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Register Today for 2016 Law Enforcement Challenge!
Individual and Department Prizes 

Join us for the Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation and Community Insurance Corporation's 5th Annual Advanced Law Enforcement Risk Training (A.L.E.R.T.) Law Enforcement Challenge. 

October 5, 2016
Portage County Sheriff's Department Range
3001 Willow Spring Drive Stevens Point.
Registration 8:30 a.m.
Competition begins at 9:00 a.m.


This no-cost training event and competition is open to all County Mutual and Community Insurance Corporation member departments, with departmental and individual prizes. You can send as many people as you wish from your department, but THERE IS ONLY ONE COMPETITOR PER DEPARTMENT. 

NEW Challenging Course for 2016
 
Past participants gathered earlier this year to create a new and even more challenging course. The 2016 events features a course created by your peers.

Notable changes to the course are an additional 60 pounds to the dummy drag, creating a total of 120 pounds and changes to the scoring system on the respective targets. Handguns will be fired standing from a barricaded position.

A special thanks to those course committee members, including:
  • Steve Retzki, Wayne Kropidlowski and Robert Wanta, Portage County Sheriff's Department;  
  • Clint Czerwinski, Winnebago County Sheriff's Department;
  • Bren Derringer, Wood County Sheriff's Department;
  • Louis Williams and Jack Wege, Milwaukee County House of Correction.  
2016 New Course Details for Competitors
  • Run 100 yards;
  • During the second 50 yards of the aforementioned run, the competitor will drag for 2- 60 pound tubes of sand for 20 yards in a sea bag;
  • Continue to run until completing the 100 yards;
  • Shoot a rifle of their choice at a target 70 yards away with or without optics from a shooting position of their choice;
  • Run another 100 yards;
  • During the second 50 yards of this run, the competitor will scale a 4-foot wall;
  • Competitor will then fire their service pistol 3 times from a standing barricaded position at a target 7 yards away, then move forward, firing again 3 times from a barricaded position at a target 5 yards away.
Additional Information for Competitors
  • Rifle will be staged at the firing line.
  • The magazine will be in the magazine well with 5 rounds of ammunition, with the chamber empty and the safety on.
  • Competitor will not have to run with their rifle.
  • All competitor's will wear a bullet proof vest when competing.
  • Attire will be at the competitor's discretion.
  • Uniform is not required.
    Handgun must be holstered. Duty belt is not required.
  • Competitor will have two magazines with three rounds in each.
  • Rifle may have optics and will also have five rounds of ammunition in the magazine.
  • A sling attached to the rifle is allowed.  However no bipods , shooting sticks or rests of any kind.
  • While shooting eye and ear protection is required.
  • Rifle and Pistol Targets are from Qualification Target, Hammond, WI and may be viewed online.
  • Rifle Target BT-5-R/2. The orange portion of the target will be 10 points; however, the 9 ring has been reduced to 5 points; the 8 ring has been reduced to 2 points and all other rings are reduced to 1 point.
  • Pistol Target BT5-OPD.  The 10 point portion of the target will remain 10 points. The 9 point ring will be reduced to 5 points; the 8 ring has been reduced to 2 points and all other remaining rings will be 1 point.
  • Competitors will not compete in the order that they register. Competitor's name will be placed in a hat and drawn to determine the order in which they will compete.
  • Competitor must be a client of the Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation or Community Insurance Corporation.
  • Only one competitor per member department can compete.
  • Event occurs rain OR shine.
Point System
  • There will be 100 points to complete course in thirty seconds or less.
  • For every second over 30 seconds a point will be deducted.
  • There are 110 points total for shooting and the maximum point per shot is 10. 
  • The total shots fired is 11. 
  • Total overall points is 210.
2016 Departmental and Individual Prizes 

In 2016, winners and their departments will again receive the following:

Top Five Departments
First place: $10,000 
Second place: $8,000 
Third Place: $6,000 
Fourth Place: $4,000 
Fifth Place: $2,000

Top Five Competitors
(Visa Gift Card Awarded to Winners in the Following Denominations:)
First place: $1,200 
Second place: $1,000 
Third Place: $800 
Fourth Place: $600 
Fifth Place:$400
 
The A.L.E.R.T. Law Enforcement challenge is no cost  to member law enforcement departments of the County Mutual and Community Insurance Corporation. In addition, sheriffs, chief deputies, firearms training officers, and law enforcement committee members, as well as chiefs, assistant chiefs, training officers and public safety committee/commission members typically attend this event.  However, there is only one competitor allowed per department. Lunch is also included in the event.
 
Register Today!  

To register for the 2016 A.L.E.R.T. Law Enforcement Challenge or for questions, contact Bruce Scott of Aegis Corporation at brucej.scott@yahoo.com or 414.491.1656. 

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The event is brought to you by Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation and Community Insurance Corporation.