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Sheriff’s Office: Being Prepared Saves Lives

The primitive reaction to a crisis is to run, hide, fight. However, without a proactive plan in place, recent events have shown a complete failure to use these primitive instincts.

Seconds matter. Awareness and preparation matter.  The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with DHR Health, invited the public to a free, two-hour Active Shooter/Critical Incident Training on June 8 at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance. Senior deputy Rick Garcia stressed the importance of awareness and preparation in his presentations.  Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said over 45,000 civilians across the state have been trained with sessions done at…

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