During an active shooter or active threat situation, several different police departments can show up on scene at the same time.

However, if they're all trained to respond differently it can add chaos to an already dangerous situation.

"A few years ago when Uvalde happened, we realized that we need to upgrade our training," Youngstown Police Captain Rod Foley said.

In that same month, a similar situation hit close to home.

"We have learned over the years most recently by Lowellville when they had an active threat situation at a school we had probably over a hundred officers that arrived all with a different action plan," Foley said.

So Youngstown Police and the Ohio Tactical Officers Association worked to ensure 19 local departments have the same plan of action and are calling it the "Regain the Initiative" drill.

"This is something new and like I said I believe it's a pivotal step forward and it'll be good to see more things like this done in the future," Police Chief Carl Davis said.

Step by step officers are trained to quickly assess a situation and engage a threat.

"We really need to emphasize to officers who respond to these types of events that you need to act," Foley said.

In all, about 185 local officers have completed this training.