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"Did you know that 12% of police officer injuries happen during their department's training" -League of MN Cities

Officer injuries during use of force training continue to increase, often caused by poor training environments with little to no padded protection. Consider using a training center designed with safety in mind, featuring fully padded mats room with wall and floor coverage.

FACILITIES/RENTALS

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PUBLIC SAFETY COURSES

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POLICE training

Featuring nearly 198,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor training space available. Our facility is one of the largest public safety training centers in the state of MN.

There will be a 3% - 5% rate increase on varying facility spaces starting 1/1/2026 due to rising costs.

indoor 12 lane shooting range HERO Center

12-Lane Range

Programmable Target Controls
Shooting Distance 50 yards
State-of-the-art venitlation with HEPA filtration.
Raised track to allow for a vehicle in range

$240

per hour (2 hour min.)

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MATS ROOM

Completely padded walls and floors
Excellent for defensive tactics/RTR training
Direct access to 'Reality Based Training' area
Direct access to training simulator.

$135

per 4 hour block

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CLASSROOM(S)

Classroom A seats 50 people
Classroom B seats 50 people
Classroom A & B combined seat 120 people,
Classroom C seats 30 people
Pre-Training area with 24 seats.

$95-330

per 4 hour block

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Indoor Reality Based

Unlimited room configurations
Flexible situational training environment.
Fast, easy setup within minutes
Rugged and durable walls for non-marking sim rounds.
New rate effective 7/1/23

$280

per 4 hour block

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Outdoor Houses

Split entry home with battering door.
Rambler home with explosive entry.
Rear entry/egress access points.
Large parking lot for traffic scenarios and non-marking sim rounds.
Completely fenced in back area.
New rate effective 7/1/23

$280

per 4 hour block

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Training Simulator

Over 700 scenarios to choose from.
3-screen scenarios.
Training weapons available.
CO2 powered training weapons provide immediate feedback.
Use Taser, OC, baton and flashlight.
New rate effective 7/1/23

$95

per 1 hour block

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NOTE FOR ALL NON-TIER/NON-CONTRACTED AGENCIES: Any training before or after normal business hours (12 am to 8 am or 5pm to 11:59 pm) will require a $30 per hour ADD-ON fee for a staff member to be onsite during your training. Normal business hours are 0800-1700 hours, Monday thru Friday)

Police Training Rates

ADDITIONAL FACILITY FEATURES

4-LANE RANGE

The 4-Lane range available for rent which features the INVERIS target system which is controlled from a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet. Overall range distance is 50 yards.

Training Simulator

From vehicle stops and active shooter training, to communication and de-escalation training, immerse your officers into the same types of calls they will see on-duty. Our content library continually grows via Ti Productions; we have scenarios for almost any call officers will encounter. With numerous branching and force options, you can escalate or de-escalate the situations and give your officers the opportunity to make life and death decisions and learn in a safe, controlled environment, and prepare them for real life encounters.

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REALITY BASED TRAINING-HUFCOR MOVEABLE WALL SYSTEM
(Non-marking simunition rounds preferred)

HERO Center Notaline Training bedroom set

HERO Center Notaline Training kitchen set

FOAM training furniture is available for use in the reality based training (RBT) areas. This allows for users to have a safer training experience, while still having the functionality and presence of furniture. Surfaces are easy to clean after use. Marking and non-marking rounds may be used in this training area.