8.2 SR REVIEW AND APPROVE POLICIES

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ACTIVE SHOOTER/HOSTILE EVENT When an active shooter/hostile event is in or near the building, quickly determine the most reasonable ways to protect your own life. Remember that visitors are likely to follow the lead of employees and managers during an active shooter situation. Because active shooter/hostile event situations are often over before law enforcement arrives on the scene, the individual must be prepared both mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter/hostile event situation. Rapid notification of these events is critical to ensure a timely law enforcement response. While keeping safety in mind, rapid reporting should be done as soon as possible. Staff should consider the following guidance, in order, when responding to such a threat: RUN and escape, if possible. • Getting away from the shooter or shooters is the top priority. • Leave your belongings behind and get away. • Help others escape, if possible, but evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow. • Warn and prevent individuals from entering an area where the active shooter may be. • Call 911 when you are safe. o If placing a voice call to 9-1-1 is not safe, then consider texting 9-1-1 from a cellular phone. Information to provide to law enforcement or 9-1-1 operator: • Location of the active shooter/active attacker • Number of shooters/attackers, if more than one • Identification of the attacker if it is known. • Physical description of shooter(s)/attacker(s) • Number and type of weapons held by the shooter(s)/attacker(s) • Number of potential victims at the location 2. HIDE if escape is not possible. • Get out of the shooter's view and stay very quiet. • Silence all electronic devices and make sure they will not vibrate. • Lock and block doors, close blinds, and turn off lights. • Do not hide in groups- spread out along walls or hide separately to make it more difficult for the shooter. • Try to communicate with police silently. Use text message or social media to tag your location or put a sign in a window. • Stay in place until law enforcement gives you all clear. Your hiding place should be out of the shooter's view and provide protection if shots are fired in your direction. 3. FIGHT as an absolute last resort. • Commit to your actions and act as aggressively as possible against the shooter. • Recruit others to ambush the shooter with makeshift weapons like chairs, fire extinguishers, scissors, books, etc. • Be prepared to cause severe or lethal injury to the shooter. • Throw items and improvise weapons to distract and disarm the shooter. 301 Page