classes. Every instructor at CFC is certified and has at least 10 years of individual or combined experience on the streets as a domestic Law Enforcement Officer and/or Military experience abroad in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
Continuum of Force Concepts provides realistic, effective tactical training to the Responsibly Armed Citizen, Law Enforcement and Military personnel.
Please take a moment to browse the courses we currently offer below, or click on the list to the right to jump directly to your preferred course.
Current Courses
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Custom Courses
Please take a moment to browse the classes we currently offer below, however, if you need something specific for your group, agency or unit, please contact us directly with your requirements and timeline. Together we can come up with a solid curriculum to meet your needs.
Course topics could include:
Firearms familiarization, maintenance and care on various weapon systems, including but not limited to rifles, shotguns, handguns, foreign weapons, etc.
Marksmanship
Combat Marksmanship
Mechanical and shotgun breaching (LE/Mil Only)
Small Unit Tactics
Building Searches and Room Clearing Techniques
Case Law Updates and Legal Considerations
Mindset
High Risk Traffic Stops (LE/Mil Only)
Executive Protection
Building Security Evaluation
Security Plan Development
Faith Based Facility Security Team
Night Vision User Courses
School Safety Training
School Bus Safety Training
Active Shooter Response
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Concealed Carry
Thinking about applying for an enhanced concealed pistol license? Maybe you just want to hone your skills with the handgun you carry every day. This is a low stress, fun course designed for the beginner to intermediate shooter and will provide you with a basic understanding of how to handle, function, shoot and safely carry a handgun. We begin the day with a classroom portion and move onto a live fire range during the second half of the day. This course satisfies the training requirements for the Idaho Enhanced License to Carry Concealed Weapons (8 Hours)
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
Handgun Selection and Familiarization
Equipment Selection
Legal Considerations
Mindset
Firearms Safety
Marksmanship Fundamentals
Basic Familiarization Drills
Weapon Maintenance and Care
Required Equipment:
1 Serviceable Handgun (Limited Number of Handguns may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Holster (Kydex, Polymer or Leather Preferred)
At least 2 Serviceable Magazines (If using automatic handgun)
150-200 Rounds of Factory Ammunition
Eye and Ear Protection (Soft Ear Protection Available)
A Positive Attitude
Women's Concealed Carry
This is a Women Only version of our basic Concealed Carry class. This is a low stress, fun course designed for the beginner to intermediate shooter and will provide you with a basic understanding of how to handle, function, shoot and safely carry a handgun. We begin the day with a classroom portion and move onto a live fire range during the second half of the day. This course satisfies the training requirements for the Idaho Enhanced License to Carry Concealed Weapons (8 Hours)
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
Handgun Selection and Familiarization
Equipment Selection
Legal Considerations
Mindset
Firearms Safety
Marksmanship Fundamentals
Basic Familiarization Drills
Weapon Maintenance and Care
Required Equipment:
1 Serviceable Handgun (Limited Number of Handguns may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Holster (Kydex, Polymer or Leather Preferred, Concealed Carry Purse is Acceptable)
At least 2 Serviceable Magazines (If using automatic handgun)
150-200 Rounds of Factory Ammunition
Eye and Ear Protection (Soft Ear Protection Available)
A Positive Attitude
Carbine: Level I
This is a low stress, fun course designed for the beginner shooter and will provide you with a basic understanding of how to handle, function, shoot and safely operate a carbine rifle. We begin the day with a classroom portion and move onto a live fire range during the second half of the day. No experience is required to attend this course. (8 Hours)
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
Carbine Selection and Familiarization
Equipment Selection
Firearms Safety
Marksmanship Fundamentals
Mindset
Weapon Zero
Basic Familiarization Drills
Weapon Maintenance and Care
Required Equipment:
1 Serviceable Carbine Rifle (Limited Number of AR-15 rifles may be provided if needed)
At least 2 serviceable Magazines
200 Rounds of Factory Ammunition
Eye and Ear Protection (Soft Ear Protection Available)
A Positive Attitude
Carbine: Level II
The Intermediate Carbine Course is designed for the intermediate shooter with some experience operating a carbine style rifle. This course is designed to safely push you beyond your comfort zone and make you more effective when deploying a carbine rifle. This course expands on the fundamentals while incorporating real world issues like stress, effective use of cover, movement and verbal commands. (8 Hours)
Prerequisite: CFC Basic Carbine Course; OR other approved basic carbine course; OR Military / LE experience (within last 10 years).
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
Weapon Zero
Marksmanship Fundamentals
Mindset
Reloads
Malfunctions
Effective Use of Cover
Moving and Shooting
Weapon transitions
Required Equipment:
1 Serviceable Carbine Rifle with sling (Limited Number of AR-15 rifles may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Handgun (Limited Number of handguns may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Retention Holster (Kydex, Polymer or Leather Preferred. You will be moving!)
3 Rifle Magazines (Minimum)
3 Pistol Magazines
200 Rounds of Factory Rifle Ammunition
100 Rounds of Factory Handgun Ammunition
Appropriate Magazine Pouches/Carrier
Eye and Ear Protection (Soft Ear Protection Available)
Water/Food (plan on a full range day)
A Positive Attitude
Carbine: Level III
The Advanced Carbine Course is designed for experienced shooters looking to push themselves and improve on their skills while incorporating advanced tactics and techniques. This course is designed to help you master the fundamentals through stress inoculation in real world scenarios using both live fire on the range, and non-lethal training ammunition (UTM) against live opponents during scenarios. The first day will be spent on the range and the second day will be spent on scenarios with live role players using non-lethal training ammunition (UTM) (16 Hours)
Prerequisite: CFC Intermediate Carbine Course; OR other approved intermediate carbine course/experience; OR Military / LE experience (within last 10 years).
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
Weapon Zero
Marksmanship Fundamentals
Mindset
Reloads
Malfunctions
Effective Use of Cover
Moving and Shooting
Weapon transitions
Engaging multiple threats
Tactical Movement
Live Fire Scenarios
Non Lethal Force on Force Training
Required Equipment:
1 Serviceable Carbine Rifle with sling (Limited Number of rifles may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Handgun (Limited Number of handguns may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Retention Holster (Kydex, Polymer or Leather Preferred. You will be moving!)
3 Rifle Magazines (Minimum)
3 Pistol Magazines
200 Rounds of Factory Rifle Ammunition
100 Rounds of Factory Handgun Ammunition
Appropriate Magazine Pouches/Carrier (Battle Belt, Chest Rig, Plate Carrier, Similar Carrier)
Eye and Ear Protection (Soft Ear Protection Available)
Groin protection for Force on Force Scenarios (recommended)
Gloves for Force on Force Scenarios (recommended)
Water/Food (plan on a full range day)
Non-Lethal Force on Force Training
Continuum of Force Concepts is proud to have partnered with the Defensive Action Center in the Spokane Valley to bring you the most realistic force on force training available by utilizing UTM Non Lethal Training Ammunition, bolts, and slides. The Defensive Action Center offers a 4,000 square foot indoor, heated, and insulated space. Space is customizable with modular walls, working doors, furniture and other props to create the most realistic training environment possible. Walls can quickly be configured into almost any layout to replicate existing floor plans or create specific layouts tailored to lesson plans.
Space can also be configured into shooting lanes for traditional shooting lessons and marksmanship competitions.
Force on Force Training is included in many of our firearms related courses.
First Aid
At CFC we understand that the threats we face in today’s world are complex and ever changing. A firearm isn’t the only answer during a critical incident, and oftentimes a firearm isn’t an answer at all. If you can take a life, you should be able to save a life.
What do you do after shots have been fired? What if you can’t get to the shooter? What happens if you walk in on the aftermath of a mass casualty event? What do you do if there is no shooter and you've just witnessed a motor vehicle accident with critical injuries?
This course is designed to provide you with answers to those types of questions and give you the basic skills necessary to save a life and act as your own first responder. The skills learned in this course are applicable during nearly any critical incident where injuries have or are likely to occur. These are essential, easy to use, lifesaving skills that everyone should have regardless of whether they chose to carry a firearm or not. The first aid skills you learn in this course are applicable to more than just gun fighting and could be utilized for things like: hunting accidents, motor vehicle crashes, industrial accidents, hiking and out-door recreation related injuries, terrorist attacks, active shooter incidents, violent criminal encounters and any other incident where critical injuries could occur.
(4 Hours / 8 Hours with Scenarios)
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
Equipment selection and Considerations when building an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK)
Mindset
Priorities of work during a critical incident
Patient assessment and Treatment Priorities of Work / MARCH
Self Aid/Buddy Aid
Tourniquet Skill Station
Pressure Dressing / Wound Packing Skill Station
Airway Skill Station
Occlusive Dressing Skill Station
Required Equipment:
Weather Appropriate clothing
Note Taking Material (Recommended)
Active Shooter Response and Casualty Care for the Armed Citizen
Continuum of Force Concepts has proudly joined HCTC Firearms and the Long Consulting Group in a collaborative effort to bring some of the most relevant, real world active shooter response training to the Pacific Northwest.
We all know current events are unlike anything before. The threats of violence are more severe and numerous than ever before. Most responsibly armed citizens carry a firearm to protect themselves and their families, however, few have received appropriate, real world training that truly prepares them for survival and the realities of an active shooter event. This course is a joint venture between some of the area’s most qualified and relevant law enforcement instructors. We have joined forces to provide the very best training available at a time when it is needed most (8 Hours)
Some of the topics covered in this course include:
History, case studies, and trends
Mindset
First aid and the treatment of mass trauma injuries
Gear selection and considerations
Immediate response drills
Handling and triage of wounded
Shooting in a dynamic environment
Safe movements and clearing techniques
Survival mindset and awareness
Required Equipment:
Basic Safety Knowledge and Gun Handling Skills
1 Serviceable Handgun (Limited Number of Handguns may be provided if needed)
1 Serviceable Holster (Kydex, Polymer or Leather Preferred)
At least 2 Serviceable Magazines
100 Rounds of Factory Ammunition
Eye and Ear Protection (Soft Ear Protection Available)
Note Taking Material
An Open Mind and a Great Attitude
CFC Couples Nights at the Defensive Action Center
Take your relationship to another level with CFC Couples Nights at the Defensive Action Center.
A fun, interactive and hands on class designed specifically for couples who want to learn more about firearms safety, marksmanship fundamentals, home defense, vehicle defense, first aid and much more. Each Couples Night will have a specific focus on a different skillset. These classes are perfect for everyone from beginner level shooters to experts who want to hone their skills. Utilizing non-lethal training ammunition in our modular shoot house, we provide a quick course of instruction and allow couples to work together to solve scenario based problems and other forms of training in a safe environment. If you or your spouse is unfamiliar, or uncomfortable with firearms, that is totally ok, we will help you and your spouse increase their level of comfort while having fun and learning something new. Check out the video to see more.
Some of the topics covered during Couples Nights include:
Basic Pistol Manipulation
Basic Rifle Manipulation
CQB and Room Clearing Techniques
Hemorrhage Control and Tourniquet Application
CCW Scenarios
First aid and the treatment of mass trauma injuries
Survival mindset and awareness
Force on Force Scenarios
Force on Target Scenarios
Fighting from a vehicle
Case Law and legal considerations
Much more...
Required Equipment:
An Open Mind and a great attitude.
No experience required.
Women's Self Defense Series at the Defensive Action Center
CFC is proud to present the Women's Self Defense Series at the Defensive Action Center. This fun, interactive four part training program will focus on developing a warrior mindset, firearms safety / introduction to concealed carry techniques, weapon manipulation / employment and realistic self-defense scenarios utilizing UTM Non-Lethal Training Ammunition.
This course is perfect for any woman, age 14 or older and will help develop critical self defense skills. This four part training series will be conducted on the first four Monday's of September 2018. Each session will include two hours of hands on training by currently certified law enforcement or military instructors with years of experience in their respective fields. $125.00 per person for all four sessions or $50 per person per individual session.
Part 1: Mindset
The first session will focus on mindset and what it takes to win during a critical incident. A special guest female Law Enforcement Officer will discuss her experiences and students will be able to interact and ask questions and discuss some of the issues specific to women's self defense.
Part 2: Firearms Safety / Introduction to CCW.
The second session will focus on firearms safety both at home and while carrying. It will also provide hands on training on concealed carry options and techniques, specifically tailored to women.
Part 3: Firearms Manipulation.
The third session will focus on firearms manipulation. Students are encouraged to bring the firearm they intend to carry or are interested in carrying, we will also have a limited amount of demo firearms available to try out. We will discuss how to safely and effectively manipulate your firearm so you are familiar with it in the unlikely event it needed to be used in a self defense situation. We will also shoot UTM equipped Glock Pistols and work through various drills including, loading, unloading, reloading and malfunction clearance drills. UTM non lethal training ammunition is a completely safe alternative to live fire. It also has a lighter recoil and less noise than live ammunition when fired. Perfect for new shooters or those who haven't had positive experiences shooting in the past.
Part 4: Self Defense Scenarios.
The fourth and final session in this series will focus on employment of the skills learned throughout the month in realistic women's self defense training scenario. Each participant will get to experience a final scenario that allows them to work through various issues, including pre-attack indicators and situational awareness, simulated violent encounters and post engagement priorities. These scenarios will be safely conducted using experienced role players and will be designed to ensure a positive learning experience and outcome.
Required Equipment:
An Open Mind and a great attitude.
No experience required.