Inside the FSPD - Training Unit

Instructors
The Fort Smith Police Department Training Unit is responsible for providing and documenting the initial and continued training of all sworn and civilian employees of the department. Although some training is done by outside sources, the department also has the following instructors on staff:

The Fort Smith Police Department - Fire Range
  • 63 CLEST Certified Professional Instructors
  • 26 CLEST Certified Radar Instructors
  • 20 CLEST Certified Firearms Instructors
  • 3 Taser Certified X26/M26 Taser Instructors
  • 2 PPCT Certified Defensive Tactics Instructors
  • 2 Defense Technologies Certified Less Lethal Instructors
  • 2 Defense Technologies Certified Chemical Munitions Instructors
  • 11 CJI/NHTSA Certified SFST/TOPS Instructors
  • 2 CJI/NHTSA Certified DRE Instructors
  • 1 ILEA Certified Ethics/Advanced Ethics Instructor
  • 1 ILEA Certified Diversity Instructor
  • 1 ATV Safety Institute Certified ATV Safety Instructor
  • 1 CJI Certified Truck and Bus Accident Instructor
  • 4 ADEM/DHS Certified NIMS Instructors
  • 2 ADEM/DHS Certified ICS100 Instructors
  • 2 US Attorney Certified Anti-Terrorism Instructors
  • 1 CJI certified First Responder Instructor
  • 1 Rape Aggression Defense Instructor
  • 5 Stop Stick Instructors
  • 5 Bias Based Policing Instructors
  • 1 Weapons of Mass Destruction Instructor
The Fort Smith Police Department - Fire Range


Upcoming Training (for Law Enforcement Agency Personnel Only)
All courses are taught in the Bartlett Community Room of the Fort Smith Police Department, unless otherwise noted.
  • Basic Police Training Course May 27 - August 22, 2008
  • ACIC Level 2 Refresher June 9, 2008 - 10AM to 3PM
  • RADAR/LIDAR Refresher July 7, 2008 - 9AM to 4PM
  • Expandable Baton July 10, 2008 - 8AM to 12PM
  • Response to Active Shooter July 11, 2008 - 8AM to 12PM
  • Response to Active Shooter July 11, 2008 - 1PM to 5PM
  • ACIC Level 1 July 14, 2008 - 10AM to 3PM
  • RADAR/LIDAR Operator Course July 28-29, 2008 - 8AM to 5PM
  • CJI Talking Hands August 1, 2008 - 9AM to 4PM
  • DataMaster Operator Course August 5, 2008 - 8AM to 5PM
  • DataMaster Operator Course August 6, 2008 - 8AM to 5PM
  • DataMaster Operator Course August 7, 2008 - 8AM to 5PM
  • ACIC Level 2 Refresher August 11, 2008 - 10AM to 3PM
  • ACIC Level 1 September 8, 2008 - 10AM to 3PM
  • ACIC Level 2 Refresher October 14, 2008 - 10AM to 3PM
  • CJI Basic Spanish for Law Enforcement October 21-23, 2008 - 830AM to 430PM
  • ACIC Level 1 December 11, 2008 - 10AM to 3PM
*For CJI classes, you must register with CJI by faxing a CJI registration form to (501) 565-3081

Unless otherwise noted, contact:

Sgt James Hays
Fort Smith Police Department
100 South 10th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72901

(479) 709-5020

training@fortsmithpd.org