KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Knowledge is power and our safety information brochures covering a range of different topics is intended to provide you with some general guidance on keeping yourself, your family and your loves ones safe and out of harms way as much as possible. Feel free to download and share the brochures and information listed on this page with anyone you think may benefit from the information.

Self-Defense Training Classes

Recognizing how important self-defense training is, CCOP partners with our fellow safety organization Community Patrol Service (CPS) to provide training and information to all who wish to participate. Our classes are designed to be low impact, fun and information packed. They are open to everyone, 18 years and older with no upper age limit. We can provide classes for specific groups, and we can address specific concerns such groups may have, but our general philosophy is that the techniques we teach much be applicable and effective for anyone from an eight year old to an eighty plus year old.

The full course of classes covers:

SD-1: Beginners self-defense introductory course – 3 hours (low impact)
SD-2: Seated and grounded defensive techniques and concepts (SD1 is a prerequisite to participate in this class)
SD-3: Grabs, holds and kidnap defensive techniques and concepts (SD1 & SD2 are a prerequisite to participate in this class)
SD-4: Sexual assault and domestic violence defensive techniques and concepts (SD1, SD2 & SD3 are a prerequisite to participate in this class)
SD-5: Weapons defensive techniques and concepts (SD1, SD2 & SD3 are a prerequisite to participate in this class)
SD-6: Multiple attackers defensive techniques and concepts (SD1, SD2 & SD3 are a prerequisite to participate in this class)

Our SD-1 class is a very low impact class and is suitable for everyone. All other classes are more physically involved and more challenging mentally and physically as the class content implies. We try to conduct COMMUNITY focused classes once a quarter for a nominal $20/student. We can offer PRIVATE classes for nonprofit organizations at your facility for $60/student (you must guarantee a minimum of 10 students) and we also offer PRIVATE classes to for profit and other organizations at your facility for $100/student (you must guarantee a minimum of 10 students.)

First Aid / CPR / AED / Narcan Certification Class with Bay Area Red Cross

This class is provided under the auspices of the Bay Area Red Cross to provide formal First Aid / Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation / Automated External Defibrillation training and certification, and includes DOPE program Narcan training. CCOP Patrollers have access to this certification class for FREE. The cost of the class is $130 / person. All attendees must be at least 18 years or older to participate.

This is a “blended learning” training and certification class. As such you must complete an on-line learning and testing course BEFORE attending the in-person practical and certification class.

Stop The Bleed Certification Class

This class provides three quick techniques to help save a life, before someone “bleeds out.” You will learn how to apply pressure to a wound, how to pack a wound to control bleeding, and how to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life.

CCOP Patrollers have access to this certification class for FREE. The cost of the class is $100 / person. All attendees must be at least 18 years or older to participate.

Active Shooter Training Class

This class is focused on the general public and covers the RUN – HIDE – FIGHT and the treat concepts in detail. The basic class is lecture-based only and takes attendees through the mental process to prepare for any incident, then the steps to consider when faced with an incident.

The INTERMEDIATE class is hands-on by implementing the specifics of the RUN – HIDE – FIGHT concepts at a suitable location, allowing attendees the opportunity to put the lecture information into practice.

The ADVANCE class will look at the treat portion of the concept, offering information and guidance in a 50/50 split between lecture and hand-on practice.

Active Shooter – Terrorist Incident – Event Protection Training Class For Clubs & Bars

This class is focused on bars, clubs, businesses, and event organizers and covers additional topics relevant to entities and facilities with employees, volunteers, security personnel, and so on. The basic class is lecture-based only, and discusses anti-violence policies, threat management teams, reporting and stress management, emergency response planning, and facility / event protection protocols.

The INTERMEDIATE class is hands-on by implementing the specifics of the RUN – HIDE – FIGHT and treat concepts in much more detail, allowing attendees to physically perform these tasks.

The ADVANCE class is a 50/50 split of lecture and hands-on, covering the concepts in more detail and is normally conducted at your own facility, building, or event location.

Event Protection Training Class

LGBTQ+ community is always a likely target of violence from many factions in society today, and as history has clearly shown, mass casualty events are something all Organizations, Businesses, Bars, Clubs, and Events should consider, plan around, prepare for, and in the worst case scenario, be ready to respond to.

We have developed this classroom lecture formatted introduction to the concepts of planning and preparing for the possibility of an emergency or incident at community events, rallies, and street fairs in close collaboration with the F.B.I., Department of Homeland Security, Urban Areas Security Initiative, San Francisco Police Department, and the San Francisco Fire Department.

The training will introduce safety and security concepts and recommend some simple steps for you, your staff, and the overall community to consider for normal day to day operations, and when hosting larger community or neighborhood events. This training is particularly focused on event organizers, event staff, and event safety and security personnel. The concepts are “scalable” for your own particular needs, and additional training and materials to supplement the in-class training can be recommended or provided.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Training Class

On September 20, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 553 (“SB 553”) into law, which requires covered California employers to take steps to prevent and respond to workplace violence. Notably, SB 553 adds Section 6401.9 to the California Labor Code, which, effective July 1, 2024, requires covered employers to adopt and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan.In addition to developing and implementing a workplace violence prevention plan, covered employers must also “record information in a violent incident log about every incident, post-incident, response, and workplace violation injury investigation” performed in accordance with the workplace violence prevention plan.

The law covers all California employers except health care facilities, service categories, and operations covered by Section 3342 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, facilities operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that are in compliance with Section 3203 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, law enforcement agencies that are a “department or participating department” as defined in Section 1001 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations and in compliance with Section 3203, employees teleworking from a location of the employee’s choice which is not under the control of the employer, and places of employment with less than 10 employees working at any given time and that are not accessible to the public and in compliance with Section 3203.