1. City Police Departments and Santa Barbara Sheriff
Law Enforcement Considerations for Active Shooter Policies and Procedures
City Police Departments
and
Santa Barbara Sheriff

2. Active Shooter Events Unpredictable Dynamic
May occur inside or outside a facility
Usually short duration
Require immediate action to reduce loss of life

3. Situational Awareness Before an Event What Employees Need to Know
Know what is happening in your workplace
Unusual activities or visitors
Identify potential threats and know the behavioral indicators in co-workers

4. FBI Behavioral Indicators
Personal grievance
Inappropriate acquisition of multiple weapons
Escalation of target practice and weapons training
Inappropriate interest in explosives
Intense interest with previous shootings and mass attacks
Significant perceived or real personal loss
Previous arrest for violent crime

5. Security Procedures Review Your Daily Security Plan
Employees wear name badges with picture ID
Ensure locked doors remain locked and closed
Card or badge access readers that can be quickly programed
Identify staff report locations
No fault reporting
Assess and Improve Security

6. Your Facilities Plan/Policy Prepare to Assist Law Enforcement
Floor Plans
Have hard copy and jump drive available
Large facilities: Floor plans in advance to Sheriff/PD
Know location of:
Alarm Shut Off
Utility Shut Off
Access to video surveillance
Master keys (for search of building)

7. Your Facilities Plan/Policy Prepare to Assist Law Enforcement
Identify leader and facility manager
To remain on site to work with law enforcement
Plan to provide to law enforcement:
Likely location of staff sheltering in building
Locked areas, pre-identified sheltering area
Areas where staff may have remained with clients
Patient mental health issues
Hazardous material locations

8. Situational Awareness During an Event What Employees Need to Know
Assume gunfire when you hear sounds like:
popping
Don’t delay - take action
Don’t move towards the shots
Don’t investigate

9. “Run” – What employees Need to Know
Run, don’t freeze
If you see law enforcement put your hands up, fingers spread--Don’t point!
Nothing in your hands
Don’t scream or yell
Follow law enforcement instructions
Exit building, do not touch law enforcement
Provide information if asked
View videos with your staff that show law
(Dept of Homeland Security)
(LA County)

10. “Hide”: What Employees Need to Know
What will I use to barricade a door?
What special equipment is available to barricade or lock areas?
How will I drill or practice?

11. Communicating with Law Enforcement
Alert via 911 when safe to do so
If sheltering in place do not open door unless:
Officer places official card under door
Call 911, give your location and ask for verification

12. “Fight”: Why is it Important?
Law enforcement will not arrive immediately
Fighting or “countermeasures” save lives
People can and do fight or “intervene” when trained appropriately
Law enforcement encourages people to train

13. Fight-How can we best prepare and train our employees to fight?
Rehearsal and demonstration is important
Nerf gun demonstration:
Without nerf ball attack countermeasures
With nerf ball attack

14. Police Response: What employees need to know
Focused on locating and removing the threat
Not focused on helping injured
Weapons drawn
Rapid entry
Cordon or perimeter
EMS services may be in response teams

15. Elements of Plan Recognition of potential problem Reporting process
Notification/Communication
Emergency escape routes
Evacuation procedures
Lockdown procedures
Integration with Incident Command, Unified Command, EOP
Information concerning emergency response agencies/contacts

16. Questions?