2. Describe actions needed to safely interact with responding officers
GOALS FOR TODAY
Offer strategies to prevent and prepare for a potential Active Shooter incident
Provide options to enhance survival when confronted with an Active Shooter
Describe actions needed to safely interact with responding officers

3. What is an Active Shooter?
An Active Shooter is a subject or subjects actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; Active Shooters primarily use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.

4. The Tragic Reality

5. Columbine High School, Colorado
It is happening far too frequently (and continues to happen…)
Columbine High School, Colorado
Virginia Tech University
Bank of America, North Hollywood, CA
Fort Hood, Texas
Lehigh Cement Plant, Cupertino, CA
Cinemark Theatre, Aurora, Colorado
LAX, Los Angeles, CA
Sandy Hook Elementary, Newtown, CT
Methodist Church, Charleston, SC
Inland Regional Center, San Bernardino, CA
Pulse Nightclub, Orlando, FL
Protest Shooting, Dallas, TX
First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, TX
Route 91 Music Festival, Las Vegas, NV
Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL
YouTube, San Bruno, CA

6. Active Shooter Events
Unpredictable
Evolve quickly
Continue until stopped by law enforcement, suicide, or other outside event

7. Lessons Learned STOPPING THE THREAT SAVES LIVES
Taking action makes a difference
Most active shooter events are over in less than ten minutes and before the police arrive
How you respond could save your life
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT -
STOPPING THE THREAT SAVES LIVES

8. Prevention & Detection of Active Shooter Events
Report suspicious activity to police and your administration
Implement an anonymous reporting system - Consider forming a team to assess potential threats
Train and prepare!
A survivor mindset is critical

9. There are no single set of warning signs but… there are “red flags”
Red Flag Indicators
There are no single set of warning signs but… there are “red flags”
A “red flag” indicator is a questionable, suspicious or inappropriate behavior that may be presented through someone’s appearance, spoken or written words, or specific actions.

10. Red Flag Examples Overly aggressive behavior or threats toward others
Poor decision-making and coping skills
Low frustration tolerance
Anger management issues
Overreaction to circumstances
Unusual interest in violence
Notable change in behavior or appearance
Behavior that regularly interferes with school environment
Writings, comments or social network postings that endorse violence

11. So What Can You Do?
RUN
HIDE
DEFEND

12. RUN - Evacuate Decide if you and your students can escape safely
If it is safe, have everyone run as fast as they can away from the direction of the gunshots
Leave everything behind
DO NOT stop running until you are far away from the area
Prevent individuals from entering the area

13. RUN - Evacuate Get away from the threat and identify a safe place
When running, keep buildings, cars, or other objects between you and the threat
Do not attempt to move wounded people
Call 911 when safe

14. HIDE - Lockdown
If escape is not possible; hide and create a stronghold
Lock the doors, turn off the lights, and close the blinds
Silence all phones and turn off vibrate mode
Move away from doors and windows
Remain quiet

15. Reinforce locked doors with chairs, desks, and other items

16. Erect barricades on ALL doors
Fill in the voids
Suspect will take the path of least resistance

18. HIDE (other considerations)
Call 911 when it is safe to do so.
Once you have secured the doors do not open them for anyone. Law Enforcement will enter the room when the situation is over.
Prepare yourself mentally and physically for the possibility of engaging the shooter.
Put yourself in a position to surprise the suspect(s) if they enter the room.

19. DEFEND - Fight for your Life
THIS IS A LAST RESORT
Commit to your actions!
Act as aggressively as possible
Improvised weapons
Attack in a group
Yell, make loud noises, disorient the shooter
If possible, grab the shooter’s limbs and head, take them to the ground, and hold them there

20. When Law Enforcement Arrives
Our first priority is to stop the threat
Officers will advance to the area where the last shots were heard
Initial officers will not tend to injured victims nor stop to speak with you

21. Additional Officers and Rescue Teams
Officers may not be wearing traditional police uniforms
Instead they may be in “tactical” gear with rifles, helmets and ballistic vests
To minimize risk, everyone must be treated as a suspect until the suspect is identified
Officers will issue loud commands and may get physical

22. Reacting to Law Enforcement
Remain calm and DO NOT approach officers
Follow all instructions given by officers
Put down any items and DO NOT pick up any weapons
Raise hands and spread fingers
Avoid quick movements
Avoiding pointing, screaming or yelling at officers
If you are barricaded in a room, DO NOT open door

23. What Would You Do?
Look around the room. What you would do in an active shooter situation? Run (escape), Hide (barricade), or Defend (fight)
Come up with a list of actions you would take to protect yourself and those around you

24. Training Summary Plan & prepare ahead of time
Be aware of your environment
Always know your escape routes
Your survival options during an Active Shooter: RUN – HIDE – DEFEND
Call 911 when it is safe to do so

25. Questions or comments?
Captain Denton Carlson Operations Bureau Commander