The Salisbury Township Police Department is offering active-shooter training to the public.

The class, “Civilian Response To Active Shooter Events,” which is free of charge, is 7 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Salisbury police headquarters, 3000 S. Pike Ave. Parking is available at the adjacent township municipal building parking lot, 2900 S. Pike Ave.

Salisbury Township Chief of Police Allen W. Stiles announced at the Jan. 24 board of commissioners’ meeting that those interested in attending CRASE are to RSVP to the township police website, salisburypolice.org, to the township police department Facebook page or by calling the township police department at 610-797-1447 or 610-437-5252.

Salisbury Township Police Sgt. Donald Sabo posted Jan. 24 on the police department website: “Please join us for a Civilian Response to Active Shooter Event and Stop the Bleed training at Salisbury Township Police Department. This will be classroom and hands-on training for the general public at our police station. Please take advantage of this worthwhile training opportunity and help save a life.”

Stiles said the Feb. 6 class is expected to be two-hours long. The class is expected to accommodate 50.

After the meeting, Stiles said to a reporter for The Press the CRASE program teaches “what you can do to protect yourself no matter where you are.”

In his report to the commissioners, Stiles said CRASE training will also be held, at a time and date to be announced, for township staff, including commissioners, who could also attend the public training meeting.

In other meeting news, Stiles said traffic enforcement will take place in March in the township, funded by the Lehigh County Gaming Grant and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Roving police vehicle patrols will be on the lookout for aggressive driving, speeding and to ensure seat belts and children safety seats are being used.

Police department training for persons with autism, mental health problems, dementia and emotional and behavioral challenges has been completed by township police department administrative officials. An eight-hour class for township patrol officers will be held. “It’s to make sure they know how to deal with those folks and how to get them help,” Stiles said.

The township police department is offering a program for Lehigh County emergency dispatchers whereby they can do a “ride-along” in a police vehicle with a township officer “so that they know what we do,” Stiles said.

At the Jan. 24 meeting, commissioners voted 4-0, with one board member absent, to approve a motion to enter into an agreement with the Lehigh County Chiefs of Police Association to participate in a Civil Service Testing Consortium. Commissioner Joanne Ackerman made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Rodney Conn, to bring the motion to a vote.

“It’s an agreement between the municipalities, but it’s contingent upon approval by the Civil Service Commission,” Township Manager Cathy Bonaskiewich said prior to the commissioners’ vote.

“Cathy Bonaskiewich and I have been working together on this consortium with the chiefs,” Stiles said, adding, “Once we have a meeting of the Civil Service Commission, we will have a report to the board of commissioners.”

After the meeting, Stiles said to a reporter for The Press, “All the municipalities are working together to provide one test.

“We hope to get a larger pool of candidates and lower the cost for them,” Stiles said.

The tests, which include a written test and a physical agility test, are not to change.

“For someone who wants to become a police officer, they can go to one not 10 [departments, to apply],” Stiles said.

It’s hoped the program can be implemented in February. Each municipality will still do its own review and hiring of police officers.

The Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners next meets 7 p.m. Feb. 14 in the municipal building.