This is the CLASSROOM EDITION for instructor-led classroom training. If you're looking for the online version, go to ASIM QuickStart online.
Add Incident Management to any classroom.
Summary
ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition is a free incident management module built on the ASIM Checklist™ that instructors can drop into any active shooter / active threat course so every student trains from one shared plan, including ALERRT’s AAIR and Level I, LSU’s ATIRC, and others. The entire course easily fits in a 1-hour block.
Built on the ASIM Checklist™ and the online ASIM QuickStart™ video course, it addresses the two failures that cost lives in these events:
- Integration — Agencies not working together
- The clock — Taking too long to rescue the injured
ASIM QuickStart™ standardizes roles, language, and early actions for law enforcement, fire/EMS, and dispatch, helping responders move faster from first contact to organized rescue and transport. Instructors get a ready-to-teach, no-cost package that stays aligned with the current ASIM standard and can be reinforced through the ASIM QuickStart™ online course.
Key Takeaways
- Free instructor package built on the ASIM Checklist™ and ASIM QuickStart™ video course.
- Plug-and-teach module for ALERRT’s AAIR, Level I, and LSU’s ATIRC active shooter training.
- Helps agencies integrate response and reach wounded victims faster in hostile events.
- Gives law enforcement, fire/EMS, dispatch one shared incident management plan and language.
- Replaces ASIM for AAIR packet with updated, modern incident management block.
Why incident management is often taught differently
In many active shooter, active attack, and hostile event courses, the incident command piece looks different from one class to the next. Some programs use a short ICS lecture. Others use instructor-built slides or a few “how IC works” talking points. The result is that students leave with different versions of how the scene should run, even inside the same agency or region.
That inconsistency shows up during real events as two related problems:
- The integration problem – law enforcement, fire/EMS, and dispatch each think about the scene differently and struggle to plug into one shared plan.
- The clock problem – it takes too long to move from first contact to organized rescue and transport.
ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition
ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition is built to fix the two problems that cost the most lives in active shooter events: agencies working alone and taking too long to reach the wounded. It gives your whole class one simple, shared plan for how to run the incident: who does what, how they talk to each other, and how victims move from hallway to hospital.
Instead of every instructor explaining incident command a little differently, your students leave with the same mental model. When the next incident happens, they aren’t arguing over who’s in charge or where to put the CCP, they’re executing a checklist they’ve already walked through together.
You can plug Classroom Edition into:
- ALERRT AAIR (Active Attack Integrated Response)
- ALERRT Level I
- LSU’s ATIRC (Active Threat Integrated Response)
- Other active shooter / active threat courses, including agency-developed programs
Wherever you’re already teaching how to move down the hallway and stop the threat, Classroom Edition adds how to run the whole incident around them. Law enforcement, fire/EMS, and dispatch see how Contact Teams, Rescue Task Forces, Staging, CCPs, AEPs, Tactical, Triage, Transport, Command, and Unified Command all fit into one integrated picture.
Because it’s built on the validated, national standard ASIM Checklist™, you’re giving your students a proven way to cut confusion, tighten coordination, and get the bad guy stopped and the injured rescued faster.
The updated path from ASIM for AAIR
If you previously used ASIM for AAIR to teach the ASIM Checklist™, Classroom Edition is the updated path forward. It replaces the old packet with:
- A modernized instructor package based on the ASIM Checklist™
- Content aligned to the current ASIM QuickStart™ online course
- Cleaner language and visuals for today’s ALERRT AAIR, Level I, and LSU’s ATIRC deliveries
You can make the switch without rebuilding your course from scratch. Simply plug the new incident management block into the IC portion of your existing curriculum and retire the old ASIM for AAIR materials.
Free for Instructors and Trainers
ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition is free for instructors and agencies. To get the materials, you simply fill out the short form on this page.
When you submit the form:
- You’ll receive an email with the copyright license agreement.
- You’ll get instant access to download the ASIM QuickStart Classroom Edition materials.
- You can start delivering the course within your agency, region, or training program right away.
There is no fee and no extra approval process. The form just gives us a record that you’re using the ASIM Checklist™ content under a simple license, so it can be taught correctly and consistently in your training.
Frequently Asked Questions
ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition gives students a consistent, checklist-based framework they can carry into scenarios and real incidents.
With ASIM QuickStart Classroom Edition, your students learn:
- ASIM Checklist™ – roles, responsibilities, and early incident priorities
- Common operating language across Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, and Dispatch
- Contact Teams and Rescue Task Forces – how they work together
- Staging, Casualty Collection Points (CCPs), and Ambulance Exchange Points (AEPs) – how they support patient movement and scene organization
- Tactical, Triage, and Transport – why co-location speeds decisions and reduces delay
- Command and Unified Command – how to build an integrated structure around the incident
This helps students understand how their individual role fits into a larger, multi-discipline response, not just what they personally do in the room or hallway.
Active shooter, active attack, and other hostile event courses usually have only a small window to cover incident management. That makes it hard to give students a consistent, repeatable way to manage the scene, even inside the same agency or region.
ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition fixes that by giving you a ready-to-teach, checklist-driven incident management block you can use across multiple courses. And for everyone who can’t be in the room, the ASIM QuickStart online course provides the same foundation on-demand, so your whole agency can share one playbook, not just the people who made it to class.
Instructors choose Classroom Edition because it:
- Makes the IC portion of AAIR, Level I, LSU’s ATIRC, and other active attack programs consistent
- Uses the validated, national standard ASIM Checklist™ as the organizing framework
- Reduces conflicting explanations of “how incident command works” from class to class
- Provides a complete, ready-to-teach incident management module – not just a few IC slides
- Helps align Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, and Dispatch around a shared plan
- Is available at no cost for agencies and instructors
You don’t have to be an ASIM expert or build this content from scratch. Classroom Edition and the QuickStart online course do the heavy lifting, so you can focus on running better training and sending responders out with the same, proven process.
ASIM QuickStart™ is a free Active Shooter Incident Management course built around the ASIM Checklist™. It comes in two forms:
- The online course at NCIER.org for individual responders
- The Classroom Edition for instructors to teach in person
The online course is about 1 hour of self-paced video training focused on managing the whole incident, not just stopping the shooter. It covers staging, contact and tactical team operations, casualty collection, triage, Rescue Task Forces, and emergency transport, using the ASIM Checklist™.
Responders complete a short Pre-Test, all modules, and the Post-Tests to earn a certificate of completion through NCIER.org.
Classroom Edition uses this same QuickStart content (videos, messaging, and instructor materials) formatted for the classroom, so students learn the framework together and can revisit it online to reinforce it and document completion.
Yes. ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition is free for instructors and agencies to use in their training programs. There is no course fee, license fee, or per-student charge for adding the incident management block into ALERRT AAIR, Level I, LSU’s ATIRC, or other active attack / hostile event courses.
To access the materials, you simply complete the short instructor form on this page. That form gives you documented permission to use the ASIM Checklist™ content and unlocks the download package so you can start teaching right away.
Yes. Students can earn an official ASIM QuickStart™ certificate by completing the online course at NCIER.org. They register, take a brief Pre-Test, watch all 12 short modules, and pass the Post-Tests to receive their electronic certificate of completion.
Many instructors use Classroom Edition to teach the material in person, then assign the ASIM QuickStart online course as pre-work or follow-up. That way, students get the same content twice—once in the classroom and once online—and they walk away with both a stronger understanding of incident management and a documented certificate that satisfies prerequisites for follow-on ASIM training.
To use ASIM QuickStart™ Classroom Edition, you just complete the short form on this page. That form is your licensing step.
When you submit the form:
- You’ll get an email with the copyright license agreement
- You’ll get access to download the Classroom Edition materials
- You can start delivering the course within your agency, region, or training program
There is no fee for the license. It simply documents your permission to use the ASIM Checklist™ content in training and helps keep how it’s taught accurate and consistent.
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