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Pete Kelting, Lieutenant (Ret.)

Lead Instructor · National Center for Integrated Emergency Response

Personal Profile

Peter A. Kelting is a Lieutenant for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office with 29 years of service. Pete has instructed countless hours of in-house agency courses and provided seminars for members of the public. He was a member of the SWAT Team for 11 years, rising to Team Leader, and served as the SWAT Coordinator of the Region 5 Anti-Terrorism Task Force for Central Florida. Pete was attached to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for 9 years as a Task Force Agent and Group Supervisor, leading the Central Florida HIDTA Heroin Task Force. Lt. Kelting is a certified FDLE Law Enforcement Instructor for Seminole State College teaching High Risk Tactical courses, Level C PPE courses, and Active Shooter for Law Enforcement. He's been an NTOA Instructor since 2003, instructing SCBA Tactical Operations in a Hazardous Environment. Pete received a certification from the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commanders Course and has completed the Live Agent Training at Anniston Alabama. He is also a certified Simunitions Instructor holding certification from Armiger Police Training Institute. Pete holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration.
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Experience

C3 Pathways, Inc.
Orlando, Florida, 2014 - Current
Senior Consultant
Pete provides Incident Management and Unified Command instruction with an emphasis on Law Enforcement, Tactics, and Active Shooter response. He is involved in classroom instruction, simulation hands-on training, force-on-force training, and as a Controller and Evaluator of HSEEP compliant exercises.
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Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Sanford, FL, 1987 - Present
Lieutenant
Pete is a Lieutenant for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office with 29 years of service, holding diverse positions of responsibility and accountability. Roles held include: Operations Chief during the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin Protest (2012) responsible for multi-county rapid deployment teams, investigative and intelligence branches; Operations Chief during the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin Trial (2013) responsible for multi-county rapid deployment teams, investigative and intelligence branches in preparation for the verdict; District 4 Commander responsible for district operations of 40 patrol deputies, general assignment investigators, school resources deputies, field service officers, and civilian volunteers; Lieutenant/Traffic Safety Unit supervising fourteen motor units and two aggressive driving enforcement deputy sheriffs, serving as Law Enforcement Chair of the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST); and Sergeant/Task Force Supervisor for the DEA HIDTA Heroin Group, supervising and directing the Heroin Overdose Investigations Unit responsible for the Middle District of Florida.

“Experienced, knowledgeable, and flexible. Skilled in all aspects of law enforcement incident management.”

Knowledge & Skills

Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
29+ years of law enforment experience from Deputy Sheriff to Lieutenant. SWAT operator and Team Leader. Numerous instructor credentials.
Incident Management
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Expert in NIMS, ICS, and Unified Command. Type I-IV incident management experience. Highly experienced coaching incident commanders for improvement.
Training and Instruction
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Instructs numerous courses. Programs include Aggression Management, Community Policing Concepts, Active Shooter, Problem Solving (SARA), High Risk Search Warrant and Entry, Incident Command, Unified Command, and LE Respiratory Protection – Level C PPE.
Disaster Exercises (HSEEP)
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Assisted in designing, directing, and evaluating disaster exercises across law enforcement, fire, and EMS.
Special Weapons and Tactics
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
11 years of experience as a Tactical Operator and SWAT Team Leader.

Specialities

  • SWAT Team Leader
  • Active Shooter Instructor
  • Simunitions Instructor
  • NIMS/ICS
  • WMD
  • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
  • Emergency Management
  • Multiplayer Simulation Instructor

Accomplishments

NIMS Certifications
IS-100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800. Instructor qualified in all.
SWAT Operations
Member of Seminole County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team for eleven years rising to Team Leader responsible for the work up of Operations, Training of Operators, and coordination of the Region 5 Regional Anti-Terrorism Task Force (RATTF) for the Central Florida SWAT Teams.
Operations Chief
Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Protest (2012) and Trial (2013). Responsible for directing all aspects of law enforcement preparedness, deployment, and response to prevent and mitigate instances of civil unrest.
Active Shooter Incident Management Instructor
Instructed 12 Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) courses and 40+ exercises in addition to agency training.
DEA Task Force
Agent responsible for the investigation and arrest of upper level drug traffickers. Responsible for reports of investigations, wiretap orders, search warrant, and court case preparation at the federal level. Active undercover operations experience in both domestic and foreign arenas.
Counter Surveillance Clandestine Operations
Recognition and Response to Biological Agents, National Incident Management System/Incident Command/Unified Command.
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