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¡  Incidentsoftenspontaneous¡  Suspectbehaviorunpredictable¡  90%ofActiveShootersaresuicidal¡  ActiveShooterEventoverin10minutesorless

¡  “Traditional”PoliceResponseDoesn’tWork

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¡  Activeshootereventsmostcommonlyoccurredinaworkplaceenvironment(37percent)oracademicsetting(17percent)

¡  Frominvestigationsandanalysis,manyactiveshootersweredescribedassocialisolates,harboredfeelingsofhateandanger,and/orhadsomereportedcontactwithmentalhealthprofessionals

¡  Mentalillnessiscommonlyreferencedasapotentialcontributingfactor,butitscausalimpactontheattackcanonlybespeculated

¡  Veryfewactiveshootershadpreviousarrestsforviolentcrimes¡  Commoncatalystsortriggersobservedinclude:lossofsignificant

relationships,changesinfinancialstatus,lossofajob,changesinlivingarrangements,majoradversechangestolifecircumstances,and/orfeelingsofhumiliationorrejectiononthepartoftheshooter

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•  Theabsenceofshotsdoesnotmeantheshooterisnotkillingpeople.Manybuildingsandschoolsarebuilttoabsorbsoundsoyouoftencan’theargunshotsevenwhentheyareoccurring.

•  Theshootercouldalso:•  besearchingforadditionalvictimstokill•  rapingthewomenandchildren(BESLAN..RUSSIA)•  fortifyinghisdefense•  settingupboobytrapsorexplosives(COLUMBINE)

¡  Islikeaprotectiveshieldcompromisedof(APR)¡  Awareness-basicunderstandingofactiveshooter¡  Preparation-WhatIf’senablestodevelopeffectivestrategies

¡  REHEARSAL Doyouknowwhatgunshotssoundlike? Whenheardpeopledon’tknowwhattodotreat

anysoundoutsidenormalasthatandactaccordingly

NoSecondGuessing

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¡  InitialresponsethesameSTARTLED/FEAR¡  TheREACTIONSaredifferent

TRAINED UNTRAINED Anxious Panic Recallwhatyou Disbelief/denial

learned

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TrainedPreparedtoActTheyhaverehearsedCommittedtoaction

Untrainedcan’tbelieveitDescendintohelplessness

R Doesyoursiteemergencyplanincludeactiveshooterresponse?

R Havepersonnelbeentrainedinprovidingguidancetoemployees,tenants,orguestsforthistypeofemergency?

R Whoonyourstaffhasthisresponsibility?R Areemployeestrainedforthistypeofemergency?R Whotocall?R Shelterinplaceorevacuate?R Havelawenforcementandemergencyrespondersvisitedyoursite?

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¡  Tobestprepareyourstaffforanactiveshootersituation,createanEmergencyOperationsPlan(EOP),andconducttrainingexercises.Together,theEOPandtrainingexerciseswillprepareyourstafftoeffectivelyrespondandhelpminimizelossoflife

¡  ComponentsofanEmergencyOperationsPlan:§  Methodforreportingfiresandotheremergencies§  Evacuationpolicyandprocedure§  Emergencyescapeproceduresandrouteassignments(i.e.,floorplans,safe

areas)§  Contactinformationfor,andresponsibilitiesof,individualstobecontacted

undertheEOP§  Informationconcerninglocalareahospitals(i.e.,name,telephonenumber,

distancefromyourlocation)§  Anemergencynotificationsystemtoalertvariouspartiesofanemergency

including:individualsatremotelocationswithinpremises,locallawenforcement,andlocalareahospitals

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¡  Facilityreadinessrequiresthatmanagersdevelopandexerciseresponseplansthatapplygeneralpreparednessandresponseprotocolstospecifictypesofemergenciesandfacilitycapabilities(includingsecurityresources)

¡  Someitemstoconsiderduringplandevelopment

§  Establishalternativemethodsofcommunicationwithemployeesduringanincident—includingemergencynotificationsystem,email,phone,cellphone,textmessage,andloudspeakerannouncements

§  Determinehowtoestimatetheimpactofanincidentonfacilityoperationsandcommunicatethattocustomers,thepublic,andlawenforcement

§  Communicatewithemergencyresponderstomanagefacilityexpectationsofresponsecapabilities

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¡  ActiveShootereventidNotapersononcampuswithagun

¡  Activeshooterisshooting–RunHideFight

¡  Persononcampuswithagun-investigate,validate,respondaccordingly.

¡  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcSwejU2D0

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¡  Onceoutsideandsafetodosocall:911LocationoftheshooterorshootersDescriptionsofshootersLocationofpotentialvictimsWeaponryAnypertinentinformation

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¡ Movetoasecurelocation-don’tbecornered¡  Doorconstruction¡  Lockdoors¡  Barricades¡ Moveawayfromglass¡  Phonesonsilent¡  BeQUIET¡  DONOTHUDDLEALLTOGETHER

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¡  THESHOOTERWILLCONTINUETOKILLUNLESSHEISSTOPPED

¡  BEPREPAREDTODOWHATEVERITTAKESTOSURVIVE

¡  BEASAGGRESSIVEASYOUCAN,SCREAM/YELL,THROWTHINGS,USEIMPROVISEDWEAPONSTODISTRACTANDOVERCOMETHEATTACKER

¡  SWARMANDOVERCOME-FLIGHT93

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¡  Stairs¡  Fireescapes¡  Emergencydoors¡  Leavepossessionbehind¡  Keephandsempty¡  Donotgrabontopolice¡ Meetuplocation¡  Employeeroster

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¡  Issecuritytechnology,suchasclosedcircuittelevision,inplacetoassistlawenforcementinlocatingthevictimsandshooter(s)?

¡  Whatproceduresareinplacetoprovidesiteandbuildingmaps?

¡  Whatproceduresareavailabletoprovidefacilityaccesstoemergencyresponders?

¡  Arecriticalphonecallsgettingthroughtosecuritypersonnel?

¡  Areextraradiosavailableforemergencyresponders?¡  Whereareincomingemergencyresponsepersonnelstaged?¡  Arethereanysafetyconcernsasemergencyresponders

enterprocessareas?

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•  PhiladelphiaPoliceOfficers5000•  PhiladelphiaSheriff’sOffice•  U.S.Marshal’sService•  PhiladelphiaFBI•  USCustoms•  USParkPolice•  HousingPoliceSchoolPolice

¡  CONTACTTEAM

¡  FirstFourOfficersonScene #1priorityistostoptheviolence Willmovetothesoundofviolence WillchallengepersonsastheyapproachWillbypassinjured-relayinginformationtoadditionalrespondingunits

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¡  NextarrivingOfficers¡  SameinformationasContactTeam¡  GetslocationofinjuredfromContactTeam¡  EscortsFireParamedicstoInjuredandpositionsacombatdiamondaroundmedicsastheytendtoinjured.

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Rescue Team moves to the closest injured people

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SCENE NOT SECURE UNTIL A TACTICAL TEAM CONDUCTS A COMPLETE SECONDARY SEARCH

SLOW AND DELIERATE

¡  HaveanEmergencyPlan¡  Beawareofyourenvironment¡  EmployeeAssistanceProgram¡ Minimizethenumberofentrancestothefacility

¡  Videocameras¡  Securitypersonnel¡  PRACTICEyourEmergencyPlan

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•  Materialsconsistofthreeproducts:•  BasicGuideBook•  BreakRoomPoster•  PocketEmergencyMeasuresGuide

To download these materials visit www.dhs.gov/active-shooter

To download these materials visit www.dhs.gov/active-shooter

¡ DHShasreleasedActiveShooter,WhatYouCanDo(IS-907),anewonlinetrainingcourseavailablethroughtheFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyEmergencyManagementInstituteathttp://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS907.asp

¡ Thecourseisself-pacedandtakesabout45minutestocomplete.

¡ Uponcompletion,participantscantakeashortonline"finalexam"thatisinstantlyscored.Acertificateisgiventoparticipantswhofinishtheentirecourseandpassthefinalexam

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¡  http://www.dhs.gov/video/options-consideration-active-shooter-preparedness-video

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