Baden-Württemberg police establish operational training center at TCRH Mosbach

Training in special operational situations at the TCRH Mosbach

The Training Center Rescue and Help (TCRH) of the Federal Association of Rescue Dogs e.V. (BRH) in Mosbach is currently being used temporarily by various organizational units of the state police for training in special operational situations, as the former barracks area, after extensive structural adjustments to the needs of rescue dog handlers, is also used for the implementation of police training has excellent conditions.

After the positive experiences that resulted from the cooperation with the BRH and the use of the TCRH's expanded training options, the decision was made to intensify this cooperation in the future and to create additional training areas that could also be used by the rescue dog handlers outside of police working hours BRH and can be used by other authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS).

State police use training facilities

The state police headquarters responsible for the Baden-Württemberg police (BW police) intends to set up the Baden-Württemberg police training center on the TCRH site, which, in addition to the existing operational training centers of the regional police headquarters and the police headquarters, will provide new opportunities for the training. and further training and operational training for police officers from the BW police opened. In the future, specific scenarios will be trained in the facilities of the BW Police Training Center for which the BW Police currently have no other suitable training facilities available.

Equipped for life-threatening situations

Through the accommodation and accommodation facilities already available on the site Supply infrastructures also have the option of multi-day work to conduct courses. This enables a more effective training process. The focus of the BW police training center will be on further training First responders to deal with so-called life-threatening operational situations be. For a long time, AMOK locations were the first operational police forces The biggest challenge is, in the meantime, different forms of Terrorist attack added further complex operational situations. In particular The terrorist attacks in 2015 and 2016 have affected the European New requirements have been imposed on security authorities.

The BW police prepare their police officers for such events with the “life-threatening operational situations” concept. Professional training conditions are an essential element for the targeted preparation of first responders for the challenges of these extremely dangerous events. In order to simulate these operational situations, framework conditions that are as realistic as possible are required. The TCRH site already offers very good conditions for conducting such special training. With the establishment of the BW Police Training Center and the associated expansion of the training areas and facilities, the training options will be adapted to the new requirements. The BW police expect training to begin in the second half of 2019.

Baden-Württemberg Police University

After The new training center will be completed and handed over in organizational terms the Baden-Württemberg Police University (HfPolBW) and there in Institute area operational training connected. The HfPolBW is within the Police BW for the training and further training of police officers responsible and currently operates training facilities in Biberach, Bruchsal, Lahr, Villingen-Schwenningen and Wertheim and receives the training center in Mosbach, in addition to the location in Böblingen, a second training location – in this case specifically for operational training issues. On the premises of the In the future, five police officers will be employed in the former Neckartal barracks Police officers and two collective bargaining employees find their permanent jobs.