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Jay Darin
Special Agent (Ret.)
Lead Instructor · National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Personal Profile
Jay Darin is currently the Associate Dean | Recruit Academy Director for the Criminal Justice program at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) in Wisconsin. He began his law enforcement career in 1996 as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), retiring in October 2024 after 28 years of distinguished service.
Jay specialized in firearms training, SWAT operations, patrol tactics, and active shooter response/incident management. He earned his Emergency Medical Technician certification in 2003 and instructs first responders in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) and Rescue Task Force (RTF) operations. In 2016, he founded the Wisconsin Active Threat Integrated Response Conference (ATIRC) and served as Chairperson for seven years, growing it into Wisconsin's largest integrated first responder conference. In 2024, he co-founded the Wisconsin Active Threat Training Association (WATTA), where he currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer.
He has trained more than 10,000 first responders and countless civilians in active shooter response tactics, incident management and school safety. His teaching has reached international audiences as well - most notably leading an FBI team to provide active shooter training to law enforcement officers in Brasilia, Brazil, in 2019.
Jay specialized in firearms training, SWAT operations, patrol tactics, and active shooter response/incident management. He earned his Emergency Medical Technician certification in 2003 and instructs first responders in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) and Rescue Task Force (RTF) operations. In 2016, he founded the Wisconsin Active Threat Integrated Response Conference (ATIRC) and served as Chairperson for seven years, growing it into Wisconsin's largest integrated first responder conference. In 2024, he co-founded the Wisconsin Active Threat Training Association (WATTA), where he currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer.
He has trained more than 10,000 first responders and countless civilians in active shooter response tactics, incident management and school safety. His teaching has reached international audiences as well - most notably leading an FBI team to provide active shooter training to law enforcement officers in Brasilia, Brazil, in 2019.
Experience
National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Lead Instructor
Jay brings his expertise as a FBI case agent in tactical operations to improve time to neutralize the threat. He is involved in classroom instruction, simulation hands-on training, and train-the-trainer.
ncier.org
Waukesha County Technical College
Associate Dean / Recruit Academy Director
Jay provides strategic leadership, administration, and oversight for all law enforcement education and training programs within the college. He is responsible for the development, implementation, compliance, and continuous improvement of the Law Enforcement Recruit Academy, Specialized Training programs, Criminal Justice Associate Degree program, Police In-Service Training and Dual Enrollment Academy.
wctc.edu/cjtraining
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)
Certified Instructor
Jay was a graduate of the second class of FBI agents who became ALERRT Certified Instructors. As an ALERRT CI, Jay has taught over 175 individual courses in Wisconsin, nationally and also in Hawaii, Guam, and Brazil.
alerrt.org
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent
Jay was the Active Shooter Coordinator, Special Events Coordinator and Training Coordinator for the FBI's Milwaukee Field Office. He was initially assigned to the Chicago Field Office where he worked primarily gang/drug crime on the FBI/Chicago Police Department Joint Task Force on Gangs (JTFG). Upon his transfer to Milwaukee, Jay was assigned to the Milwaukee High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Drug/Gang Task Force. Jay was the FBI case agent on numerous high profile gang investigations and received numerous awards and commendations, including the "2011 Investigation of the Year." Jay has been an FBI Firearms Instructor since 1999 and an FBI Tactical Instructor since 2010. He received his EMT Basic and SWAT certifications in 2003.
fbi.gov
I Love U Guys Foundation
Instructional Provider
Jay provides instruction on the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and the Standard Reunification Method (SRM) to school staff, administrators, and first responder to safely handle and recover from emergencies.
iloveuguys.org
“An integrated, purposefully coordinated response between law enforcement, fire and EMS will ultimately save lives.”
Knowledge & Skills
Law Enforcement
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25+ years of law enforcement experience, task force operations, violent gang/drug distribution network investigations.
Emergency Medical Services
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17+ years as an Emergency Medical Technician and tactical medic.
Special Weapons and Tactics
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20+ years of experience as a firearms instructor, SWAT operator and tactical instructor.
Training and Instruction
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20+ years teaching/training firearms and tactics, with an emphasis the past 7 years on active shooter response.
Incident Management
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9+ years teaching active shooter incident management.
Specialities
- NIMS/ICS
- Firearms / Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Professional Speaker
- S.W.A.T.
- Emergency Medical Technician
- LE Active Shooter Response
- Civilian Active Shooter Response
Accomplishments
NIMS Certifications
ICS-100, 200, 300, 700, 800
Instructor qualified in all
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)
Instructor Certificate
PER 353, PER 352
Professional Organizations
FBI National Academy Associates: Board of Directors (2013 - Present)
USAO Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee: Committee Member (2013 - Present)
Wisconsin Active Threat Integrated Response Conference: Chairperson (2017 - Present)
WI DOJ Office of School Safety Emergency Management Committee: Committee Member (2018 - Present)
Other Certifications
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
- Firearms Instructor
- S.W.A.T. Certified
- Tactical Instructor
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT):
- Civilian Response to Active Shooter Event (CRASE) Instructor
- Exterior Response to Active Shooter Event (ERASE) Instructor
- First Responder Breaching Instructor
- Level I & II Instructor
- Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR)
Awards & Honors
Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association: 2011 Investigation of the Year Award.
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