In Self Defense- Episode 41: Active Shooter Interview with Blake Webster

In this episode, Stan and Mike talk with long time friend and mentor, Blake Webster.  Blake is a police officer and is the longest standing member of the Oklahoma City Police Tactical Unit.  Blake talks about active shooter training, the history of it, and where it is today, and touches on some things to think about as an armed citizen.  

Blake's education and training include:

• Oklahoma State University, 2002 (45 hours) ----- Criminal Justice/Police Administration
• Rose State College, 1995 (13 hours) --------------- Undergraduate Studies
• Oklahoma Baptist University, 1985 (15 hours) ---Undergraduate Studies 
• Basic Tactical Operator – October 1986
• Advanced Tactical Operator – October 1986

• Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor – April 1987 
• Certified by the Def Tech Corporation as Impact Munitions/Noise Flash Diversionary Devices/Chemical Munitions Instructor – October 1992
• Instructor Development – November 1992
• Custody Control Instructor – February 1995
• Sub Machine Gun Operator – May 1995
• NARC ASSAULT certified by Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs – May 1997
• Rappel Master by Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs – June 1997
• Firearms Instructor – October 1997
• Advanced Shotgun Instructor – October 1997
• Booby Traps and Tracking by Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs – May 1999
• FBI instructor in Chemical Agents – April 2000
• TASER Maser Instructor – January 2001 
• Cooper Institute “Physical Fitness Specialist – Law Enforcement” – April 2002
• International Association of Chiefs of Police as a Less Lethal Instructor – June 2004
• Auto Rifle and Carbine operator – February 2005
• Cooper Institute in “Biomechanics of Resistance Training” – October 2006
• TASER Armorer in the TASER M26 and X26 – August 2007  
• Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths Instructor in Identification, Prevention, Management and Investigation of Sudden and In-Custody Deaths – August 2007
• Patrol Rifle Instructor – September 2008
• C.L.E.E.T Patrol Rifle Instructor – September 2008
• Lethality Assessment Instructor – January 2009
• National Tactical Officers Association Resolution of Barricaded Suspects – August 2009 
• Train the Trainer Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training – July 2011
• Night Vision/Thermal Imagery/Laser Illumination operator – February 2013 
• Simunitions Instructor School – August 2014
• National Tactical Officers Association Advanced SWAT School, 2015