STTARR - Key Persons
Biography
Brian currently serves as a Sergeant with the Bishop Police Department and is a 14 year veteran of law enforcement. Brian began his career with the Inyo County Sheriff's Department in 2008 before joining the Bishop Police Department in 2015. Brian has been a member of the Special Enforcement Detail (SED) Team, a Field Training Officer, and is currently the department's Firearms Instructor.
Biography
Chris is the former Chief of Police for the Bishop Police Department and is a decorated 35 year veteran of law enforcement and currently serves as the Deputy Director of Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
Chris joined the US Army in 1982 where he served in the Military Police Corps. After his honorable discharge from active duty, he continued to serve in the Army National Guard as a scout assigned to an Armored Cavalry Unit, and then in the US Army Reserve assigned to a criminal investigation unit. In 1984 he joined the ranks of the Barstow Police Department where he served as patrol officer, firearms and defensive tactics instructor, Field Training Officer (FTO), SWAT Sniper, entry team leader, background investigator, academy instructor and field supervisor.
He also served as a primary instructor for front sight firearms academy from 1999 to 2002. Chris has been instructing law enforcement, military and civilians in all aspects of force options and defensive arts for over 25 years. He has an associate of science degree in criminal justice and a bachelor's degree in business administration. In addition, Chris is also a graduate of the FBI national academy and is a certified use of force analyst.
Biography
Danny currently serves as a sergeant at the Bishop Police Department and is a 18 year veteran of law enforcement. Danny joined the US Army in 1992 where served in an Infantry Reserve Unit until 2003. In 1997 Danny went to work in law enforcement where he has served as a SWAT team leader. As an advanced use of force instructor, firearms instructor, Field Training Officer (FTO), taser instructor, detective, and patrol officer, Danny had been instructing law enforcement, and civilians in all aspects of force options and defensive arts for over 15 years. Danny is a graduate of the FBI national academy, a certified use of force analyst, and a Sherman Block Leadership Institute graduate.
Job Titles:
- CEO, Senior Instructor
- Chief of Police ( Ret. )
- Life Member of the National Rifle Association
Joe Pecsi has worked in the law enforcement community for 33 years. He started his law enforcement career in 1974 with the Fullerton Police Department in Orange County, California. In 1978 he left Fullerton to live in the Eastern High Sierra, working for the Bishop Police Department. In 1985 he was hired by the California Department of Fish and Game as a Game Warden.
He left the Department of Fish and Game as a Captain in 2002, becoming the Chief of Police for the City of Bishop. Joe retired as the Chief of Police in 2007. He has a Bachelor's Degree, Community College Teaching Credential, is a graduate of Command College Class 24 and P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor in various law enforcement topics.
Joe Pecsi has an extensive background in training a variety of subjects from civilians to the law enforcement community. He is certified to teach in the P.O.S.T. Basic Law Enforcement Academy. He has taught basic firearms training since being certified as a Hunter Education Instructor in 1975. He is a F.B.I. and P.O.S.T. certified Firearms and "Train the Trainer" Instructor, teaching and certifying law enforcement officers and civilians for the past 30+ years. Over the past 20 years Chief Pecsi has taught courses at various colleges, academies and private institutions, and governmental agencies.
Joe Pecsi worked on various state agency committees and was involved in the development of the California Standard Emergency Management System (SEMS) for the managing of all risk, all hazard, and disaster emergency responses. He is an instructor and "Train the Trainer" for the Standard Emergency Management System (SEMS). He has instructed and certified hundreds of people in the formation and functioning of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS) and Hospital Incident Management System (HICS). He has developed, implemented and evaluated countless drills and exercises training scenarios for emergency responders. He was instrumental in developing the Emergency Operations Plan for Inyo County and the City of Bishop.
Joe Pecsi is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA).