Our Mission
This mission of the Training Center is to provide training for officers of the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) that meets or exceeds the State of Indiana mandates in training. Pursuant to Indiana ode 5-2-1-9(g), Indiana Police Officers are required to have 24 hours of annual training. At least two hours of training must include Firearms, Physical Tactics, and Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO). The Training Center strives to provide relevant and tactically sound training to enhance officer safety and solidify public trust. Additionally, the FWPD Training Center assesses, selects, and trains recruits in basic police training otherwise known as recruit training.
The FWPD Training Center also serves as a regional academy and host for training of other organizations, including federal law enforcement partners. In an effort to ensure that members of the FWPD continue our tradition of excellence, the Training Center diligently staffs a cadre with a variety of subject matter expertise.
Training Courses
| Active Shooter | Gender Bias |
| Background Investigative Classes | High Risk Control Operations |
| Basic SWAT School | Instructor Development Class |
| Bean Bag Training | LEBA Mountain Bike School |
| Certified Voice Stress Analysis | LGBT Bias |
| Citizen Rescue Scenarios | M4 Instructor |
| Civil Unrest | Mental Illness |
| Community Engagement/Policing | Patrol Rifle School |
| CPR | Procedural Justice & Legitimacy |
| Cultural Diversity Training | Racial and Ethnic Bias |
| De-Escalation of Conflict | Street Negotiations |
| Defensive Tactics | Supervisor Training |
| Downed Officer Scenarios | Taser |
| Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) | Use of Force |
| EVOC Training (Emergency Vehicle Operation Course) | Verbal Judo Training |
| Firearms |
Specialty Team Training:
- Air Support Unit (ASU)
- Crime Scene Unit
- Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
- Crisis Response Team (CRT)
- Detective Bureau
- Crimes Against People
- Domestic Violence
- Financial Crimes
- Homicide
- Juvenile Aid Division
- Property Crimes
- Robbery
- Sex Crimes
- Drill & Ceremony (Honor Guard)
- Emergency Service Team (EST)
- Explosive Ordnance Devices (EOD/Bomb Unit)
- Fatal & Alcohol Crash Team (FACT)
- Field Training Officer (FTO)
- Gang Unit
- K-9 Unit
- LEBA Police Bicycle Unit
- Peer Support Group Team
- Public Safety Response Team (PSRT/Riot Team)
- School Resource Officer (SRO)
- Street Crime Unit
- Task Force (DEA/FBI/ATF/US Marshalls)
- Vice & Narcotics Division
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