Steve Farmer

Steve Farmer

Ohio Instructor

Steve Farmer Former Chief of Police for the Village of Buckland, Ohio. Steve has an extensive list of Credentials and is the newest member of INSIGHTS Instructor Staff, leading our training in Ohio.

Certifications, Training and Achievements

Current Certifications

  • Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections Ohio Firearms Instructor
  • Certified Semi-Automatic Pistol Instructor: Ohio Law Enforcement Training Center
  • Certified Revolver Instructor: Integrity Training Institute
  • Notary Public: State of Ohio
  • Monadnock PR-24 Police Baton Instructor Trainer
  • Monadnock Expandable Police Baton Instructor Trainer
  • Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Instructor
  • Shotgun Instructor: Integrity Training Institute
  • Certified in Field Sobriety Testing
  • Certified Pepper Spray Instructor
  • Female Self Protection Instructor: Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission
  • Advanced Firearms Instructor: Ohio Law Enforcement Training Center
  • Doppler Radar Instructor
  • Oleoresin Capiscum Instructor Trainer
  • Tactical Assault Rifle-Carbine Instructor: Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission
  • M26 Advanced Taser And Taser X26 Instructor

Specialized Training and Achievements

  • State of Ohio Basic Peace Officer Training
  • Lima Technical College Basic Police Academy Instructor
  • Apollo Career Center Basic Police Academy Instructor
  • Shelby County Basic Police School Basic Firearms Training
  • Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Weapon Retention/Shot Avoidance
  • Crime Investigation Seminar Cult and Occult
  • Mercer County Sheriffs Dept. Liquor Enforcement Seminar
  • Law Enforcement Officers Training School Drug Enforcement Seminar
  • Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction Instructional Skills
  • Ohio Peace Officer Training Council Marijuana Identification training
  • Auglaize County Fraternal Order of Police, INC. Gangs and Gang Related Problems Seminar
  • Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Interview and Interrogation Training
  • Allen County Sheriffs Office Bicycle Patrol Training
  • Ohio Peace Officer Training Council NIK System of Narcotic Investigation
  • Norwood and Sharonville Police Depts. Street Survival 98 The Tactical Edge Seminar
  • Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Records Management for Firearms Instructors
  • Verbal Institute, Inc. Verbal Judo Seminar
  • Tactical Defense Institute Level 1-3 Handgun
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Alcohol Detection, Apprehension and Prosecution
  • Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Advanced Firearms Tactics
  • IALEFI Regional Firearms Training
  • Gunsite Tactical Pistol, Carbine & Shotgun ( Senior Law Enforcement Executive Program)
  • INSIGHT Arizona CCW Firearms Safety Course
  • INSIGHT Arizona Defensive Pistol Course

Education

  • Attended the University of Findlay

Memberships

  • International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
  • National Rifle Association