Online course offerings
Online Training
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Developed by a team of seasoned instructors and Independent Program Attorneys (IPAs), this 4-hour eLearning course ensures you meet the training and written exam requirements outlined in Tex. Gov't Code § 411.188.
This course introduces you to battlefield first aid and tactical medicine. Understand how the body works, tools you need to save the life of a gunshot victim, how to use these tools and how to practice the steps. Ideal for hunters and shooting enthusiasts.
The goal of this class is to help you become a safe, knowledgeable user of personal protective sprays. Many who attend this course either don’t feel comfortable carrying a firearm, or desire to carry pepper spray in locations where they are not legally permitted to carry a firearm.
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In-Person Course Offerings
Personal Safety Awareness Training (PSAT)
This is an entry level course designed to familiarize participants with some basic self-defense techniques in the event they find themselves the victim of a physical assault.
Fundamentals of Firearms Course
This course is intended for those who have little to no experience and would like to establish basic firearms proficiency. This course is an excellent pre-cursor for those who wish to obtain a State of Texas License to Carry (LTC) Handguns.
Advanced Firearms Training
- Fundamentals of Concealed Carry
- Weapon Transitions
- Moving and Shooting
- Tactical/Dynamic Room Clearing
- Home Defense Tactics
- Night Shooting and Flashlight Manipulation
Active Violence Emergency Response Training (AVERT)
Typical programs focus on either active shooter or rendering aid to those injured by such an event. AVERT combines both skillsets (active shooter response and emergency bleeding control) in one training.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator
Adult/Child/Infant CPR for the layperson or professional rescuer.
Water Safety and Survival for Law Enforcement Officers
This applied course is meant to prepare any LEO for survival in the water after either an unexpected fall or altercation. A must for any waterborne LEO.
In-Person Course Offerings
Wilderness First Aid Training
Austere environments create special situations not usually encountered in an urban setting. Learn lifesaving care for remote locales. Ideal for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts.
Tactical Combat/Civilian Casualty Care
Provides evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care in a tactical or combat situation.
Drowning and Immersion Response Training
Teaches the emergency medical treatment needed to resuscitate the victim of a drowning or immersion incident.
IFAK/Advanced Bleeding Control
Designed for those who have a greater than average chance of witnessing an injury event in which heavy bleeding occurs and professional medical care is not available or is overwhelmed. Ideal for law enforcement, private security, and emergency response team personnel and staff at campuses or large occupied buildings.
Many additional courses are available. Custom courses can be designed to fit your needs.
About Us
Qualified Instructors
P. J. Welch is the founder, lead instructor, and primary consultant for WTF. He is a veteran of the U. S. Navy where he served as a Hospital Corpsman. He retired as a law enforcement agent from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after 27 years of combined federal service. His last fifteen years with DHS were spent as an Agent with Air and Marine Operations. As an Air and Marine Agent P. J. was a Vessel Commander on various high-speed interceptor vessels and a Tactical Team Member who operated from various aircraft. He served collaterally as a Tactics Instructor, Use of Force Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Training Officer, and Tactical Water Safety Instructor. He is a Nationally Registered Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, a Texas licensed Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and Emergency Medical Services Instructor. He was one of the first in the world to achieve a tactical medical certification through the International Board of Specialty Certifications. He is an Instructor for the American Health and Safety Institute, an Officer Water Safety Instructor for the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, a certified Firearms Instructor through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and a certified SCUBA Rescue Diver with the National Association of Underwater Instructors. He is a commercially licensed captain with a Merchant Mariner Credential of Master Vessel Operator for vessels up to 100 tons.
Our Philosophy
The world can be a dangerous place. WTF seeks to make the world a safer place by expanding the tactical fitness of the citizen and public safety professional alike. Being "tactically fit" means having the knowledge base, experience, capability, and confidence to respond competently and proficiently to any emergency a person may be confronted with.
Do no harm, but do know harm!
Most Classes Available for Export
Come train with us in Harlingen, or inquire about having the training brought to you.
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