Surviving an Active Shooter Presentation to the Mott Community College Faculty January 26, 2016

Surviving an Active Shooter Chief Theresa A. Stephens-Lock Executive Director of The Department of Public Safety Lieutenant David Livingston Training Director Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy Sergeant Dunell Chaney Department of Public Safety Training Coordinator/Site Supervisor Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy Coordinator Sergeant David R. Mailloux Emergency Response Team Manager - Public Safety-Curtice-Mott Complex

Surviving an Active Shooter

EVACUATE If there is an escape route, evacuate immediately. Leave your belongings behind. Do not try to move wounded people. Prevent others from entering the area.

IF THERE IS AN ESCAPE ROUTE, EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY! Know where your escape routes are AHEAD OF TIME!  PRACTICE!!!!! Talk about it!  Doors, windows, adjoining classrooms, etc. Where you are seated in relation to those exits will determine the best course of action to take.

IF THERE IS AN ESCAPE ROUTE, EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!  If someone wants to leave, let them even if everyone else chooses to stay.  HOWEVER, the time to leave must be immediate! If the door is already barricaded, they need to stay.

LEAVE YOUR BELONGINGS BEHIND  If you choose to leave, DON’T WASTE TIME! Your belongings are not what you should be worried about. GET OUT or prepare to hunker down and fight if necessary!

LEAVE YOUR BELONGINGS BEHIND  You can get your belongings later. DO NOT go back to the classroom to retrieve keys or a phone you may have left behind.  If you choose to stay, move your belongings away from view of the door to give the appearance that the room is unoccupied.  You can also use these items to fight back with.

DO NOT TRY TO MOVE WOUNDED PEOPLE This may be very difficult for people to comprehend and some will not follow this rule.

DO NOT TRY TO MOVE WOUNDED PEOPLE  Moving a wounded person may cause them more trauma and leave you exposed to danger.  Your priority should be to protect yourself so you too, do not become a casualty.

PREVENT OTHERS FROM ENTERING THE AREA  If you see people coming into the building as you are leaving tell them to leave because they may not know what is going on.

PREVENT OTHERS FROM ENTERING THE AREA  There may be people caught in the hallway on their way to class and they may not have anywhere else to go but inside your classroom. BE CAREFUL!!!!!  A judgment call when letting others into your classroom before securing in place.

EVADE If you cannot evacuate, find a place to hide that is out of the shooter’s view, protected from shots fired and non-confining. SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE

Places to Hide! (If you choose to)  Learn the area’s in your particular classroom that offer the most protection.  Drywall does not offer much protection.  Cinder blocked walls offer more protection.

PLACES TO HIDE  Designate the best area to keep your students safe and practice going there with them.  Closing blinds and turning off lights is a good first step to making the room appear UNOCCUPIED.

DO NOT CONFINE YOURSELF  Stay in a safe area but not in an area that will keep you from being able to take action should a shooter try to enter the classroom.  Know ahead of time what actions you will take to prevent a shooter from entering the classroom.

DO NOT CONFINE YOURSELF  Block the entry with large heavy objects to prevent entry and know which way your classroom doors swing?

SILENCE IS TRULY GOLDEN!  Turn off cell phones.  Even in the vibrating mode your cell phone will make noise that can be heard.  If you need to call Public Safety, designate someone to do it quietly but only if you have information regarding the shooter(s) and their location.

SILENCE IS TRULY GOLDEN!  Despite the chaos, stay quiet!  Occupy yourself with thoughts on how you will protect yourself in the need arises.

ENGAGE If you cannot evacuate or evade, engage. Be aggressive: throw items, yell and improvise weapons. Commit to your actions.

ENGAGE FORM A PLAN OF ATTACK: From a center fed classroom: Attempt to Distract and Attack low from one side while someone else simultaneously attacks high from the opposite side while grabbing the shooter’s gun (attempt to point the gun in a safe direction). This will make the suspect lose his/her balance causing same to fall, and lose control of the gun.

ENGAGE FORM A PLAN OF ATTACK: From a corner fed classroom: Attempt to Distract and Attack high from one side, again take control of the gun and point in a safe direction while others assist by taking the shooters legs out from under him/her. We will demonstrate the two mentioned Distraction and Attacks Techniques.

COMPLY with Law Enforcement  Remain calm and follow instructions.  Drop items in your hands.  Raise your hands and keep them visible at all times.  Do not yell, scream or point.

Survive an Active Shooter Event Call police when you are safe. Tell the operator:  Location of Active Shooter(s).  Number of shooters.  Physical description of shooters.

Survive an Active Shooter Event Call police when you are safe. Tell the operator:  Number and type of weapons shooters have.  Number of potential victims within the location.

Survive an Active Shooter Event  Recovery refers to those capabilities and actions necessary to assist students affected by an incident to recover effectively.

Priority of WorkPriority of Work Stop the Killing Stop the Dying Evacuate the Area

Attack Starts Primary Exits? Hide Run Fight Other Exits? Attac k Start s Pri ma ry Exi ts? Hide Run Fight Ot her Exi ts? RUN, HIDE, FIGHT? The following is a flow chart of how we view this in general. Boxes are actions – diamonds are decision points.

When the Police Arrive Follow commands Show your palms Do not move

Medical EMS Delay People Need Help Seek training C-TECC.org

Personnel Issues Expect mental trauma Develop a critical incident stress management plan

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DIAL  INTERNAL PHONE  OTHER PHONE