Hocking College: School of Public Safety Services

08/18/2026

Yesterday August 17th was the first day of the Autumn semester. We welcome our new Peace Officer Basic Academy, Paramedic and Criminal Justice classes.

08/10/2026

Congratulations Jacie

Please join Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey in welcoming the newest member of the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office family, Deputy Jacie MacDonald. Deputy MacDonald recently graduated from the Hocking College: School of Public Safety Services police academy and beginning her law enforcement career here in Pickaway County.

Welcome Deputy MacDonald!!

07/25/2026

We want to congratulate everyone involved in this incredible story. It is a prime example of early CPR by trained people can save lives. We also want to mention that one of our Paramedic students, Joseph Innocenti-Travis (First on the Left)was with the paramedics that day as part of his clinical assignment. Melanie Bushby a Firefighter/Paramedic and one of our instructors was on the run.

07/10/2026

Hocking College School of Public Safety Services sends our condolences to the family of Sgt. Scott D. Ries of the Rittman Police Department in Wayne County. Sgt. Ries was a 1995 graduate of our Police Academy and Criminal Justice Program. He also held a degree from Natural Resources in Fish & Wildlife management from Hocking College.

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View Sgt. Scott D. Ries's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

07/03/2026

06/23/2026

LETS 2026 is coming to Dayton!
Pre-registration is now open for the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Training Symposium. Sign up now and get early access to course registration before the training lineup is announced.
➡️ https://ohioattorneygeneral.regfox.com/save-the-date-lets

06/22/2026

Check out this short video of the Subject Control Instructors Course held at the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy in London OH. It features Hocking College Academy Graduate Deputy Owen Greene, Gallia County S. O. BAS 23-052.

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The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy offers programs to meet the needs of law enforcement.

06/09/2026

If you are attending the OTOA vendors show stop by and see us. We are in the Kalahari Ballroom, booth 367.

06/03/2026

Come join us next Tuesday, June 9 at the Ohio Tactical Officers Conference Venders day. We will be in the Kalahari Ballroom, Booth 367. We will have information about our OPOTA police academies, up coming Regional OPOTA classes, Criminal Justice degree program and our Prior Learning Portfolio Development where you earn college credit for what have learned over the years.

05/27/2026

🚓 The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming law enforcement public order and public safety courses in June!

Field Force Extrication Tactics (FFE)
Offered June 7–12 and June 22–27, the three-day FFE course trains students to operate tools necessary for safely extricating individuals from protester devices, while ensuring due process. The course features hands-on activities in realistic scenarios and is accredited for 2.4 CEUs.

Public Order and Public Safety: Basic (POPS-B)
Available June 7–12 and June 22–27, POPS-B provides law enforcement officers with essential information and skills to respond to civil disturbances. Topics include protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of public order units, and crowd control methods. The course concludes with hands-on activities in realistic contexts.

Field Force Operations (FFO)
Offered June 14-20 and 22–27, the three-day FFO course teaches law enforcement and security officers about protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of mobile field force teams, and crowd-control methods. The course culminates with hands-on activities in realistic scenarios and is accredited for 2.4 CEUs.

Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All Hazards (IC)
Also available June 22–27, the IC course is designed for management-level responders who may supervise hazardous materials response incidents. Participants evaluate threats, prioritize targets, measure required capabilities, and discuss Incident Response and Action Plan processes. Accredited for 2.4 CEUs.

Seats are limited—apply soon! For more information, visit the CDP website or contact us directly.

For additional information and the link to apply, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training-calendar.

CDP training is completely funded for state, local, tribal and territorial emergency responders to include roundtrip airfare, meals, and lodging.