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RJBoatmanPresenter

ManagingCourtroomSecuritySurvivinganAc0veIntruder/Ac0veShooter

SURVIVINGANACTIVESHOOTER–VIDEO3

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ThePowerofAwarenessandIntuiMon•  DefiningCrisis

•  HowawareamI?

•  WhatisintuiMon?Whatdoesitfeellike?

•  Thetrue“FirstResponder”

SeSngtheStage

TheHRGResearchProject

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TheHRGResearchProject

ThefrequencyofacMveshooterincidentshasincreasedinrecentyears,andtheseincidentshaveaffectednumerousplaceswhereciMzenscongregate.Unfortunately,theseeventshighlighttheneedtoreducetheriskofacMveshooterincidentswhileimprovingpreparednessandstrengtheningongoingeffortsintendedtopreventfutureoccurrences.

Background

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Typically,thereisnopa\ernormethodtotheselecMonofvicMms.AcMveshootersituaMonsaredynamicandquicklyevolve.O]en,theimmediatedeploymentoflawenforcementisrequiredtostoptheacMveshooter.

However,becauseacMveshootersituaMonsarefrequentlyoverpriortothearrivaloflawenforcement,individualsmustbeprepared,bothmentallyandphysically,todealwithanacMveshootersituaMonpriortolawenforcementarrival.

Background

ACCIDENTALDISCHARGE–VIDEO(5)

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JUSTTHEFACTS

•  160AcEveShooterincidentsoccurredbetween2000and2013.

•  ShooMngsoccurredin40of50states.

•  The160incidentsresultedin1,043casualMes:486killedand557wounded,notincludingtheshooter.

•  Approximately60percentoftheincidentsendedbeforepolicearrived.

•  In21incidents,theincidentendedaLerunarmedciEzenssafelyandsuccessfullyrestrainedtheshooter.

PreparednessAmajorcomponentofanyacMveshooterprogramorplanispreparedness.AllworkplaceviolenceprevenMon,includingacMveshooterprograms,shouldmeetminimumrequirementssetforthinSecEon19oftheOccupaEonalSafetyandHealth(OSH)Actof1970,EO12196,andthebasicprogramelementsunderEtle29CFRPart1960.

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PrevenMon/IntervenMonThe2013ReportoftheNaMonalSummitonMulMpleCasualtyShooMngsidenMfiedfivenon-linearcomponentsofmasscasualtyviolenceprevenMon:•  IdenEfyingapersonposingapotenMalthreatofviolence;•  NoEfyingtheappropriateauthoriMeswiththisinformaMon;•  EvaluaEngthethreatcredibility;•  Interveningtopreventthethreat;and•  DocumenEngtheintervenMonanddisseminaMngtheinformaMonwithinapplicablelawsandregulaMons.

TheProfileofanAcMveShooterNoprofileexistsforanacMveshooter;however,researchindicatestheremaybesignsorindicators.FacilityemployeesshouldlearnthesignsofapotenMallyvolaMlesituaMonthatcoulddevelopintoanacMveshooterincident.EachemployeeshouldbeempoweredtoproacMvelyseekwaystopreventanincidentwithinternalresourcesoraddiMonalexternalassistance.

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ResponseNosingleresponsefitsallacMveshootersituaMons;however,makingsureeachindividualknowshisorherresponseopMons,andempoweringthemtoreactdecisivelywillhelptosavelives.DepicMngscenariosandconsideringresponseopEonsinadvancewillassistindividualsandgroupsinquicklyselecMngtheirbestcourseofacEon.

Understandably,thisisasensiMvetopic.ThereisnodefiniMvebestresponseduringthesescenarios,butmaintainingarun,hide,fightmindsetcannotablyincreasetheoddsofsurvival.

RunIfitissafetodoso,thefirstcourseofacMonthatshouldbetakenistorun.Whenpossible,individualsshouldexitthebuildingthroughthesafestpossibleroute,andproceedtoadesignatedassemblylocaMonoranalternatestagingsite.IfmulEplepersonsareevacuaEngalargeassemblyroom,quadrantstyleevacuaEonshouldbeuElizedwheneverpossible.

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RunStaffshouldbetrainedto:•  leavepersonalbelongingsbehind;

•  puttheirhandsintheairtosignalthattheyareunarmedtolawenforcementresponders;

•  avoidescalatorsandelevators;

•  takeotherswiththem,butnotstaybehindifothersrefusetoleave;and

•  call911whensafetodoso.

HideIfrunningisnotasafeopMon,staffshouldbetrainedtohideinassafeaplaceaspossiblewherethewallsmightbethickerandhavefewerwindows.Likewise,foroccupantsthatcannotrun,hidingmaybetheonlyopMon.

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InaddiMon,occupantsshoulddothefollowing:•  lockthedoorsand/orbarricadethemwithheavy

furniture,ifpossible;•  closeandlockwindows,andcloseblindsorcover

windows;•  turnofflights;•  silenceallelectronicdevices;•  remainsilent;•  lookforotheravenuesofescape;and•  call911whensafetodoso.

Hide

IfneitherrunningnorhidingisasafeopMon,whenconfrontedbytheshooterindividualsinimmediatedangershouldconsidertryingtodisruptorincapacitatetheshooterbyusingaggressiveforceanditemsintheirenvironment,suchasfireexEnguishers,chairs,etc.Researchshowsthereisstrengthinnumbers,asindicatedintheearliermenMonedstudies.ThepotenMalvicMmsthemselves,havesuccessfullyended21of160acMveshooterincidentsbeforelawenforcementarrived.

Fight

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TheRoleofLawEnforcement

TeamDevelopment

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•  No“I”inTeam

•  RememberingtheDefiniMonofCrisis

•  RemainCalm–BreatheandMove

•  SurvivalInsMnct+WinningAStude=Success

TeamDevelopment

RUN,HIDE,FIGHT–VIDEO7

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Sources

USDepartmentofJusMce-AStudyofAcMveShooterIncidentsintheUnitedStates

USDepartmentofHomelandSecurityPlanningandResponsetoanAcMveShooter

InteragencySecurityCommi\eePolicyandBestPracMcesGuide

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