Active Shooter

An Active Shooter -

• Is actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area.
• Is unpredictable.
• Requires immediate deployment of law enforcement to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims.

How to Respond

• Evacuate if there is an accessible escape path.
• Hide out if evacuation is not possible.

Evacuate

• Have an escape route in mind.
• Leave regardless of whether others agree to follow.
• Leave your belongings behind.
• Help others escape, if possible.
• Call 911 when you are safe.
• Follow instrtuctions of police officers.

Your Hiding Place Should -

• Be out of the shooter's view.
• Provide protection if shots are fired in your direction.
• Not trap you or restrict your options for movement.
• Lock or blockade the door with heavy furniture.

Self-Training Activities

• Identify all potential hiding places
• Identify locking doors
• Identify all escape routes

Calling 911

• Leave the line open and allow the dispatcher to listen.
• Provide location of the shooter.
• Give number of shooters, if more than one.
• Provide physical description/s.
• Give number and type of weapons.
• Give number of potential victims.

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