PW Training Group is an authorized training provider for C3Pathway’s SSAVEIM course

School Safety and Violent Event Incident Management Training

The School Safety and Violent Event Incident Management (SSAVEIM) training keeps your school safe with this unique, hands-on violent event incident management training.

The training is designed to build a faster team (that incorporates your school personnel, fire, and law enforcement) and save every life possible. The goal is simple – Decrease the time to neutralize the threat, get injured to a hospital, and reunite students with their families.

MIKE BOLENDER

Mike Bolender retired from the Oak Creek Police Department after 32 years of service. His last assignment was as the Operations Captain, overseeing the Patrol Division and the Communication Center. Mike has been a Patrol Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant, and an Operations Captain. Mike has been a use of force trainer for 30 years and holds 26 different use of force instructor certifications. He has served as a Use of Force Instructor and established and led the Oak Creek Police Department Use of Force Training Unit for 30 years.   

Mike Bolender has responded to two active shooters. The first active shooter was in 2004 at Comfort Suites as one of Oak Creek’s SWAT Team Leaders, his team eventually took the subject into custody after he killed several people, took a hostage, and barricaded himself in a hotel room. The second was at the Sikh Temple, in which Capt. Bolender was tasked with being the incident commander, overseeing operations and response to the shooting at the Sikh Gurdwara.  
  Mike has spent 15 years on Oak Creek’s Emergency Response Unit (SWAT Team), 10 of which as a SWAT Team Leader, in which he planned, participated, and led hundreds of narcotic search warrants, barricaded subjects, hostage situations, and protest/riot operations. Mike was also a SWAT Tactical Commander overseeing the Oak Creek Police Department SWAT Team, giving him over 25 years of SWAT and tactical experience. Mike has served as a member of the honor guard, field training unit, and numerous other law enforcement units. 

Mike has taught across the country to civilian and first responders, sharing his experiences and research. Mike Bolender is an ALERRT Instructor and has taught hundreds of law enforcement officers in Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT). Mike Bolender is a certified Instructor for Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event (CRASE), as well as instructing PW Training Groups – Prevention, Response, and First Care Training for Civilians. Mike Bolender is a School Safety and Violent Event Incident Management (SSAVEIM) Instructor and an Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Instructor. Mike has taught nationwide for C3 Pathways and PW Training Group in active shooter incident management and response.  

Mike Bolender is a Committee Member for the Wisconsin Active Threat Integrated Response Conference (ATIRC) and a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP). Mike has trained in numerous martial arts and continues to this day, including boxing, Muay Thai, Japanese Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Chin Na (joint locks), and received his black belt in Kempo Karate. Mike received his Master’s Degree from Marquette University in Administration of Justice along with a certificate in Leadership. 

PW Training Group Founder & Active Threat Instructor